The International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI) is pleased to share the following presentations, given at the Seminar on Specialized Intellectual Property Courts at the Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) from 17-19 January 2012. You may view or download the presentations by clicking on the link associated with the presenter’s name.

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Seminar on Specialized Intellectual Property Rights Courts

Global Intellectual Property Academy
United States Patent and Trademark Office
600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia, United States 22314
17-19 January 2012

Day 1

Welcome Address
John Koeppen, Acting Director of the Global Intellectual Property Academy, United States Patent and Trademark Office
Bruce Lehman, President and Chairman, International Intellectual Property Institute

Keynote Speaker
David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Introduction to Specialized IPR Courts and the Study
Assoc. Prof. Rohazar Wati Zuallcobley, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam

What Characteristics Make a Specialized Judicial Regime the Right Fit for a Country?

Establishment of IP High Courts in 2005 under a National IP Strategy in Japan
Judge Mimura, former Judge on the Intellectual Property High Court, Japan, Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Question and Answer Session
Judge Mimura, former Judge on the Intellectual Property High Court, Japan, Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tunematsu Shinjiro Ono, former Deputy Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office, Partner, Yuasa and Hara

Effective International Intellectual Property Adjudication: The Andean Tribunal of Justice
Laurence Helfer, Harry R. Chadwick, Sr. Professor of Law, Co-Director, Center for International & Comparative Law, Duke University School of Law

The Benefits and Challenges of IP Enforcement and Specialized IPR Courts
Tshepo Shabangu, Partner, Spoor and Fisher, Fellow and council member, President of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law, Corporate Lawyers Association, and Licensing Executives Society
Jason Gull, Senior Counsel of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the U.S. Department of Justice
Luiz Henrique O. do Amaral, Dannemann, Siemsen, Bigler & Ipanema Moreira

The Role of Judicial Training Academies
Judge Michael Fysh, QC, SC, Former judge of the Patents County Court of England and Wales and Chair of the UK Copyright Tribunal
Judge Jeremy Fogel, Director of the Federal Judicial Center

Welcome Reception at the Organization of American States
17 Street & Constitution Ave NW Washington, District of Columbia 20006

Day 2

The Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in IP Litigation
Jamie Cooper and Tom Barton, California Western School of Law
Tshepo Shabangu, Partner, Spoor and Fisher, Fellow and council member, President of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law, Corporate Lawyers Association, and Licensing Executives Society

The Economic Impact of ADR
Kenneth Feinberg, Founder and Managing Partner, Feinberg Rozen, LLP

The Role of Judges and Court Appointed Experts with Technical Knowledge
Judge Mimura, former Judge on the Intellectual Property High Court, Japan, Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Shinjiro Ono, former Deputy Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office, Partner, Yuasa and Hara Ahmed Davis, Attorney, Fish & Richardson
Chryssoula Pentheroudakis, Lawyer, Legal Research Service of the Boards of Appeal, EPO
Judge Michael Fysh, QC, SC, Former judge of the Patents County Court of England and Wales and Chair of the UK Copyright Tribunal

Practical Considerations for the Courts
Judge Dennis Byron, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice

The Political Side of IP Enforcement
Robert W. Holleyman II, President and CEO of the Business Software Alliance
Marla Grossman, American Continental Group

Day 3

Pharmaceuticals: Data Exclusivity and the Role of the Courts
Mary Fernandez, Partner at Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández, Dominican Republic
Alex Koff, Partner, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, United States

The Economic Impact of IPR Enforcement
Kiyoshi I. Tsuru, Tsuru Morales Isla Abogados, SC, BSA representative
Alejandro Luna, attorney, Olivares & Cia
Judge Maria Anaya Dominguez, President of the Intellectual Property Chamber of the Federal Tax and Administrative Tribunal, Mexico

Administrative Adjudication of IP Cases
Jorge H. Amigo, Vice Chairman, IIPI, former Director of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
Judge Alfredo Salgado Loyo, Judge of the Second Superior Chamber of the Federal Tax and Administrative Tribunal, Mexico

Update on the Philippines’ Experience Establishing a Specialized Court

IP Stakeholders’ Perspectives on the Enforcement of IP Rights and the Need for IP Courts
Numeriano Rodriguez, General Counsel, Intellectual Property Coalition, Manila, Philippines

The Philippine Government’s Latest Response to Piracy and Counterfeiting
Andrew Ong, Deputy Director General at Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines

Update on the Philippines’ Experience Establishing a Specialized Court
Judge Reynaldo Bautista Daway, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Specialized IP Court Judge for Quezon City

Field Trip To Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Washington, District of Columbia 20439
Senior Judge Pauline Newman, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Closing Reception at Dolley Madison House
1520 H St NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20005

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