| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome
Dean, 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
Hon. Avern Cohn, U.S. District Court Judge, Detroit, Michigan
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. Robin Jacobs, Patents Court of England and Wales, London, UK
Prof. Jan Brinkhof, a former judge, IP Chamber of the Court of Appeals of the Hague
Hon. Toshiaki Iimura., Japanese IP High Court, Tokyo, Japan
Hon. Dr. Peter Meier-Beck, Supreme Court of Germany, Karlsruhe, Germany
Prof. Heinz Goddar, Univ. of Bremen, Boehmert & Boehmert, Munich, Germany |
| 12:30 p.m. | Open Discussion |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch Break (Special Lunch Event)
Lunch Speaker
Dean Fredrick Lawrence, George Washington University School of Law |
| 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
Toshiko Takenaka, Univ. of Wash. School of Law
Speakers
Prof. Katsuya Tamai, RCAST, Univ. 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. | Panel Discussion
Moderator
Prof. Sean O'Connor, University of Washington School of Law
Panelists
Dr. Andrew Serafini, Fenwick & West, Seattle
Dr. Christian Czychowski, Boehmert & Boehmert
Speaker from Microsoft
Mr. Michael Stein, Woodcock Washburn, Seattle |
| 5:15 p.m. | Open Discussion |
| 5:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| 6:30 p.m. | Reception (Hosted by Seed IP Law Group) |
| Strategies in DJ Action and Ethic Issues |
| 8:45 a.m. | Forum Shopping, Controversy Requirement, and Other Issues
Moderator
Ms. Signe Naeve, Univ. of Washington School of Law
Panelists
Mr. Ramsey Al-Salam, Perkins Coie, LLP, Seattle
US Speaker
European Speaker |
| 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 |
| 11:00 a.m. | Open Discussion |
| 11:15 a.m. | Adjourn |