April 9, 2021

Moderator:
Brian Cordery
Bristows LLP, London
 
Speakers:
Paul R. Michel
Former Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, D.C.
Limiting Injunctions Destroys Voluntary Licensing Incentives, Devalues IP Rights, and Overburdens Ill-Informed Courts
 
Ma...

April 9, 2021

Moderator:
Kenneth R. Adamo
Law Office of KRAdamo, Chicago
 
Speakers:
George E. Badenoch
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, New York
Discretionary Denial of Inter Partes Review
 
Patricia Martone
NYU Law Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy, New York
Has the AIA Finally Hit the...

April 9, 2021

Moderator: Myles Jelf
Bristows LLP, London
 
Speakers:
Simon Holzer
Meyerlustenberger Lachenal AG, Zurich
The Limitation of Patents by the Patentee in Patent Infringement Proceedings
 
Marjan Noor
Allen & Overy LLP, London
Use of Divisionals to Stifle Competition? UK Patent C...

April 9, 2021

Moderator:
Cordula Schumacher
ARNOLD RUESS, Düsseldorf
 
Panelists:
David Por
Allen & Overy, Paris

Steven Geiszler
Huawei Technologies, USA, Inc., Plano

Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan
Bird & Bird, Paris

Panelists:
Milan Kristof
Court of Justice for the European Union, Luxembou...

April 9, 2021

Moderator:
Lauri Rechardt
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), London
 
Speakers:
Maria Strong
U.S. Copyright Office, Washington, D.C.
Five on 512
 
Abigail A. Rives
Engine, Washington, D.C.
Startup Perspective on DMCA 512

Speakers:
Ursula Feindor-Schm...

April 9, 2021

Moderator:
Marshall Leaffer
Maurer School of Law, University of Indiana, Bloomington
 
Speakers:
Marshall Leaffer
Maurer School of Law, University of Indiana, Bloomington
Recent U.S. Trademark Law Developments
 
Joshua L. Simmons
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York
Dancing with Roge...

April 9, 2021

Moderator:
Daryl Lim
UIC John Marshall Law School, Chicago
 
Panelists:
Damien Geradin
Geradin Partners, Brussels
William E. Kovacic
The George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.

Panelists:
Thomas B. Nachbar
University of Virginia, School of Law, Charlottesville
...

April 9, 2021

Moderator:
Mitch Glazier
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Washington, D.C
 
Speakers:
Judith Finell
Judith Finell MusicServices Inc., New York and Los Angeles
Blurred Lines, Led Zeppelin, and Katy Perry Decisions from a Musicologist Perspective
 
William F. Patry
...

April 9, 2021

Moderator:
Stevan D. Mitchell
Office of Standards and Intellectual Property (OSIP), International Trade Administration, Washington, D.C.
 
Speakers:
Klaus Grabinski
Federal Court of Justice, Karlsruhe
How the Pandemic Has Affected Patent Litigation at the Bundesgerichtshof and What...

April 9, 2021

Moderator:
Jan-Diederik Lindemans
Crowell & Moring LLP, Brussels
Speakers:
Richard Arnold
UK Court of Appeal, London
Trade Secrets and Conflicts of Laws under the Trade Secrets Directive
 
Courtney Cox
Fordham University School of Law, New York
Deceptive Precautions

Panelists...

April 9, 2021

Moderator:
Mark Cohen
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley
 
Speakers:
Elaine Wu
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria
New Developments at China’s National IP Administration Regarding Patent Subsidies and Abnormal Patent Applications
 
He Jing
Gen Law ...

April 9, 2021

Moderator:
John Richards
Ladas & Parry LLP, New York

Speakers
Robin Jacob
Lord Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal, London (retired); Faculty of Laws, University College London, London
New Uses for Old Medicines: How to Incentivise Research
 
Christopher Floyd
Lord Jus...

