EPO Information Day in Brussels on March 30

Alain Pompidou, President of the European Patent Office will be hosting the first European Patent Office (EPO) Information Day in the European Parliament on March 30, 2005.

The festivities include a 10:00 Seminar on the European Patent System, chaired by Ms Arlene McCarthy discussing "The European patent system: Benefits to society, Computer-implemented inventions:Patent practice at the EPO, and Knowledge from patents." A presentation to Parliament's the ITRE Committee by Professor Alain Pompidou will follow at 3:00.

According to the notice, "access to the European Parliament is restricted to those with the appropriate accreditation or security clearance."