THURSDAY – OCTOBER 8, 2015
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8:00 AM
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Breakfast & Registration
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8:45 AM
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Welcome Remarks (0.25 hours)
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9:00 AM
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Panel 1: Opportunities and Challenges for US-China Film Co-Production and Other Media (1.5 hours)
- Prof. Peter Yu, Texas A&M University School of Law (moderator)
- Adrian Lopez, Executive Vice President, The Weinstein Company
- Prof. Seagull Song, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, “Year in Review: Top Chinese Entertainment Law Cases in 2014-2015”
- Bennett Pozil, Executive Vice President, East West Bank, “New Trends and Challenges for US-China Film Co-Production”
- Ping LIU, Deputy Director General, Music Copyright Society of China, “Challenges and Opportunities in Copyright Protection of Chinese Music Industry”
- Prof. Chen LI, China Renmin University, “Recent Development Regarding Copyright Protection of Live Sports Telecasts in China”
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10:30 AM
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Break
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11:00 AM
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Panel 2: Recent Developments on Copyright: Legislation and Cases (1.5 hours)
- Prof. Justin Hughes, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, “Ratification of the Beijing and Marrakesh Treaties and Developments in Audiovisual Performers Rights” (moderator)
- Maria Strong, Deputy Director, United States Copyright Office, “A Revue of Review: Update on U.S. Copyright Law Review and Studies”
- Prof. He GUO, China Renmin University, “Brief Introduction and Commentary on China’s Copyright Law Revision”
- Prof. Mary LaFrance, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, “Rights and Revenues in the US Recorded Music Industry“
- Prof. Xiuqin Lin, Xiamen University, “Copyright Collective Management in China: My Personal Perspectives”
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12:30 PM
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Lunch
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1:00 PM
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Lunch Keynote: (0.5 hours)
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1:30 PM
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Panel 3: Recent Developments on Patent: Legislation and Cases (1.5 hours)
- Prof. Robert Merges, UC Berkeley School of Law, BCLT, “Time for a Pause in Anti-Troll Policies: The State of US Patent Law in 2015” (moderator)
- Prof. Ping ZHANG, Peking University Law School, “An Empirical Patent Study of Internet Technology Innovation in China”
- Christian Mammen, Partner, Hogan Lovells LLP, “Update on Patent Reform Legislation”
- Haining Song, Partner, Jun He Law Office, “Top Chinese Patent Litigations – 2014 Year Review”
- Julie Holloway, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, “Trends in US Patent Law: Key Decisions from the Federal Circuit”
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3:00 PM
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Coffee Break
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3:30 PM
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Panel 4: New Trends and Legal Issues in Transnational Technology Investment (1.5 hours)
- James Zhu, Partner, Jun He Law Office (moderator) TBC
- Carol Lam, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Qualcomm Inc., “Joint Ventures in China and the Protection of Intellectual Property”
- Haibo Wang, Deputy Director, Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Electronic IP Center, “Legal Challenges of Chinese Companies Investing Overseas”
- Duane Valz, Senior Patent Counsel, Google Inc., “Patents and Competition Enforcement in Cross-Border Technology Transactions”
- Karen Wong, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, “New Trends of Chinese Investment in the U.S. – How To Strike a Win-Win Transaction“
- Haijun JIN, Director, IP Law Program, China Renmin University, “Trade Secrets Law and Innovation in China”
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5:00 PM
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Reception
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6:30 PM
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Dinner
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FRIDAY – OCTOBER 9, 2015
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8:00 AM
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Breakfast & Registration
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9:00 AM
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Panel 5: Specialized IP Courts (1.5 hours)
- Hon. Judge Matthew Clements, Lead Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board at United States Patent and Trademark Office, “State of the Board” (moderator)
- Yunchuan ZHOU, LLM Candidate ’16, UC Berkeley, Chinese IP Judge, “China’s IP Courts: Its Past, Present and Future”
- Prof. Jeffery Atik, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, “Substantive Law of Unitary Patents Before the EU’s Unified Patent Court”
- Dr. Sung-Mei Hsiung, High Court Judge, “Science in the Courtroom – Taiwan’s Perspective“
- Prof. Guangliang ZHANG, China Renmin University, “Intellectual Property Courts: Challenges & Expectations” (TBC)
- Dean Sanqiang QU, Law School of Beijing University of Technology, “The Reform of Chinese Intellectual Property Trial Mechanism”
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10:30 AM
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Panel 6: Cross-Border IP Enforcement (1.5 hours)
- Haifeng Huang, Partner, Jones Day, “Standard Essential Patents Enforcement Issues in China” (moderator)
- Mark Cohen, Senior Advisor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, “When IP Systems Collide – True Adventures in US-Chinese Judicial Interaction”
- Yide Ma, Vice Chairman, Chinese Intellectual Property Law Society, “Innovation and Chinese IP Legislation Reform”
- Prof. Marketa Trimble, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, “Enforcement on the Internet and Geoblocking”
- Song ZHU, Partner, WilmerHale LLP, “Internationalization of Patent Litigation”
- Meph Jia GUI, Partner, Global Law Office, “Special Considerations for Foreign Plaintiffs in Chinese IP Litigation”
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12:00 PM
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Closing Remarks
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12:30 PM
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Lunch
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