Conferência Internacional sobre Propriedade Industrial e Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável

A concretização dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) da Agenda 2030 da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) é um desafio à escala global. O futuro do nosso planeta poderá estar comprometido se não houver uma aposta clara na inovação e na criação de novos padrões de igualdade, inclusão e sustentabilidade.

A Propriedade Industrial (PI) assume-se assim como um elemento-chave no caminho estabelecido pelos ODS. A PI incentiva a inovação e permite aos inovadores proteger a sua criatividade, as suas invenções e investimentos. Isto conduz a soluções mais inovadoras em prol do nosso planeta.

A PI oferece a força necessária para que os agentes da mudança possam atuar de forma segura, crescente e, por vezes, disruptiva. O travão necessário às mudanças climáticas e a criação e desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias “verdes” e sustentáveis urgem.

O ecossistema da inovação está, pois, na base deste percurso em direção a um planeta mais saudável e sustentável. É por isso que este evento assume uma importância crucial - oferecendo aos participantes, entre eles membros do Governo, do setor privado, da Academia, entre outros - a oportunidade para partilha, debate e compromisso sobre o papel essencial que a PI tem na transformação dos ODS em realidade.

Achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) Agenda is certainly a challenge on a global scale. The future of our planet will be seriously compromised unless there is a definite commitment to innovation and setting new equality, inclusion, and sustainability standards.

Industrial Property (IP) constitutes a key element in the path established by the SDGs. It incentivizes innovation and enables innovators to protect their creativity, their inventions and investments. And this leads to more innovative solutions for the benefit of our planet.

IP provides the agents of change with the necessary strength to act in a safe, adaptive and, sometimes, disruptive way. The necessary mitigation of climate change and the development of new green and beneficial technologies is of the utmost urgency. The IP ecosystem thus forms the basis of this journey towards a healthier and sustainable planet.

That is why this event is of critical importance – it will provide participants – hailing from Government, private sector, academia and others - to share, debate and commit to the crucial role that IP holds in bringing the SDGs to life and making them a reality.

PROGRAMME

Speakers' CV

DAY 1

08:30 - 09:00 - Registration

09:00 - 10:00 - Opening Speeches
André Moz Caldas, Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Andrea Di Carlo, Deputy Executive Director of European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
António Campinos, President of the European Patent Office (EPO)
Catarina Sarmento e Castro, Minister of Justice of Portugal
 

Panel 1 - Thinking about gender equality in science and innovation

10:00 - 10:10
Elvira Fortunato, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal

10:10 - 10:20
Reducing gender inequalities in IP – WIPO’s effort in promoting gender equality and diversity in the innovative sector
Lisa Jorgenson, Deputy Director General (Patents and Technology) of WIPO

10:20 - 10:40
How women’s roles in innovation may help build our future
Isabel Almeida Rodrigues, Secretary of State for Equality and Migration of Portugal 
María Loreto Bresky, Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile - INAPI

10:40 - 11:00
A female perspective: Harnessing innovation to achieve sustainability
Rafaella de Bona Gonçalves, European Inventor Award 2022 finalist

11:00 - 11:40 Coffee Break

Panel 2 - Thinking about green technologies and new ways of living for a better future

11:40 - 11:55
Innovative technologies based on natural energy sources – Success Stories
Nuno Correia, Director of the Area of Materials and Composite Structures at the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI)

11:55 - 12:10
Hydrogen innovation for the energy transition
Yann Menière, Chief Economist of the European Patent Office – EPO

12:10 - 12:25
WIPO GREEN and the United Nations water agenda
Edward Kwakwa, Assistant Director General of WIPO, Global Challenges and Partnerships Sector

12:25 - 12:40
Innovation as generator of better living conditions in Smart Sustainable Cities and Communities
Miguel de Castro Neto, Dean of NOVA Information Management School, NOVA University Lisbon

12:40 - 14:10 - Lunch

Panel 3 - Thinking about better ways of working in long-established and traditional industries

14:10 - 14:25
Innovation and sustainability in the footwear industry: the Portuguese experience
Florbela Silva, Head of the Innovation and Digital Manufacturing Unit of the Portuguese Footwear Technological Centre (CTCP)

