PATLIB Conference 2026
The annual PATLIB Conference brings together staff from more than 300 PATLIB centres across EPO member states. This year’s event will be livestreamed from Warsaw, Poland, on 16 September, providing a platform for discussing key topics and sharing experiences.
- Date
- 16 September 2026
- Time
- 09.00 - 15.15 hrs CEST
- Format
- Warsaw, Poland & Online
English - subtitles available in 28 languages
Schedule
Programme for Wednesday, 16 September 2026
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09.00 - 09.25 hrs CEST
Welcoming speech
Moderator: Diego Eguidazu Alonso, Chief Information Officer, European Patent Office- António Campinos, President, European Patent Office
- Ewa Skrzydło-Tefelska, President, Polish Patent Office
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09.25 - 09.40 hrs CEST Keynote speech
From coffee waste to global value – the EcoBean journey from research to the market
- Marcin Koziorowski, Co-founder and CEO, EcoBean
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09.40 - 10.20 hrs CEST Panel discussion
Unlocking capital through IP: experiences from European start-ups
Moderator: Raquel Xalabarder, European Patent Academy Director, European Patent Office- Ilja Rudyk, business analyst, European Patent Office
- Thomas Bereuter, innovation networks manager, European Patent Office
- Adéla Dvořáková, Tech to Market Advisor, European Innovation Council
- Bowman Heiden, co-director, Center for Intellectual Property
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10.20 – 10.40 hrs CEST
Coffee break ☕
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10.40 - 11.20 hrs CEST Round table
PATLIB and EPO tools for patent valuation and technology assessment (Deep Tech Finder, Data Desk, new IPscore project)
Moderator: Rainer Kaysan, Head of PATLIB, European Patent Office- Johannes Schaaf, Patent Analyst, European Patent Office
- Onur Emül, Deputy Manager, Intellectual Property Institute Luxembourg
- Ilze Grava, Director of Development and International Co-operation Department, Latvian Patent Office
- Andrzej Żurawowicz, Strategic Advisor, Wrocław University of Technology Office of Intellectual Property and Patent Information
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11.20 - 12.10 hrs CEST
CodeFest 2026 prize ceremony
Join the CodeFest 2026 prize ceremony as the finalists showcase their coding solutions for automated patent valuation. Discover innovative approaches to analysing patent data and watch live as the EPO announces the three winning teams of its open innovation challenge.Moderator: Diego Eguidazu Alonso, Chief Information Officer, European Patent Office -
12.10 – 13.30 hrs CEST
Lunch break 🍽
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13.30 - 14.10 hrs CEST Round table
Skills for Technology Transfer: PATLIBs and the future of the profession
Moderator: Tom Withnell, Training & Network Expert, European Patent Office- Agnieszka Podrazik, Deputy Director of the Main Library, AGH University of Krakow
- Pedro Almeida, Coordinator of the Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer Office, NOVA School of Science and Technology
- Laura MacDonald, Chief Executive, ASTP
- Ilja Rudyk, Business Analyst, European Patent Office
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14.10 - 15.00 hrs CEST Panel discussion
PATLIB: A network with a global impact
Moderator: Lisa McDonald-Maier, Training & Network Expert, European Patent Office- Izlem Şahinkaya, Manager of Industry Collaboration and Commercialisation, Bahçeşehir University
- Sandra Ennas, Head of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Sector, Sardegna Ricerche
- Eunice Adu Boahen, Head, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Unit, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
- Didier Moné, Senior Legal Counsel and IP Law Expert, University of Mons
- Alex Riechel, Head of the TISC Development Section, WIPO
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15.00 - 15.15 hrs CEST
Closing hybrid day
Christoph Ernst, Vice President, European Patent Office
Broadcast
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