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2009 High Technology Protection Summit Agenda

(Tentative Schedule as of 6/26/09)

July 24, Morning

8:30 a.m. Welcome
Dean Kellye Testy, University of Washington School of Law
Unforeseeable Equivalents in Patent Law: A Celebration of the Work of Martin Adelman

8:35 a.m.

Introduction: Scholarly Contribution to US Patent Law by Martin Adelman
Honorable Randall R. Rader,
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC
8:50 a.m. Keynote Speech:
Professor Martin Adelman, George Washington University School of Law, Washington, DC
Executive Council, CASRIP Advisory Board
9:10 a.m. Unforeseeable Equivalents and Extent of Patent Protection in US Courts
Moderator
Prof. John Duffy, George Washington University School of Law, Washington, DC

Speakers
Hon. Randall R. Rader, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC
Prof. Mark Janis, University of Iowa
Donald Dunner, Finnegan, Henderson, Washington D.C.
10:30 a.m. Open Discussion
10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. Unforeseeable Equivalents and Extent of Patent Protection in Foreign Courts
Moderator
Prof. Mario Franzosi, University of Bergamo, Italy

Speakers
Hon. Ichiro Ootaka, Presiding Judge, IP Division, Tokyo District Court, Tokyo, Japan
Hon. Klaus Grabinski, Presiding Judge at the District Court Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany and Federal Judge at the German Federal Court of Justice, Karlsruhe, Germany
Prof. Heinz Goddar, Univ. of Bremen, Boehmert & Boehmert, Munich, Germany
Mr. Eiji Katayama, Abe, Ikubo & Katayama, Tokyo Japan
12:30 p.m. Open Discussion
12:45 p.m. Lunch Break (Special Lunch Event)
Lunch Speaker
Dean Susan Karamanian, George Washington University School of Law, Washington, DC

July 24, Afternoon

Patent System as Stimulus for Economy: A Celebration of the Work of Martin Adelman
2:00 p.m. Introduction: Scholarly Contribution to Comparative Patent Law by Martin Adelman
Prof. Joseph Straus, Max Planck Institute, Munich, Germany
2:20 p.m. IP National Strategies and Industrial and Technological Developments
Moderator
Prof. Toshiko Takenaka, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington

Speakers
Prof. Katsuya Tamai, RCAST, University of Tokyo
Prof. Paul Liu, National Chengchi University, Taipei
Dr. Ram Jethmalani, Former Chief Law Minister of India, Delhi
3:15 p.m. Open Discussions
3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
Impact of Bilski and Biotech and Software Licensing
3:45 p.m. Bilski and Biotech and Software Licensing
Moderator
Prof. Sean O'Connor, University of Washington School of Law

Panelists
Mr. Andrew Serafini, Fenwick & West, Seattle
Dr. Christian Czychowski, Boehmert & Boehmert
Mr. Steven Fricke, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington
Mr. Peter J. Yim, Morrison & Foerster, LLP, San Francisco, California
5:15 p.m. Open Discussion
5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
6:30 p.m. Reception (Hosted by Seed IP Law Group)

July 25, Morning

Strategies in DJ Action and Ethic Issues
8:45 a.m. Forum Shopping, Controversy Requirement, and Other Issues
Moderator
Ms. Signe Naeve, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington

Panelists
Mr. Ramsey Al-Salam, Perkins Coie, LLP, Seattle
Mr. Hiroyuki Hagiwara, Ropes & Gray LLP, Tokyo, Japan
Mr. Benjamin Grzimek, Taylor Wessing, Duesseldorf, Germany
Mr. James Marshall, Taylor Wessing, London, UK
9:45 a.m. Open Discussion
10: 00 a.m. Baseless Infringement Claim and Unfair Competition
Moderator
Mr. Stephen Kunin, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., Alexandria

Panelists
Mr. Paul Meiklejohn, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, Seattle
Mr. Shinjiro Ono, Yuasa and Hara, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Jochen Pagenberg, Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich, Germany
11:00 a.m. Open Discussion
11:15 a.m. Adjourn

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