14:25 - 14:40
Chemistry as a science to solve global-level problems
Nuno Maulide, Head of the Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Vienna

14:40 - 15:00
IP promoting new ways for sustainable production
Nuno Gonçalves, Member of the Directive Council of the Portuguese Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (IAPMEI)

15:00 - 15:15
Innovation provides sustainability
Miguel Portela, General Manager of BIAL

15:15 - 16:00 Coffee Break

Panel 4 - Thinking about our natural and cultural heritage

16:00 - 16:35
Iberian Study: Patents and forest fire control
Inês Cristóvão da Silva, Head of the Patents and Utility Models Department of INPI – Portugal
Carmen Toledo, Head of the Patent Information Division of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM)

16:35 - 17:05
Forest fires: how innovation can be used to fight this scourge
Victor Veefkind, Patent Examiner and Member of the Chief Economist Unit of the European Patent Office (EPO)
Guilherme Távora, Patent Examiner of INPI – Portugal
Paulo Madeira, Deputy Coordinator of eBUPI - Mission Structure for Expansion of the Simplified Cadastral Information System

17:05 - 17:20
Making use of our natural heritage for innovation: the case of cork insulation used in the aerospace industry
João Pedro Azevedo, Chief Executive Officer of Amorim Cork Composites

17:20 - 17:50
Sustainability challenges in the wine sector
Gilberto Igrejas, President of the Porto and Douro Wines Institute (IVDP) 
Bernardo Gouvêa, President of the Portuguese Institute of Vine and Wine (IVV)
Ana Paula Spencer - President of the Institute for Quality Management and Intellectual Property of Cabo Verde (IGQPI) (Fogo Wine Appellation of Origin) 

DAY 2

Panel 5 - Thinking about the IP System to anticipate solutions

09:00 - 09:10
Jorge Alves Costa, Deputy Minister for Justice of Portugal

09:10 - 09:20
Ensuring sustainability, fairness and effectiveness within the IP dispute resolution system
João Negrão, President of EUIPO's Boards of Appeal

09:20 - 10:20
Round Table: IP 5 offices’ vision on how IP will change the Planet
Messages from:
António Campinos, President of the European Patent Office (EPO)
Hamano Koichi, Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office (JPO)
Lee Insil, Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)
Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Moderator: José Graça Aranha, WIPO’s Special Representative on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs

Telmo Vilela, Principal Advisor to the President and Representative for Institutional Affairs of the European Patent Office (EPO)
Hitoshi Maeda, Director-General, Patent Examination Department of the Japan Patent Office (JPO)  
Heetae Kim, Director-General of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
Lu Pengqi, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)
Charles Eloshway, Senior Patent Counsel of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

10:20 - 10:40
The ‘SME Fund’ as a way to achieve sustainability in Europe’s economy
Inge Buffolo, Director of the Customer Department of EUIPO
António Rodrigues, R&D Manager of VentilÁQUA, S.A.

10:40 - 11:10 Coffee Break

Panel 6 - Thinking about synergies between innovation and IP

11:10 - 11:20
Pedro Tavares, Secretary of State for Justice of Portugal

11:20 - 11:30
INPI's role supporting innovation in Portugal
Ana Bandeira, President of the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI - Portugal)

11:30 - 11:40
A study on the impact of IP in Portugal
Marco Alemán, Assistant Director General of WIPO, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector

11:40 - 11:55
The EPO Observatory on Patents and Technology
Gilles Requena, Chief Patent Research and Policy Officer of the European Patent Office (EPO)

11:55 - 12:50
Round Table: Business challenges in the era of innovation and sustainability
Moderator: Jorge Portugal, Director-General of COTEC Portugal - Association for Business Innovation 

António Bárbara Grilo, President of ANI - National Innovation Agency
António Dias Martins, Executive Director of Startup Portugal
Luís Rebelo de Sousa, Executive Board Member of AICEP Portugal Global – Trade and Investment Agency
Jean-Luc Herbeaux, CEO of HOVIONE

12:50 - 13:00
Closing Remarks
Messages from:
Ana Bandeira, President of the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI - Portugal)
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic