intellectual property law programme 2009  
 
 
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Directors
Prof. Dr. Anselm Kamperman Sanders
Dr. Christopher Heath
Mr. Gonçalo Cabral

Coordinator
Beatrice Lam

     
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  The IP Law School      
 

The IP Law School is a unique initiative in Asia offering a taught programme in international Intellectual Property Law and its relevance for global, European and Asian economic development and innovation policy.

The IP Law School is extremely suited for trainee lawyers, Intellectual Property professionals with an economic or policy background, and master students in Intellectual Property wishing to enhance their skills at post-academic level.

Starting from the basics of the Paris and Berne conventions, the course covers the development of Intellectual Property Law all the way to the WTO TRIPS Agreement and the WIPO Copyright treaties. Attention is also devoted to regional arrangements, such as the European Patent Convention, and other new international and national initiatives. From a policy perspective free trade agreements and bilateral investment arrangements covering Intellectual Property, as well as ongoing negotiations in the area of protection of traditional knowledge will be covered.

Classes are offered in an intensive Socratic format in the course of one week by experts in the field. The main lecturers are professors Anselm Kamperman Sanders ( Maastricht University ) and Christopher Heath (Boards of Appeal, European Patent Office). Other distinguished lecturers may be invited for specific topics (please see schedule).

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 9th IP Seminar and the IP Master Classes.

Sponsored by Macao Fundation.

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  The IP Law 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.

In all, the IP Law School, the IP Seminar and the IP Master Classes form an attractive package. You can furthermore take the entire programme at a special rate, or select a combination of modules that suit your needs.

Material will be distributed before the course, and the participants are required to prepare the case studies beforehand. The actual cases on which the case studies are based will be distributed during the course.

The mock trials will be prepared in three groups: Plaintiffs, defendants and jury. The groups will be formed on the first day, and each group should then represent the plaintiff, defendant and jury in one of the three mock trials in order to appreciate the different functions.

Sponsored by Macao Fundation.

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  The IP Law Seminar      
 

Since 2000 the IEEM has been organizing every year a successful two-days seminar on Intellectual Property Law topics. In 2010 it will be the 11th seminar and the topic chosen is Leading IP Personalities and Institutions. A group of distinguished speakers will be invited to talk about persons and entities that shaped the IP landscape. The papers delivered by the speakers will be made available online. Upon registration you will receive the location and a password that provides access to these materials.

Past seminars have attracted to Macau some of the best experts in the field and the papers presented there have been published in book form by Kluwer and Hart.

Sponsored by Macao Fundation and EUBIP (EUROPEAN UNION BUSINESS INFO PROGRAMME).

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  The 6th IP Law School Programme      
 
15-19 June 2009
The 6th IEEM Intellectual Property Law School
Monday, 15 June
Macau Cultural Centre
9:15 - 10:45
Lecture: Introduction and IP History and Structure
11:15 - 12:45
Lecture: Introduction and IP History and Structure
14:00 - 15:30
Lecture: International IP treaties and their principles: National treatment, priority, jurisdiction and dispute settlement
15:45 - 17:00
Mock trial: Preparation for mock trials
Tuesday, 16 June
Macau Cultural Centre
 
9:15 - 10:45
Lecture: Principles of trade mark law
11:15 - 12:45
Lecture: Passing off and the protection of well-known marks
14:00 - 15:30
Case studies: Trade marks: confusion/dilution/passing off, three-dimensional marks
15:45 - 16:45
Mock trial: Opel
Wednesday, 17 June
Macau Cultural Centre
 
9:15 - 10:45
Lecture: E xhaustion of rights and parallel trade
11:15 - 12:45
Mock trial: Evason
Afternoon
Free time for study/mock trial preparation
20:00
Dinner
Thursday, 18 June
Macau Cultural Centre
 
9:15 - 10:45
Lecture: National and international copyright law
11:15 - 12:45
Lecture: Slavish imitation, copyright and works of applied art
14:00 - 15:30
Case studies: Digital Copyright
15:45 - 17:00
Mock Trial: Nokia
Friday, 19 June
Macau Cultural Centre
 
