November 19, 2010
Agenda*
9:00am: Welcome
James Pooley, Deputy Director General for Innovation and Technology, WIPO
9:15am – 10:30am: The Proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
- ACTA’s proposed scope
- State of the negotiations
- Transborder enforcement issues (judgments, injunctions)
- Worldwide protection of famous marks
- IP enforcement in the digital environment (secondary liability issues)
- Plurilateralism vs. Multilateralism
Moderators:
Eric Goldman, Associate Professor of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law, Director of the High Tech Law Institute
Speakers:
Steven J. Metalitz, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Richard Owens, Director, Copyright Law Division, WIPO
Fred Von Lohmann, Senior Copyright Counsel, Google
10:30am – 11:00am: Break
11:00am – 12:15pm: Copyright in a Networked World – What’s next on the agenda?
- User-Generated Content
- Protection of audiovisual performances
- Protection of the rights of broadcasting and cable casting organizations
- Limitations and exceptions to copyright and related rights protection
Moderator:
Paul Goldstein, Stella W. and Ira S. Lillick Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Speakers:
Richard Owens, Director, Copyright Law Division, WIPO
Pamela Samuelson, Richard M. Sherman, Distinguished Professor of Law; Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, Berkeley Law School
Scott Martin, Executive Vice President of Intellectual Property, Paramount Pictures
Tom C. Rubin, Chief Counsel for Intellectual Property Strategy, Microsoft Corporation
12:15pm – 12:30pm: Break
12:30pm – 1:30pm: Luncheon Keynote Address – James Pooley, Deputy Director General for Innovation and Technology (WIPO)
1:30pm – 2:00pm: Break
2:00pm – 3:15 pm:
Track A: International Patent Harmonization
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Substantive patent harmonization update (first to file v. first to invent)
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Procedural patent harmonization update (PCT)
- US Patent Reform
Moderator:
Mark Lemley, William H. Neukom Professor of Law; Director, Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology, Stanford Law School
Speakers:
James Pooley, Deputy Director General for Innovation and Technology, WIPO
Arti K. Rai, Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law, Duke Law School
Robert L. Stoll, Commissioner for Patents, USPTO
Track B: The Importance of International Industrial Design Protection to US Companies: the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement
Moderator:
Alan Datri, Senior Counsellor, Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications Sector, WIPO
Speakers:
Eileen Hughett, International Design Filing Manager, The Proctor & Gamble Company
William Fryer III, Professor Emeritus, University of Baltimore School of Law
3:15pm – 3:30pm: Break
3:30pm – 4:45pm:
Track A: The Madrid Protocol: Successful Filing Strategies for US Companies
Moderator:
Alan Datri, Senior Counsellor, Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications Sector, WIPO
Speakers:
Russell C. Pangborn, Associate General Counsel – Trademarks, Microsoft Corporation
Mr. Christopher E. George, Senior Attorney – Trademarks, Intel
Michelle Brownlee, Trademark Counsel, Bose Corporation
Track B: ADR for Intellectual Property Disputes
Moderator:
Scott Donahey, Arbitrator and Mediator
Speakers:
James Pooley, Deputy Director General for Innovation and Technology, WIPO
Michael Jacobs, Co-founder and co-chair, Intellectual Property Practice Group, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Kevin Kramer, Associate General Counsel – IP Litigation and Conflicts, Yahoo!
5:00pm: Reception
*details and times subject to change