2013 High Technology Protection Summit
Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27, 2013
July 26, Morning
8:30 a.m.
Welcome
Dean Patricia Kuszler, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington
8:40 a.m.
Keynote
Hon. Sharon Prost, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit,
Washington, D.C.
9:10 a.m.
Moderator
Prof. Mario Franzosi, University of Milan, Italy
Speakers
Dr. Jochen Pagenberg, Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich, Germany
Prof. Heinz Goddar, University of Bremen, Boehmert & Boehmert, Munich, Germany
Mr. Gary Moss, EIP, United Kingdom
10:00 a.m.
Open Discussion
10:15 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:30 a.m.
Divided or Joint Infringement: Impact of Akamai on ISPs IP Infringement Liabilities
Moderator
Prof. Martin Adelman, George Washington University School of Law, Washington D.C.
Panelists
Prof. Mark Janis, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana
Mr. David Tellekson, Fenwick & West, Seattle, Washington
Mr. Ryoichi Mimura, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Tokyo, Japan
Mr. Benjamin Grzimek, Maiwald, Dusseldorf, Germany
Dr. Matthias Bosch, Bosch Graf von Stosch Jehle, Munich, Germany
12:00 p.m.
Open Discussion
12:10 p.m.
Lunch sponsored by Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
July 26, Afternoon
Technology Standard Patents and Competition Law Issues
1:10 pm
Patent Enforcement and Appropriate Remedy
Moderator
Prof. Toshiko Takenaka, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Joachim Bornkamm, Federal Court of Justice, Karlsruhe, Germany
Hon. James Robart, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington,
Seattle, Washington
Judge Toshiaki Iimura, President, IP High Court of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
2:40 pm
Panel Discussions
Moderator
Dr. Tilman Mueller-Stoy, Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich Germany
Panelists
Dr. Christof Karl, Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich, Germany
Mr. Robert Stoll, Drinker Biddle & Reath, Washington D.C.
Ms. Shimako Kato, Abe, Ikubo, Katayama, Tokyo, Japan
Mr. Andy Culbert, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington
4:00 p.m.
Open Discussion
4:10 p.m.
Coffee Break
Ethic and Legal Issues in Licensing Technology Standards
4:25 p.m.
Moderator
Prof. Bob Gomulkiewicz, University of Washington School of Law
Panelists
Mr. Hiroyuki Hagiwara, Ropes & Gray LLP, Tokyo, Japan
Mr. Curtis Hom, Innova Legal Group, Kirkland, Washington
Dr. Peter Chrocziel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Munich, Germany
5:20 p.m.
Open Discussion
5:30 p.m.
Closing
6:30 p.m.
Reception (Hosted by Seed IP Law Group)
July 27, Morning
Patent Exhaustion of Self Replicating and Alive Inventions
9:00 a.m.
Appropriate Scope of Protection for Genetically Modified Biomaterials
Moderator
Prof. Signe Naeve, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington
Panelists
Ed Haug, Frommer Lawrence & Haug, New York, New York
Mr. James F. Haley, Jr., Ropes & Grey, New York, New York
Dr. Jan Krauss, Boehmert & Boehmert, Munich, Germany
10:15 a.m.
Open Discussions
10:30 a.m.
Coffee Break
Patent Prosecution-Litigation Ethic Issues
10:45 a.m.
Inequitable Conduct and Best Mode under AIA; USPTO Ethic Rules and Impact on Foreign Patent Prosecution
Moderator
Mr. Paul Meiklejohn, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Seattle, WA
Panelists
Mr. Stephen Kunin, Oblon, Spivak, Washington D.C
Mr. Ramsey Al-Salem, Perkins Coie, Seattle, Washington
Mr. Shinjiro Ono, Yuasa & Hara, Tokyo, Japan
12:15 p.m.
Open Discussion
12:30 p.m.
Adjourn