AIDB Conference, June 19–20, Florence

After a few years on hiatus due to the pandemic, the National Conference of the Italian Association of Patent Documentalists (AIDB) is finally returning; it will be held at and in collaboration with the University of Florence. The AIDB Conference is free and open to everyone, upon registration.

Below is the detailed schedule for the two days

Monday, June 19 (Auditorium B)

9:30 a.m. – Opening Remarks and Introduction

• Italian Association of Patent Document Specialists – Guido Moradei, President
• University of Florence – Marco Pierini, Vice Rector for Technology Transfer, Cultural Activities, and Social Impact
• Tuscany Region – Lorenzo Bacci, Right to Education and Research Support
• Florence Chamber of Commerce – Giuseppe Salvini, Secretary General

10:00 a.m. – Start of proceedings

Part I: Patent Information in Academia and Research

• 10:00 a.m. – Netval in the New Context of TTOs and Patent Information – Andrea Frosini, Netval
• 10:20 a.m. – Disseminating Patent Information Among Students: The Nobile Award – Martina Lanza, Area Science Park – Liana Nardone, Evaluation Committee
• 10:50 a.m. – The Role of the Regional Technology Transfer Office – Silvia Gaspari, URTT
• 11:15 a.m. – Maximizing the Performance and Impact of IP Management in the Digital Age – Guillaume Marec, Questel

11:25 a.m. – Coffee Break – featuring Erre Quadro

Part II: Patent Information in Regional Practice

• 11:55 a.m. – Strategic Information Management to Support Innovation Processes – Barbara Politi, Addì srl
• 12:20 p.m. – Intellectual Property and Patent Information in the Workplace – Stefano Baracco, IP Manager, Piaggio & C. S.p.A.
• 12:45 p.m. – Complex patent searching, made simple with AI – Silvia Fossati, Minesoft

1:00 p.m. – Buffet Lunch – sponsored by Minesoft

• 2:00 p.m. – Experiences in the Tuscan pharmaceutical district: development of monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 – Andrea Frosini, IP Manager, Toscana Life Sciences
• 2:25 p.m. – The Best of Tuscan Design – Franco Dominici, CEO of Segis S.p.A.
• 2:50 p.m. – The future is here. Introducing the new OneClarivate – Roberto Morandi, Clarivate

3:00 p.m. – Coffee Break – sponsored by Dennemeyer

Part III: Patent Information, Opportunities, and Organization

• 3:30 p.m. – Artificial Intelligence to Support Patent Experts – Giacomo Tazzini, Erre Quadro
• 3:40 p.m. – Patent Information at UIBM: Current Status and Future Developments – Saverio Massari, UIBM, Director of Division V – User Services
• 4:05 p.m. – The Role of the Industrial Property Consultant and the Use of Patent Information – Simone Bongiovanni, Order of Industrial Property Consultants
• 4:30 p.m. – Octimine: Intelligent Software for Patent Analysis – Alida Guariso, Dennemeyer
• 4:40 p.m. – The Evolution of Search Tools at the EPO – Domenico Golzio, patent information specialist
• 5:05 p.m. – Artificial Intelligence: Opportunity or Challenge? – Anna Maria Villa, patent information specialist

5:30 p.m. – End of proceedings

7:30 p.m. – AIDB Social Dinner (open only to AIDB members and guests) – Sponsored by Clarivate

Tuesday, June 20

Patent and Document Search in the Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Life Sciences Fields – ROOM 119

• 9:00–10:15 a.m. – PubMed: Advanced Features and Useful Information for Patent Research, Luca Falciola
• 10:30–11:45 a.m. — Searching for patent literature on free websites: Patentscope and Lens.org, Luca Falciola
• 12:00–1:00 p.m. – CBD for Antibacterial Use: A Patent Overview, Anna Maria Villa

Lunch Break

• 2:00–3:30 p.m. – Patentability Search vs. Freedom to Operate (FTO), Simona Zanzola
• 3:30–5:00 p.m. – Tips & Tricks for Searching Chemical Prior Art, Petra Gnemmi

The Potential of Patent Information, Searching for Italian Patents, and Professional Tools for Research and Analysis of Information – ROOM 120

• 10:00–11:15 a.m. — Patents as a Source of Information, Guido Moradei
• 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. – Databases and Patent Search Techniques, Guido Moradei

Lunch break

• 2:00–3:30 p.m. – Searching Italian Patent Documentation, Petra Gnemmi
• 3:30–4:00 p.m. – Minesoft Origin: Simplify Searches Using Natural Language, Silvia Fossati (Minesoft)
• 4:00–4:30 p.m. – Unlock the Full Potential of Your Intellectual Property, Roberto Morandi (Clarivate)
• 4:30–5:00 p.m. – Innovation Reveal: The Platform for Searching and Sharing Patent Information, Giovanni De Santis (Erre Quadro)
• 5:00–5:30 p.m. – Octimine: Intelligent Software for Patent Analysis, Davide Simonetto (Dennemeyer)

 

AIDB would like to thank

Attendance at the conference is free upon registration at this link.

The conference will be held at the Morgagni Educational Center (Via Morgagni 40), which is easily accessible by taking the T1 tram toward Careggi-Ospedale and getting off at the Morgagni-Università stop.

Click here to download the AIDB 2023 Conference Program.

For more information: segreteria@aidb.it