International IP Practice Seminar | UIC Law

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On October 8, 2021, UIC Law's Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Center presents its International IP Practice Seminar, which brought together seasoned experts to provide instruction on the issues of contemporary significance covering patents, trademarks, and design rights. Speakers include senior representatives from WIPO, regional and national IP offices, multinational corporations, and law firms from key jurisdictions worldwide.
Co-presented by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Kuhnen & Wacker
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00:00 - WELCOME
- Professor Daryl Lim, Director, Center for IP, Information & Privacy Law, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
- Matthias Reischle-Park, Deputy Director & Head, PCT Legal Division, Patents & Technology Sector, WIPO
07:29 - SESSION 1: KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK & DESIGN LAW
Featuring:
- Moderator/Panelist: Christian Thomas, Partner, Kuhnen & Wacker
- Nancy Geng, Partner, Linda Liu & Partners
- Jessamyn Honculada, Head, Hague Development and Promotion Section, The Hague Registry, Brands and Designs Sector, WIPO
- Gordon Humphreys, Chairperson, First Board of Appeal, EUIPO
- R. Peter Spies, Partner, DTL Ltd.
- Guanyang Yao, Partner, Liu, Shen & Associates
Topics:
13:00 - Recent Changes in Chinese Trademark System: Legislative Changes, Bad Faith Filings, Damages
22:57 - Trademark Representations: Audio/Sound & Special Trademarks
28:55 - Trademark Modernization Act of 2020: Letter of Protest, Expungement & Re-Examination
1:10:13 - Review of WIPO’s Hague System & Impact on National Offices
1:25:21 - Design Litigation & Damages in China
1:36:23 - SESSION 2: KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL PATENT & TRADE SECRET LAW AND POLICY
Featuring:
- Moderator/Panelist: Stanley Lai, Chairman, IP Office of Singapore; Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP
- James Forstner, Of Counsel, Kuhnen & Wacker
- Jill Ge, Counsel, Allen & Overy
- Roberta Romano-Götsch, Chief Operating Officer, European Patent Office
- Marcus J. Thymian, Founder, GrowIP Law Group
- Michael Zeitler, Partner, Kuhnen & Wacker
Topics:
1:37:54 - European Patent Office and the Pandemic
1:45:34 - Updates on the Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court (UPC)
2:25:53 - Tokenization, Non-Fungible Tokens & Patents
2:45:02 - The German Patent Law Modernization Act: Changes in German Patent & Trade Secret Law
3:04:05 - AI, Tech Policy & Inventorship
3:09:26 - SESSION 3: STRATEGIES FOR PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) FILINGS
Featuring:
- Moderator/Panelist: Matthias Reischle-Park, Deputy Director & Head, PCT Legal Division, Patents & Technology Sector, WIPO
- Katsuhide Akazawa, Vice-President & Managing Partner, Tani & Abe
- John Richards, Of Counsel, Ladas & Parry LLP
- Nancy Song, Partner, Linda Liu & Partners
- Detlef von Ahsen, Partner, Kuhnen & Wacker
- Yunpeng Xiao, Deputy Director of PCT Division III, Preliminary Examination and Flow Management Department, CNIPA
Topics:
3:12:00 - Developments in PCT
3:20:06 - Priority Claiming, International Phase, and National Phase Entry
3:37:52 - Timing of the Assignment of Rights in Relation to the PCT Filing & Chinese Technology Import/Export Law: Assigning Rights From a Chinese Individual to a Foreign Company
3:56:10 - Best Practices for National Phase Entry
4:32:11 - Licensing Across Different Jurisdictions/Multiple Applicants
4:38:06 - FEATURED PRESENTATION: PATENS & TECHNOLOGY: PERSPECTIVE, TRUTH, AND CHANGE
w/ Lisa Jorgenson, Deputy Director-General, Patents & Technology, WIPO
- Moderator: Professor Daryl Lim, Director, Center for IP, Information & Privacy Law, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Topics:
4:52:06 - Covid-19’s Effect on PCT Filings & Trends
5:04:32 - Global Innovation Index, PCT, and Women Participation
5:07:22 - Keeping WIPO Patentscope Up-To-Date
5:10:55 - Political Pressures and WIPO
5:12:54 - Invitation for Feedback
5:17:20 - SESSION 4: INTERSECTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL IP LAW, POLICY & PRACTICE
Featuring:
- Moderator/Panelist: Kenneth L. Ng, Client Liaison Principal, Davies Collison Cave
- Duck Soon Chang, Attorney, Kim & Chang
- Raymond Millien, CEO, Harness Dickey Pierce
- James Pooley, Independent Attorney, James Pooley, PLC
- Maria Strong, Associate Register of Copyrights & Director, Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Copyright Office
- Alice Wang, Senior Partner & Director, International Affairs, Beijing Guantao Law Firm
- Yunpeng Xiao, Deputy Director of PCT Division III, Preliminary Examination and Flow Management Department, CNIPA
Topics:
5:19:27 - Building a Truly International Team
5:29:19 - International Trade Secret Enforcement
5:49:50 - Forum Selection & Choice of Law in Enforcement Actions
6:13:55 - How Chinese Companies Handle Patent Matters
6:28:12 - Copyright Policy Near & Far