October 21 & 22, 1997
Marriott Metro Center, Washington, DC
Registration Fee: $1,095 (professional) $695 (academic/government)
members of Japan Information Access Project received reduced rates.
Discussion of the politics, policies, and practice of IPR, including
patents, copyright and trademarks, in Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Hong
Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, and Pacific=
Islands.
Supported by the US Patent and Trademark Office, Japan-US Friendship
Commission and American corporations and academic institutions.
Working Agenda, As of October 2, 1997
* indicates invited
>Tuesday, October 21
8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast, Marriott Metro Center
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome
8:45 - 9:30 Keynote: USPTO Acting Deputy Commissioner Lawrence Goffney,=
Jr.
9:30 - 9:45 Break =09
9:45 - 11:00 Changes in Japan's Patent Regime: How They Are Working
Reiko Aoki (SUNY, Stony Brook, University of Auckland, New Zealand) and
Toshiko=20
Takenaka (University of Washington, Seattle, School of Law)
Moderator: Lois Boland (Office of International & Legislative Affairs,=
USPTO)
=09
11:00 - 12:20 New and Unresolved U.S.-Japan IPR Issues
Ray Owens (Eastman Kodak), Kunizo Suzuki (Texas Instruments), Masanobu=
Katoh=20
(Fujistu) and Joseph Papovich (USTR, Services, Investment and Intellectual
Property)
Moderator: Gary Hamilton (Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld)
12:30 - 2:00 Luncheon Discussion of US International IPR Policy
Dorothy Robyn* (Special Assistant to the President for Economic
Policy, =09
National Economic Council, The White House), Joseph Papovich (USTR, =09
Services, Investment and Intellectual Property) and Geralyn Ritter,
(Assistant =09
General Counsel, USTR )
2:00 - 3:15 U.S. and European Policies Toward Asian IPR: Enforcement &
Persuasion
B=E9n=E9dicte Callan (Council on Foreign Relations), Sibylle Frucht=
(European =09
Commission), and Timothy Trainer (USPTO)
Moderator: Ira Shapiro (Collier, Shannon, Rill & Scott)
3:15 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:45 Japan's Leadership in Asia's Developing IPR Framework
Manoj Shrestha (Konan University, Kobe), Christopher Heath (Max Planck =09
Institute, Munich), and Ryosuke Kami (Japan Intellectual Property=
Association)
Moderator: Mindy Kotler (Japan Information Access Project)
=20
4:45 - 5:30 Researching Japanese and Asian IPR and Technologies
Takaharu Nakashima (MircoPatent) and Robert Cantrell (Derwent Information)=
=20
Moderator: Kathleen Dell'Orto (Foreign Patents, USPTO)
5:30 - 7:00 Reception, Special Guest, The Honorable Tom Foley* (Ambassador
Designate =09
to Japan)
>Wednesday, October 22
8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 Asia's New High Tech Competitors
Francis Narin (CHI Research) and William Boulton (Auburn University, World=
=09
Technology Evaluation Center)
Moderator: David Kahaner (Asian Technology Information Program)
9:30 - 9:45 Break
9:45 - 11:00 South Korea=20
Charles Donohoe (Samsung Electronics), Young Kim (Kim & Chang), and=20
Charles McManis (University of Washington, St. Louis)
Moderator: Grant Kim (Morrison & Foerster)
11:00 - 12:20 China
Stephanie Mitchell (IP Asia), Michael Schlesinger (Smith & Metalitz),
and Judge Lu Guoqiang (Shanghai High People's Court, Harvard Law School)
Moderator: Nicholas Lardy (The Brookings Institution)
12:30 - 2:00 The Honorable Stuart Eizenstat*, Under Secretary for
Economics, Business and =09
Agricultural Affairs
2:00 - 3:00 Taiwan
Paul Liu* (University of Washington, Seattle) and Andy Sun (George
Washington =09
University Law School)
Moderator: Mr. John Deng (Director, Economic Division, Tapei Economic and=
=09
Cultural Representative Office, TECRO)
3:00 - 3:20 Break
3:20 - 4:20 ASEAN & Hong Kong (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore,=
=09
Philippines, Brunei, Laos, Vietnam)=20
James Feinerman (Georgetown University Law Center) and Roby Arya Brata =09
(Indonesian Cabinet Secretariat)
Moderator: Kenneth Flamm (The Brookings Institution)
4:20 - 5:30 International Copyright Protection in Asia
Gregory Rutchik (Arts & Technology Group), Peter Fowler (USPTO), =20
Jonathan Band (Morrison & Foerster)George McCray* (IP Bureau, US Customs =
=09
Service)
Moderator: Douglas Meurs (Office of Intellectual Property, State=
Department)