In this Australian edition of the Focus 45 webinar series, Louis-Pierre Gravelle will be discussing Patentable Subject Matter with panellists: Alyssa Telfer, Principal at Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, Matt Pini, Principal at Pini IP and Ronelle Geldenhuys, Principal at Foundry Intellectual Property Our panel of practitioners will dissect the nuances of this issue, providing insights into (and condolences and commiserations about) the current practice in Australia and its implications for applicants and attorneys, both locally and abroad.

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In this session Sharon Deal will discuss Emotional Intelligence, Authenticity and Wellbeing in an IP firm working environment with Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Moderator. Bastiaan Koster, managing partner at Von Seidels IP Attorneys, will also join to give feedback on experiences in his firm on Emotional Intelligence, Authenticity and Wellbeing initiatives.

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In this session, Norman K. Clark, Managing Principal of Walker Clark discusses profit generation with Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Moderator.

Walker Clark works exclusively with the legal profession, and helps law firms to identify and capture the "low hanging fruit" in their internal operations, to make smarter investments in their people, and to build long-term sustainable profitability.

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In this session, Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Moderator will discuss Golf IP with Michael J. Kline of Roger Cleveland Golf Company and Roberto Pistolesi, FICPI President and golf aficionado. Roberto Pistolesi will further explore the world of IP and Golf with the help of an outstanding speaker from the golf industry: Michael J. Kline, Senior Corporate Counsel, Director of Intellectual Property and Corporate Secretary at Roger Cleveland Golf Company, Inc.

If you’d like to view the presentation that is being referred to in this podcast, simply click ficpi.link/golf to access for free.

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In this session, PETOŠEVIĆ GROUP Chairman and CEO Slobodan Petošević, and Yuriy Karlash, Taras Manolov and Olga Kudoyar of PETOŠEVIĆ Ukraine will discuss life, work and IP protection in Ukraine since the invasion with Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 moderator.

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In this session, Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Moderator hears how students at Pennington, an independent school in New Jersey, USA, have been applying their STEM skills to improve the lives of refugees living in Malawi, Africa.

Their work began in 2018 with the refurbishing of iPads and has since grown many times over.

During this Webinar, the teacher and three students will describe how they became connected to the refugee camp and share two of their current inventions: a hybrid sanitary napkin (wissppad.org) and a water filtration sink.

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In this session, Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Moderator will discuss Gender and Equity – WIPO’s focus on inclusivity and closing the gender gap in IP and technology with Deputy Director General Lisa Jorgenson of WIPO. Later in the podcast, we also take questions from our listeners who joined the live webinar as it was recorded.

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Our host, Louis-Pierre Gravelle, a registered patent agent and partner at Bereskin & Parr in Montreal Canada, is joined by Michael Evans to discuss business development for IP firms.  Michael works together with attorneys, IP firms & departments around the world to help them realise their business development goals. He has specialised in delivering business opportunities in the IP legal field with both clients and associates around the world since 2003. He has a proven track record in international sales, account management, and BD, as well as strong client-facing skills.

Later in the podcast, we also take questions from our listeners who joined the live webinar as it was recorded.

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In this session, Reshika Dhir, Partner at Bereskin & Parr in Canada will discuss the Benjamin Moore v. AG of Canada 2022 case with Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Moderator. The Benjamin Moore case turns on patentable subject-matter, and the framework adopted by the Canadian IP Office in construing the claims to make this determination.

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Join us for this special FICPI Focus 45 podcast where Louis-Pierre Gravelle, a registered patent agent and partner at Bereskin & Parr in Montreal Canada, will introduce our Commission and Committee Presidents who will then talk about the work of their group and how to get involved.

Ms. Elia Sugrañes, Secretary General, will also introduce the work of the FICPI Secretariat.

Admissions: Francesco Paolo Vatti

Communications & Nominating: Julian Crump

Study & Work (CET): Robert Watson

Practice Management (PMC): Anne Levy

Membership: Paula Sailas

EUCOF: Daniel Alge

Statutes: Jurgen Schmidtchen

Training & Education (TEC): Eric Le Forestier

DEIA: Sharon Crane

Finance Advisory Board (FAB): Philip Mendes da Costa

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