Date : Thursday, June 23, 2016
Venue : The Palace Hotel Seoul, 1F Royal Ballroom
Host : SNU Center for Law & Technology, European Patent Office (EPO), Shin & Kim 

Program  

[1:30pm-2:00pm] Registration 

[2:00pm-2:10pm] Welcoming Remarks 

- Hong Sik CHO (Dean & Professor, SNU School of Law)
- Miguel HERRERA (Director, Diagnosis & Therapy Devices, EPO) 

[2:10pm-3:30pm] Session 1 

- Patenting at the European Patent Office (EPO) – Assets, Procedures and Fast track options, José RODRÍGUEZ COSÍO (Examiner, EPO)
- The Upcoming Unitary Patent System of the European Union, Miguel HERRERA (Director, Diagnosis & Therapy Devices, EPO)
- Discussion: Bo Kyung LIM (Partner, Shin & Kim)

[3:30pm-4:00pm] Coffee Break 

[4:00pm-5:30pm] Session 2 

- Therapeutic, Surgical and Diagnostic Methods, Martin SCHINDLER (Examiner, EPO)
- Computer-Implemented Medical Inventions, Michael OLAPINSKI (Examiner, EPO)
- Issues on Medical Technology Patents in Korea, Tae Young LEE (Patent Attorney, Shin & Kim)
- Discussion: Jeong Yoon CHOI (Director of Medical Technology Examination Team, KIPO), Young Tack SHIM (Lecturer, SNU School of Law) 

[5:30pm-6:00pm] Q&A 

[6:00pm-8:00pm] Buffet Dinner