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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TimeEvent
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 - 11.30amCoffee 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 - 2.00pmNetworking 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 - 4.15pmCoffee 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
6.00pmEnd of Conference


Conference Co-Directors:
Prof. Hugh C. HansenProfessor and Director, Intellectual Property Law Institute, Fordham University School of Law
Mr. David LlewelynProfessor, King's College London; and Deputy Chairman & External Director, IP Academy Singapore
Speakers include:
NameDesignation
Mr. Weerawit WeeraworawitDeputy Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission, Kingdom of Thailand
Assoc. Prof. Burton Ong Associate ProfessorFaculty of Law, National University of Singapore
Mr. Thomas ChengAssistant Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
Mr. Jeremy Leong Zhi JiaFormerly IP Academy Singapore; currently M.A.L.D. candidate, the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy
Mr. Mustafa SafiyuddinPartner, DSK Legal, Mumbai, India
Mr. Donal O'ConnellDirector of Intellectual Property, Nokia, United Kingdom
Ms. Shimako KatoPatent Attorney, Abe, Ikubo and Katayama, Japan
Prof. Brian FitzgeraldProfessor of Intellectual Property and Innovation, Law Faculty, Queensland University of Technology
Mr. Sampsung Xiaoxiang ShiPhD candidate, Law Faculty, Queensland University of Technology
Prof. Wang QianAssociate Professor, East China University of Politics and Law
Prof. Mary WongProfessor of Law, Franklin Pierce Law Center
Mr. Ho Cheng HuatDirector, IP Academy Singapore.
Dr. Stanley LaiPartner, Allen & Gledhill, Singapore
Prof. Peter K. YuDirector, Intellectual Property Law Center, Drake University Law School
Assoc. Prof. Susanna LeongAssociate Professor, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore
Ms. Daphne Zografos LecturerSchool of Law, University of Reading, United Kingdom