Home > Resources > Industry Events > Exclusive LexisNexis and LVMH Event About Agenda Speakers Location Registration Exclusive LexisNexis and LVMH Event Smarter IP Decisions: Patent Pruning, Trusted Data & Practical AI Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | 9:00 – 17:00 CEST Paris, France Join IP professionals to explore how smarter patent pruning, stronger portfolio strategy, trusted data and practical AI can support confident IP decisions. About the Hosts Jointly hosted by LexisNexis® Intellectual Property Solutions and LVMH LexisNexis® Intellectual Property Solutions and LVMH bring together trusted patent intelligence and practical portfolio experience for a day of learning, exchange and applied thinking. The programme balances the fundamentals of effective portfolio management – including pruning and renewal choices – with the opportunities created by scalable analytics and practical AI. Smarter Patent Portfolio Decisions with Data, Analytics and AI Building a strong patent portfolio starts with clear, repeatable decisions about what to protect, what to renew, what to prune, and where to invest next. This training explores how trusted patent data and scalable analytics can support more confident, strategic portfolio decisions. The session will also examine where AI can add value to IP workflows while maintaining the data quality, traceability, and expert review essential for high-value decision-making. Participants will learn how to turn patent intelligence into credible evidence for senior stakeholders and explore the future direction of the supporting product roadmap. Key discussion topics include: Pruning with confidence: Make quality-led renewal and pruning decisions that sharpen portfolio focus and maximise value. Building a stronger patent portfolio: Improve visibility into patent quality, coverage, cost, and competitive position to inform portfolio strategy. Identifying opportunities and risks: Use structured patent data to understand technologies and uncover gaps, overlaps, opportunities, and potential risks. Scaling patent analytics: Explore how Databricks can help scale patent analytics and connect IP intelligence with relevant business data. Integrating AI into IP analysis: Apply AI where it adds value while maintaining transparency, trusted data, and expert judgement. Turning intelligence into evidence: Translate trusted IP intelligence into credible evidence for executive decision-making and explore the future product roadmap. Agenda 9:00 – 9:30 Registration and Networking 9:30 – 9:45 Welcome Remarks – LexisNexis Intellectual Property & LVMH 9:45 –12:00 Pruning is Gold: PatentSight+ Best Practices and Technology Categorization with Protégé – LexisNexis Intellectual Property 12:00 –13:30 Lunch and Networking 13:30 – 14:30 Scaling IP Analytics with Databricks and AI – LexisNexis Intellectual Property 14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break and Networking 15:00– 16:00 Workshop: Creating Trusted Evidence for Executives – LexisNexis Intellectual Property 16:00 – 16:30 LexisNexis Intellectual Property Product Roadmap – LexisNexis Intellectual Property 16:30 – 16:45 Open Discussion, Q&A and Customer Exchange 16:45 – 17:00 Closing Remarks Speakers WILLIAM MANSFIELD Head of Data Strategy & Quality, LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions LinkedIn Profile CARSTEN GUDERIAN Senior Project Leader, LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions LinkedIn Profile BENOIT LANDAIS Group Director Patent & Technological Partnerships, LVMH LinkedIn Profile CHAHINEZ BENDJILALI Senior Customer Success Manager, LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions LinkedIn Profile ANNE LE TURNIER Enterprise Account Manager, LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions LinkedIn Profile Location LVMH 3-5 Rue Bayard, 75008 Paris, France Event registration Registration for the event is now open! Sign up today to reserve your seat. Reserve October 6, 2026 | 9:00 – 18:00 CEST for a day of peer exchange on patent pruning, stronger portfolio strategy, scalable analytics, practical AI and decision-ready intelligence, with time set aside for discussion and networking. Paris, France
