October
3-4, 2003
Fordham University
School of Law Auditorium
140 W. 62nd Street
New York, NY |
Program Schedule
Friday, October 3, 2003
8:00 a.m. - Registration and Coffee
8:30 - 8:40 a.m. - Opening Remarks
Prof. Hugh Hansen, Fordham University School of Law, New York,
NY
8:40 - 10:40 a.m.
U.K. Trial
Moderator: Michael N. Meller
Presiding: Mr. Justice Nicholas Pumfrey, U.K. High Court, London
Barristers:
For Plaintiff: Christopher Floyd, Q.C. of 11 South Square IP
Chambers, London
For Defendant: Giles Fernando, Q.C. of 11 South Square IP Chambers,
London
Solicitor: Kevin Mooney, Simmons & Simmons, London
U.K. Program
Manager: John Williamson, IP Counsel of PPG Industries, Pittsburgh,
PA. President, Intellectual Property Owners Association.
10:40 - 11:00 a.m. - Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
German Trial
Moderator: Michael N. Meller
Presiding: Judge Klaus Grabinski, District Court, Duesseldorf
For Plaintiff: Wolfgang von Meibom, Bird & Bird, Duesseldorf
For Defendant: Dr. Ludwig von Zumbusch, Preu Bohlig & Partner,
Munich German Program
Manager: Victor Siber, Clifford Chance U.S. LLP, New York, NY
1:00 - 2:15 p.m. - Lunch
Atrium, Fordham University School of Law
2:15 - 3:00 p.m. - Presentation: Managing International Litigation
for a U.S. Company
Speaker: Melvin C. Garner, Darby & Darby, New York, NY. President,
NYIPLA.
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. - AIPPI US Business Meeting
3:15 - 5:15 p.m.
Italian Trial
Moderator: Willard Jones
Presiding: Judge Gabriella Muscolo,
Civil Tribunal, Section 9a, Rome
Litigators:
For Plaintiff: Vincenzo Jandoli, Studio Franzosi, Dal Negro &
Partners, Milan
For Defendant: Mario Franzosi, Studio Franzosi, Dal Negro &
Partners, Milan, and Visiting Professor, University of Washington
Law School, Seattle
Patent Agent: Raimondo Coletti, Barzano & Zanardo, Milan
Italian Program
Manager: Michael J. Pantuliano, Clifford Chance U.S. LLP, New
York, NY
5:15 p.m. - Cocktail Reception
Co-sponsored by Fross, Zelnick, Lehrman & Zissu, PC and the
New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Saturday, October 4, 2003
8:00 a.m. - Registration and Coffee
8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Japanese Trial
Moderator: Michael N. Meller
Presiding: Chief Judge Kazuaki Yamashita and Judges Ryuichi Shitara
and Yasuhito Okinaka, Tokyo High Court, Tokyo
For Plaintiff: Eiji Katayama, Abe Ikubo & Katayama, Tokyo
For Defendant: Hirokazu Honda, Abe Ikubo & Katayama, Tokyo
Japanese Program
Manager: David J. Kappos, Assistant General Counsel of IP Law,
IBM Corp., Armonk, NY
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Chinese Trial
Moderator: Willard Jones
Presiding: Judge Xiuping Ou, No. 3 Civil Tribunal, Guangdong High
People's Court
For Plaintiff: Xiaoguang Cui, Beijing Sanyou Intellectual Property
Agency, Ltd., Beijing
For Defendant: Jay Sha, Jeekai Partners, Beijing
Chinese Program
Manager: Michael Walker, Chief IP Counsel, E.I. du Pont de Nemours
and Company, Wilmington, DE
1:00 p.m. - Closing Remarks
1:10 p.m. - Adjourn
General Information
Advance Registration: Deadline
for receipt of advance registration is Septem-ber 19, 2003. Payment
must accompany completed registration form.
Onsite Registration: Onsite
registration will be available at Fordham University School of Law,
Friday, October 3 beginning at 8:00 a.m. Onsite registrations must
include payment.
Registration Confirmation: Confirmations
will be sent in advance of the pro-gram for all registrations received
prior to September 19, 2003.
Cancellation Policy: Registrants
unable to attend the program will receive a re-fund less a $100
administrative fee if a written cancellation request is received
by September 19, 2003 either by e-mail at bmulling@frosszelnick.com,
or by fax at 212/813-5901, attn.: Ms. Bea Mullings. No refunds will
be granted after September 19, 2003. Substitutions are acceptable.
Food and Beverage: There will
be coffee service prior to the start of the pro-gram, and during
breaks. A luncheon is included in the registration fee. A hosted
cocktail reception will be held after the first day of the program.
Location and Lodging: The site
of the program is Fordham University School of Law, Auditorium,
140 W. 62nd St., (adjacent to Lincoln Center), New York, NY. No
sleeping rooms have been reserved for this meeting- individuals
are on their own to make reservations at the hotel of their choice.
Rates and booking information for nearby hotels can be found at
www.orbitz.com.
CLE Credit: CLE accreditation
has been requested for this program from every state with mandatory
continuing education requirements for lawyers. Please be aware that
each state has its own rules and regulations, including its definition
of "CLE". Check with your state agency for confirmation
of this program's approval. Attendees requesting credit for the
program must sign the attendance roster onsite at the program. New
York attorneys must sign in and sign out each time they enter or
leave the program room, and complete the special New York certificate
of atten-dance at the end of each program and have it signed by
ABA authorized personnel. For information on approved number of
credit hours, contact the ABA Center for CLE at 312/988-6217.
Program Organizers and Chairs:
Jack C. Goldstein, Law Offices of Jack Goldstein, Houston, TX.
President, AIPPI US Group.
Janet L. Hoffman, Fross, Zelnick, Lehrman & Zissu, PC, New
York, NY.
Meeting Co-Chair.
Marylee Jenkins, Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, PLLC,
New York, NY.
Second Vice President, NYIPLA. Meeting Co-Chair.
Willard Jones, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA.
Program Co-Chair and Moderator.
Michael N. Meller, Anderson, Kill & Olick, PC, New York,
NY.
General Program Organizer and Moderator.
Robert W. Sacoff, Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard &
Geraldson, Chicago, IL. Chair, ABA Section of Intellectual Property
Law
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