Serving the Global Intellectual Property Community

IPO Education Foundation

5th International Judges Conference on Intellectual Property Law
Monday - Tuesday, April 20-21, 2009
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Washington, DC

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Monday, April 20

LUNCHEON ADDRESS

Chief Judge Paul R. Michel
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Washington,DC

LITIGATION ISSUES

Moderators:
George Pappas
Covington & Burling LLP
Washington, DC

James Pooley
Morrison & Poerster, LLP
Palo Alto, CA
Paper: Judiciary in Multi-National Patent Litigation

Speakers:
Judge Joseph J. Farnan, Jr.
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Wilmington, DE

Judge Klaus Grabinski
District Court of Dusseldorf
Dusselfdorf, Germany
Slides: Evidence and Settlement in German and Cross-border Patent Infringement Litigation

Judge Toshiaki Iimura
IP High Court
Tokyo, Japan
Slides: Background Japan

Judge Robin Jacob
Royal Courts of Justice
London, United Kingdom 

DEVELOPING JUDICIAL ISSUES

Moderator: 
S. Sam Li
Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm
Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Paper: China Background

Speakers:
Judge Mukundakam Sharma
Supreme Court of India
New Delhi, India
Slides: India Background

Judge Liliane Roriz de Almeida
Federal Court of Appeals of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paper: Judicial Issues in Brazil
Paper: Brazil Background
Slides: Judicial Issues in Brazil

Judge Zhipei Jiang
Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (Retired)
Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Slides: China IP Development

Tuesday, April 21

LUNCHEON ADDRESS

Director General Francis Gurry
World Intellectual Property Organization
Geneva, Switzerland

TRANSNATIONAL ENFORCEMENT

Moderators:
Dianne B. Elderkin
Woodcock Washburn, LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Paper: Panel on Transnational Enforcement

Nigel Jones
Linklaters LLP
London, United Kingdom

Speakers:
Judge Dalveer Bhandari
Supreme Court of India
New Delhi, India
Paper: Indian Cases and Suggestions for Strengthening IP Rights

Judge Kathleen McDonald O’Malley
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Cleveland, OH

Judge Ra-Ok Woo
Korean Patent Court
Daejeon, South Korea

Judge Robert van Peursem
District Court The Hague
The Netherlands
Paper: Dutch Proceedings as Model for Relief in Patent Litigation
Discussion Questions

Answers: Questionnaire
Hypothetical Fact Situation
Reflections on Scenario

PATENTABLE SUBJECT MATTER

Moderators:
Michael B. Anastasio
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Menlo Park, CA

Michael Walker
DuPont
Wilmington, DC

Patentable Subject Matter:
Slides
Paper

Speakers:
Judge Roger T. Hughes
Federal Court
Ottawa, Canada
Paper: Canadian Perspective

Judge Randall R. Rader
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Washington, DC

Judge Adriana Rizzotto
Federal Court of Appeals of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paper: Patent Protection in Brazil
Slides: Brazilian Perspective

  Court Summaries


Fernandez Innovative Technologies, L.L.C. v. General Motors Corp.


Full Versions

2008-1533-01 Appellant Brief
2008-1533-02 Appellee Brief
2008-1533-03 Reply Brief
2008-1533-04 Joint Appendix One
2008-1533-05 Joint Appendix Two

Martek Biosciences Corp. v. Nutrinova, Inc., Nutrinova Nutrition Specialties & Food Ingredients

Full Versions

2008-1459-01 Appellant Brief
2008-1459-02 Cross Appellant Brief
2008-1459-03 Reply Brief
2008-1459-04 Joint Appendix One
2008-1459-05 Joint Appendix Two
2008-1459-06 Reply Brief Cross Appellant

 

 

 

Pressure Products Medical Supplies, Inc. v. Quan Emerteq Corp.


Full Versions

2008-1602-01 Appellant Brief
2008-1602-02 Appellee Brief
2008-1602-03 Reply Brief
2008-1602-04 Joint Appendix One
2008-1602-05 Joint Appendix Two