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International IP Practice
Virtual Seminar |
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| CLE Credit: 6.25 hours (pending) |
Friday, October 16, 2020
7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (CT) |
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Cost: Free
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Due to the generosity of our supporters, we are pleased to extend complimentary registration to all. |
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The International IP Practice Seminar is a one-day, comprehensive CLE program that brings together seasoned experts to provide instruction on the issues of contemporary significance covering patents, trade secrets, trademarks, trade secrets, and design rights. We are proud to co-organize this seminar with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Kuhnen & Wacker.
Speakers at the seminar include government officials from WIPO, the EPO, the EU IP Office, as well as Dr. Stanley Lai, Chairman of the IP Office of Singapore, and other well-known IP practitioners. |
Key Topics
- Key Developments in International Patent & Trade Secret Law & Policy
- Key Developments in International Trademark & Design Law & Policy
- Strategies for Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Fillings
- International IP Practice in a Post-COVID World
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Dr. Stanley Lai, SC,
Chairman,
IP Office of Singapore;
Partner,
Allen & Gledhill LLP |
| Keynote Address "Rethinking International IP Practice in the Post-COVID World"
Dr. Stanley Lai specializes in all forms of IP litigation and information technology disputes, and is also a commercial/chancery litigator. He maintains a strong advisory practice for IP/data management and cybersecurity, serving a broad spectrum of clients. He also represents clients in investigations that are undertaken by the Personal Data Protection Commission. In the biomedical and pharmaceutical sectors, Dr. Lai has substantial experience in advising on healthcare and medical IP and regulatory issues concerning medicines, generics, patent linkage, bio-similars, medical devices, clinical trials, product recalls, and product liability.
Dr. Lai is currently the Chairman of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore. Dr. Lai is also a member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre IP Panel and Singapore Copyright Tribunal. He has published extensively on IP and information technology law, including the book entitled The Copyright Protection of Computer Software in the United Kingdom and an article entitled “Publisher Reigned in on Racing Data Copyright Claim.” He also serves as a Principal Mediator of the Singapore Mediation Centre.
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Schedule
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7:30 a.m.
(Central Time) |
Virtual Rooms Open
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| 7:40–7:45 a.m. |
Welcome
Matthias Reischle-Park, Deputy Director & Head, PCT Legal Division, Patents & Technology Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization
Christian Thomas, Partner, Kuhnen & Wacker |
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| 7:45–9:15 a.m. |
Session 1: Key Developments in International Trademark & Design Law & Policy
Topics include IP developments in the cannabis industry, TTAB’s Precedential No. 24; Booking.com; Hague Agreement issues regarding Brexit and China’s (eventual) accession; international harmonization and simplification of design application procedures; EUIPO issues regarding bad faith and cannabis marks; protection of country names against unauthorized registration as trademarks; Madrid Protocol Concerning the International Registration of Marks. |
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| Moderator |
Christian Thomas
Partner
Kuhnen & Wacker
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| Panelists |
Christopher V. Carani
Shareholder
McAndrews, Held & Malloy
Gordon Humphreys
Chairperson, First Board of Appeal
European Union Intellectual Property Office
Jessamyn Honculada
Head, Hague Development and Promotion Section, The Hague Registry, Brands and Designs Sector
World Intellectual Property Organization
Marcus Höpperger
Director, Department for Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, Brands and Designs Sector
World Intellectual Property Organization
R. Peter Spies
Partner
DTL Ltd.
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| 9:15–9:30 a.m. |
Keynote Address: “Rethinking International IP Practice in the Post-COVID World.”
Stanley Lai, SC, Chairman, IP Office of Singapore; Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP
Introduction: Daryl Lim, Professor of Law; Director, Center for IP, Information and Privacy Law, UIC John Marshall Law School |
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| 9:30–11:00 a.m. |
Session 2: Key Developments in International Patent & Trade Secret Law & Policy
Topics include additive manufacturing and its challenge to the IP system; "sufficient" disclosure; the “problem-solution” approach; developments in computer-implemented inventions; business method/technical inventions; developments in Chinese patent law; trade secrets in Europe and Asia; changes to the law of breach of confidence in Singapore; treatment of inventive step and its growing interaction with sufficiency under UK and Singapore law. |
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| Moderator |
James A. Forstner
Of Counsel
Kuhnen & Wacker
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| Panelists |
Stanley Lai, SC
Chairman, IP Office of Singapore;
Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP
Roberta Romano-Götsch
Chief Operating Officer
European Patent Office
Marcus J. Thymian
Partner
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Jerry Xia
Partner, AnJie Law Firm
Michael Zeitler
Partner
Kuhnen & Wacker
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11:00–
11:30 a.m. |
Virtual Reception
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11:30 a.m.–
1:00 p.m. |
Session 3: Strategies for Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Fillings
Topics include obstacles to be aware of when filing PCT designating the EPO, options in securing protection in the US; pandemic-related remedies at the Japan Patent Office, and priority restoration in China; Russian perspectives on PCT practice. |
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| Moderator |
Matthias Reischle-Park
Deputy Director & Head, PCT Legal Division, Patents & Technology Sector
World Intellectual Property Organization
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| Panelists |
Kazuhiro Nomura
Patent Attorney
NOA IP Law Firm
Yuri Kuznetsov
Head of Patent Practice
Gorodissky & Partners
John Richards
Of Counsel
Ladas & Parry LLP
Detlef von Ahsen
Partner
Kuhnen & Wacker
Peter Zhang
Attorney
Linda Liu & Partners |
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| 1:00–2:30 p.m. |
Session 4: International IP Practice in a Post-COVID World
Topics include use of online tools in ADR procedures, prioritization of IP on a reduced budget, how has remote work has affected law firm operations, IP acquisitions, changes to EPO processes, how COVID-19 might provide a basis of excusable non-use of trademarks for such matters as incontestability and abandonment; a Chinese perspective on U.S.-China IP practice in turbulent times. |
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| Moderator |
James A. Forstner
Of Counsel
Kuhnen & Wacker
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| Panelists |
Albert Keyack
Vice President
Kilburn & Strode LLP
Li Lan
Partner
AnJie Law Firm
Marshall Leaffer
Distinguished Scholar in Intellectual Property Law & University Fellow
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Kenneth L. Ng
Partner
Chang Tsi & Partners
Adam Rattray
Head, Information and External Relations Section at Arbitration and Mediation Center
World Intellectual Property Organization
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| 2:30–3:00 p.m. |
Closing Remarks & Virtual Reception
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Please contact kserill@uic.edu with event-related questions
or to apply for a needs-based scholarship.
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UIC John Marshall Law School
Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law
300 S. State Street
Chicago, IL 60604
p. 312.427.2737
https://jmls.uic.edu/ip/
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