Comparative Transnational IP Law in Practice

- Thursday, February 18, 2016
- University of Washington School of Law (Seattle, USA)

8:00 Registrations
8:30 Opening Remarks: Dean Kellye Testy
8:40 Keynote Speech:
9:00 Plenary session: “Competing Roles of USPTO and Courts for IP Policy and Law Making”
Moderator: Prof. Toshiko Takenaka
Speakers: Prof. Robert Merges; Prof. Chuntian Liu; Prof. Sang Jo Jong; Prof. Yoshiyuki Tamura; Prof. Ryu Takabayashi; Prof. Ming-Yan Shieh
10:30 Open Discussions:
10:45 Coffee Break
11:00 Morning Concurrent Session 1 : Design Patents
Morning Concurrent Session 2 : Localization of IP Systems for Promotion of Domestic Industries
12:30 Open Discussions Open Discussions
12:45 Lunch
13:45 Afternoon Concurrent Session 1 : Music Law (entertainment)  Music licensing
Moderator: Prof. Sean O’Connor
Afternoon Concurrent Session 2 : Publicity Rights & Trademark
15:00 Open Discussions
15:15 Coffee Break
15:30 Plenary session: “Cross-border IP Enforcement issues: Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction”
16:45 Open Discussions
17:00 Announcement of 2017 Program: Prof. Yoshiyuki Tamura & Prof. Nobuhide Otomo
Closing Remark: Assistant Dean Sean O’Connor
17:15 Adjourn
18:15 Bus transportation to downtown
19:00 Dinner (with WIPIP participants)