April 8, 2021

Moderator:
Magdalena Berger
Curi Platz LLP, New York
 
Speakers:
Etienne Sanz de Acedo
International Trademark Association (INTA), New York
The Pandemic and Trademarks: Challenges and Opportunities
 
Gordon Humphreys
European Intellectual Property Office, Alicante
Getting Real: ...

April 8, 2021

Moderator:James Nurton
IP Writer/Editor, London
 
Speakers:
James Nurton
IP Writer/Editor, London
EU Trademark Law and The Rise of The General Court
 
Tobias Timmann
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Düsseldorf 
The F Word and Goethe: Freedom of Expression in EU Trademark Law

S...

April 8, 2021

Moderator:
David O. Carson
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria
 
Speakers:
Ralph Oman
The George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C
State Immunity from Monetary Damages for Copyright Infringement: Is the 14th Amendment Poised to Outflank the 11thAmendment ...

April 8, 2021

Session 4B: Trademark Applications and Enforcement in Bad Faith: Developments in the Courts and Legislature

Moderator:
Sven Schonhofen
Reed Smith LLP, Munich

Speakers:
Alexander Tsoutsanis
DLA Piper Nederland N.V., Amsterdam
Skykick and Beyond
 
Magdalena Berger
Curi Platz LL...

April 8, 2021

Moderator:
Ron Lazebnik
Fordham University School of Law, New York

Speakers:
Umair Kazi
The Authors Guild, New York
Stealing from Peter to Lend to Paul: How the Internet Archive Used the Pandemic to Encroach on Authors' Rights
 
Sepehr Shahshahani
Fordham University School of L...

April 9, 2021

Moderator:
Michael S. Shapiro
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria
 
Speakers:
Heli Pihlajamaa
European Patent Office (EPO), Munich
Patent Law and AI – Out of the Black Box
 
Janet Freilich
Fordham University School of Law, New York
Using Technology to Find Patents

Carlo S...

Moderator:
Hugh C. Hansen
Fordham University School of Law, New York

Panelists:
Richard Arnold
UK Court of Appeal, London

Annabelle Bennett
Former Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, Sydney; Bond University, Robina, Queensland

Colin Birss
UK Court of Appeal, London

Stephen Burley
Federa...

April 8, 2021

Moderator:
Ted Shapiro
Wiggin LLP, Brussels

Speakers:
Eleonora Rosati
Stockholm University, Stockholm
An Overview of the Digital Single Market Directive 2 Years On: What Lies Ahead for EU Copyright Law
 
Jan Bernd Nordemann
Nordemann, Berlin
Author Remuneration in Copyright –...

Moderator:
Martin J. Adelman
The George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.

Speakers:
Dimitrios T. Drivas
White & Case LLP, New York
U.S. Patent Developments Overview

Panelists:
Nicholas P. Groombridge
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York

Adam Moss...

April 8, 2021

Moderator:
Penny Gilbert
Powell Gilbert LLP, London

Speakers:
Joshua D. Sarnoff
DePaul University College of Law, Chicago
TRIPS Waiver: Needed but Not Nearly Enough!
 
John Todaro
Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey
The Role of IP Rights in the Development and Producti...

April 8, 2021

Moderator:
Adam Mossoff
Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, Arlington

Speakers:
John B. Pegram
Fish & Richardson, P.C., New York
Let’s Seek a Better § 101

David J. Kappos
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York
The Long Road to Section 101 Reform — Prospe...

April 8, 2021

Moderator:
Hugh C. Hansen
Fordham University School of Law, New York

Speakers:
Kathleen M. O’Malley
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, D.C.
Will Cross-Border Injunctions and Worldwide Licensing Rates Interfere with Efforts to Harmonize the International Pa...

April 8, 2021

Moderator:
Hugh C. Hansen
Fordham University School of Law, New York

Speakers:
Daren Tang
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva
The Pandemic and Beyond: What Lies Ahead for the Global IP Ecosystem

António Campinos
European Patent Office (EPO), Munich
The Role...