2012 High Technology Protection Summit Agenda
Friday and Saturday, July 27 and 28, 2012
July 27, Morning Schedule
8:30 a.m.
Welcome
Dean Kellye Testy, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA
America Invents Act: Harmony with the Rest of the World?
8:35 a.m.
Keynote: Hon. Randall R. Rader
Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC
9:00 a.m.
First-Inventor-To-File: A First-To-File or A First-To-Invent?
Moderator
Prof. Martin Adelman, George Washington University School of Law, Washington, DC
Panelists
Prof. Toshiko Takenaka, University of Washington School of Law
Prof. John Duffy, University of Virginia, School of Law
Mr. Robert Stoll, USPTO
Speaker, JPO
10:00 a.m.
Open Discussion
10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:30 a.m.
Multiple Systems for Challenging Validity: Roles of USPTO and Courts
Moderator
Prof. Mark Janis, Indiana University School of Law
Speakers
Judge, Japanese Court
10:50 p.m.
Panelists
Mr. Ray Chen, USPTO
Mr. Stephen Kunin, Oblon, Spivak, Washington D.C.
Dr. Matthias Bosch, Bosch Jehle, Munich
Dr. Jochen Pagenberg, Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich
11:50 p.m.
Open Discussion
12:30 p.m.
Luncheon: Special Event (CASRIP 20th Anniversary)
Panelists
Speaker, Hon. Gabriella Muscolo, IP Tribunal of Rome, Italy
July 27, Afternoon
IP Protection and IT-Pharmaceutical Industries in Emerging Markets
1:15 pm
Speakers
Justice Xiangjun Kong, People’s Supreme Court of China
1:45 pm
Panel Discussions
Moderator
Prof. Paul Liu
Panelists
Mr. Albert Tramposch, AIPLA
Prof. T. Ramakrishna, University of Bangalore, India
Prof. S.K. Verma, University of Delhi
Lewis Lee, Lee and Hayes, Seattle
Mr. Yu Gang, Kangxin, Beijing
Jeffrey Wang, WHGC
Speaker from Microsoft
3:30 p.m.
Open Discussion
3:45 p.m.
Coffee Break
Negotiating Global Licensing Terms and Royalties: Impact of Cross-Border Infringement
4:00 p.m.
Prof. Bob Gomulkiewicz, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA
Panelists
Prof. Heinz Goddar, University of Bremen, Boehmert & Boehmert, Munich
Mr. Hiroyuki Hagiwara, Ropes & Gray LLP, Tokyo, Japan
Mr. Benjamin Grzimek, DLA Piper, Cologne, Germany
Mr. Kenneth Chang, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, CO
5:15 p.m.
Open Discussion
5:30 p.m.
Closing
6:30 p.m.
Reception (Hosted by Seed IP Law Group)
July 28, Morning
Medical Ethics and Patent System
9:00 a.m.
Patenting Human DNAs, Embryos and Organs: Recent Case Law Developments in the United States and EU
Moderator
Ed Haug, Frommer, Lawrence and Haug, New York
Panelists
Prof. Joseph Straus, Director Emeritus, Max Planck Institute
Mr. Shinjiro Ono, Yuasa and Hara, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Gary Myles, Merchant and Gould, Seattle
10:00 a.m.
Open Discussions
10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
Ethical Issues in Patent Law
10:30 a.m.
Document Retention Policies and E-Discovery after Rambus
Moderator
Mr. Paul Meiklejohn, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Seattle, WA
Panelists
Mr. Al Kowalchyk, Merchant & Gould, MN
Mr. Ramsey Al-Salem, Perkins Coie, Seattle
Prof. Mario Franzosi, Franzosi Dal Negro, Italy
Mr. Charles Suh, Finnegan Henderson, VA
11:30 p.m.
Open Discussion
11:45 p.m.
Adjourn