IP Dragon Will Blog About Two Conferences in Hong Kong About IPR in China, Hong Kong and Europe

4 and 5 September the IP & IT: Theory and Practice conference is organised by:

• Law and Technology Centre Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong (HKU)
• Dept of Computer Science, HKU
• School of Law, King's College London
• Faculty of Law, University of Zurich

Friday, 4 September

Panel I: Trademark Protection: Struggling Ahead.

Chair: Dr Zhao Yun, HKU

Welcome Professor Johannes Chan, SC, Dean, Faculty of Law, HKU

Protecting Brands in Europe - A Step too Far

Professor John Phillips, King's College London

Stay With Europe or Sever the Link - a Dilemma for Trademark Law in Hong Kong

Ms Alice Lee, HKU

Professor Michael Pendleton, CUHK; Emeritus Professor, Murdoch University (Australia)

Enforcement of IP Rights (Trademark) in the PRC

Ms Annie Tsoi, Partner, Deacons

Combating Counterfeit Products Online: Trademark Protection

Ms Vivian Wong, General Counsel, Asia Pacific, Chanel Ltd

Ms Pilar Woo, Senior Counsel - Intellectual Property, Chanel Ltd

Panel II: Challenges in Software Protection

Chair: Professor David Cheung, Head, Dept of Computer Science, HKU

IP Law and Software in Europe: the Struggle Continues

Dr Tanya Aplin, King's College London

Issues in Software Protection in Hong Kong

Dr Kevin Pun, HKU

Software Protection in WTO: Any Results at the End?

Professor Rolf H. Weber, University of Zurich

Software Copying and Adaption: A Case Study on Criminal Investigation

Dr KP Chow, HKU

Saturday, 5 September

Panel III: Policy, Strategy and Competition Practice

Chair: Dr Richard Wu, HKU

IP Strategy in China: from a Business Perspective

Dr Yahong Li, HKU

Competition Law Issues in Standard Setting Activities

Mr Thomas Cheng, HKU

IP as Tool of Competition Law

Professor Reto Hilty, University of Zurich; Director, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property

IP and Competition Law in Network Industries: A Practitioner's View

Mr Marc Waha, Partner in International and European Anti-Trust Practice, Norton Rose (Hong Kong)

Council Chamber, 8/F Meng Wah Complex, HKU

You can register online here. Email Ms Leung at fkleung@hku.hk to reserve a place.

Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 September there is another interesting conference 'Asia-Pacific IP Forum' in Kowloon, see here and the programme here.

Hope to you see you there.

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New Blogroll Category: IP in China Conference Agenda

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8th Annual IEEM IP Seminar in Macau

Professor Anselm Kamperman Sanders of the Maastricht University, the Netherlands, informed me about The International Intellectual Property Law and Pharmaceuticals conference organised by Dr. Christopher Heath, Member of the Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office (EPO) and himself. It will be the 8th Annual IP Seminar to be organised at the Instituto de Estudos Europeus de Macau (IEEM) from June 25 through 26 2007.

The agenda of the full programme is:
4th IEEM IP Law School June, 18-22 2007;
8th IEEM IP Seminar June, 25-26, 2007;
4th IEEM IP Master classes June, 27-29, 2007.

About this programme:

"Classes are offered in an intensive Socratic format in the course of one week by experts in the field Dr. Christopher Heath, of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office, Prof. Anselm Kamperman Sanders, of Maastricht University, and local guest speakers who offer a Chinese perspective on Intellectual Property Law.

"This challenging programme also expects students to jointly prepare and argue several moot cases in a friendly, yet competitive atmosphere, providing a unique insight in the way in which participants from various jurisdictions approach international and domestic legal problems.
The IP Law School offers an excellent opportunity to prepare or refresh one’s knowledge before the 8th Annual IP Seminar and the subsequent IP Master Classes.

"IP Master Classes offer the opportunity to learn from an expert in a particular sub-discipline of Intellectual Property Law. Whereas the IP Master Classes follow the same Socratic format of the IP Law School, including the opportunity to argue mock trials, they are much more topical and are taught jointly by the regular IP Law School team and other expert speakers from the IP Seminar. This means that IP Master Classes form a seamless companion programme to the annual Intellectual Property Seminar."

See more here.

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