IP Academy (Singapore) and
Fordham University School of Law
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Fordham University School of Law School
James B.M. McNally Amphitheatre
140 West 62nd Street, New York City
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5th Annual Asian IP Law and Policy Day
The Developing Legal Ecosystem for IP in Asia
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| Time | Event |
| 8.00am - 8.30am (30mins) | Registration |
| 8.30am - 8.45am (15mins) | Chairpersons' Introductions |
| 8.45am - 9.00am (15mins) | Why do Developing Countries Fail to Use IP as a Tool for Development? (Weerawit Weeraworawit) |
| 9.00am - 9.15am (15mins) | The Future Role of Antitrust Laws in Regulating the Use of IP Rights in Asia (Burton Ong) |
| 9.15am - 10.00am (45mins) | Discussion |
| 10.00am - 10.15am (15mins) | Regulations on Abusive Use of IP Rights in China and Hong Kong (Thomas Cheng) |
| 10.15am - 10.30am (15mins) | International Intellectual Property Law in Asia: More than Power and Norms (Jeremy Leong) |
| 10.30am - 111.15am (45 mins) | Discussion |
| 11.15am - 11.30am | Coffee Break |
| 11.30am - 11.45pm (15 mins) | Patents - The Novartis Decision and Data Exclusivity in India (Mustafa Safiyuddin) |
| 11.45pm - 12.00pm (15 mins) | Patents as a Corporate Asset: Reflections from an Asian Perspective (Donal O'Connell) |
| 12.00pm - 12.15pm (15 mins) | Patent Exhaustion Doctrine in Japan; In the light of recent supreme court decision (Shimako Kato) |
| 12.15pm - 12.30pm (15 mins) | Transformative Use and Creative Practice under Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China (Brian Fitzgerald and Sampsung Xiaoxiang Shi) |
| 12.30pm - 1.00pm (30 mins) | Discussion |
| 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Networking Lunch |
| 2.00pm - 2.15pm (15 mins) | Recent Cases in China on ISP Liability for Copyright Infringement (Wang Qian) |
| 2.15pm - 2.30pm (15 mins) | Clarification of Distribution and Making Available Rights in Copyright: The Hong Kong BitTorrent case (Mary Wong) |
| 2.30pm - 3.00pm (30 mins) | Discussion |
| 3.00pm - 3.15pm (15 mins) | Asian Tech Transfer and Revenue Sharing with Researchers, a Developing Model (Ho Cheng Huat) |
| 3.15pm - 3.30pm (15 mins) | The Securitisation of Intellectual Property Rights in Asia - Trends and Future Expectations (Stanley Lai) |
| 3.30pm - 4.00pm (30 mins) | Discussion |
| 4.00pm - 4.15pm | Coffee Break |
| 4.15pm - 4.30pm (15 mins) | Intellectual Property, Foreign Direct Investment, and the China Exception (Peter K. Yu) |
| 4.30pm - 4.45pm (15 mins) | Seeking Legal Exclusivity in a Brand Naming System through Trade Marks: an Update of the McDonald's Experience in Asia (Susanna Leong) |
| 4.45pm - 5.00pm (15 mins) | Recent Developments and Trends in Indian Trade Mark Law ((Mustafa Safiyuddin) |
| 5.00pm - 5.15pm (15 mins) | Geographical Indications: An Opportunity for Asia (Daphne Zografos) |
| 5.15pm - 6.00pm (45 mins) | Discussion |
| 6.00pm | End of Conference |
| Conference Co-Directors: | |
| Prof. Hugh C. Hansen | Professor and Director, Intellectual Property Law Institute, Fordham University School of Law |
| Mr. David Llewelyn | Professor, King's College London; and Deputy Chairman & External Director, IP Academy Singapore |
| Speakers include: | |
| Name | Designation |
| Mr. Weerawit Weeraworawit | Deputy Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission, Kingdom of Thailand |
| Assoc. Prof. Burton Ong Associate Professor | Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore |
| Mr. Thomas Cheng | Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong |
| Mr. Jeremy Leong Zhi Jia | Formerly IP Academy Singapore; currently M.A.L.D. candidate, the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy |
| Mr. Mustafa Safiyuddin | Partner, DSK Legal, Mumbai, India |
| Mr. Donal O'Connell | Director of Intellectual Property, Nokia, United Kingdom |
| Ms. Shimako Kato | Patent Attorney, Abe, Ikubo and Katayama, Japan |
| Prof. Brian Fitzgerald | Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation, Law Faculty, Queensland University of Technology |
| Mr. Sampsung Xiaoxiang Shi | PhD candidate, Law Faculty, Queensland University of Technology |
| Prof. Wang Qian | Associate Professor, East China University of Politics and Law |
| Prof. Mary Wong | Professor of Law, Franklin Pierce Law Center |
| Mr. Ho Cheng Huat | Director, IP Academy Singapore. |
| Dr. Stanley Lai | Partner, Allen & Gledhill, Singapore |
| Prof. Peter K. Yu | Director, Intellectual Property Law Center, Drake University Law School |
| Assoc. Prof. Susanna Leong | Associate Professor, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore |
| Ms. Daphne Zografos Lecturer | School of Law, University of Reading, United Kingdom |