9:15 - 10:45
Lecture: National and international patent law - Basic Principles
11:15 - 12:45
Lecture: Patents: Monopolies, Rights and Limits
14:00 - 15:30
Case Studies: How to read patents; claims, descriptions, priority issues
15:45 - 17:00
Mock trial: Volvo
Weekend
Junk trip in Hong Kong

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  EUBIP sessions      
 
Monday, 22 June
Harcourt Room, Conrad Hotel, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Practical Solutions to IP Enforcement in Greater China, Asia and Europe
8:30-9:00
Registration and Coffee
9:15 - 9:30
Welcoming remarks: Johan Adler, Chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce and Dafydd Woodward, Project Manager for the China IPR SME Helpdesk
Morning
FOCUS ON PREVENTION : Hoping for the best, while planning for the worst
9:30-10:15

Session 1:

Protecting your intellectual property in China ? Why it is so important.

  • IP Strategy - the Four Pillars of IP Strategy
    • Legal Measures, Internal Company Measures, Technical Measures & Political Measure
  • Preventive Legal Measures as part of an overall IP Strategy
    • Registration of IP
    • Contract Management
    Speaker presentation + Q&A
    • Mr. Willi Vett, Head of IP, China, Beiten Burkhardt (Shanghai Office)
    • Dr. Christopher Heath, European Patent Office (moderator)
10:15-11:00

Session 2:

Developing an IP strategy in China – different issues for European and Hong Kong companies.

  • Trade secrets and confidentiality
  • Employment from IP perspective
  • Research and Development in China

Speaker presentation + Q&A

  • Ms. Catherine Zheng, Solicitor, Deacons
  • Prof. Peter K. Yu, Director, Intellectual Property Law Center, Drake University Law School, (moderator)
11:00-11:30
Coffee break
11:30-12:15

Session 3:

Using the Customs – Mainland China and Hong Kong – to protect your brand or product

  • Registration with customs
  • Goods in transit and re-exports
  • Practical coordination with customs in Greater China

Speaker presentation + Q&A

  • Mr. Willi Vett, Head of IPR, China, Beiten Burkhardt
  • Mr. Y.K. Tan, Assistant Commissioner (Intelligence & Investigation), Hong Kong Customs
  • Prof. A. Kamperman Sanders, Chair of European and International Intellectual Property Law, University of Maastricht (moderator)
12:30-14:00
Lunch
Afternoon
FOCUS ON ENFORCEMENT Making the best of a bad situation. All is not lost!
14:00-14:45

Session 4:

Effective enforcement (if it all goes wrong, what is your strategy?)

  • What is effective? Understanding the red tape
  • Protecting your brand and avoiding the pitfalls (products and services)
  • Protecting well-known marks – how to overcome the lack of protection against dilution in China

Speaker presentation + Q&A

  • Prof. Zhang Naigen, School of Law, Fudan Universtity, Shanghai
  • Dr. Christopher Heath, European Patent Office (moderator)
14:45-15:30

Session 5:

Enforcement strategies in China (practical tips and issues)

  • Protecting your copyright works and avoiding the pitfalls
  • Media and piracy
  • Fashion and design

Speaker presentation + Q&A

  • Prof. Peter Yu
  • Judge Zhang Zhipei, Former Chief Justice of the IPR Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court
  • Mr. Jared Margolis (Moderator)
15:30-16:00
Coffee break
16:00-17:00

Session 6:

Trade fares in Europe and Asia

  • Trade fares do’s and don’ts
  • The EU Enforcement Directive

Speaker presentation + Q&A

  • Giovanni Casucci, Casucci Studio Legale Law Firm, Milan, Italy
  • Dr. Christopher Heath, European Patent Office
  • Prof. Anselm Kamperman Sanders (moderator)
17:00-17:30
Final Q&A session

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Tuesday, 23 June
Macau Cultural Centre
Practical Solutions to IP Enforcement in Greater China, Asia and Europe
9:15 - 9:45
Registration and Coffee
9:45 - 10:00
Welcoming remarks: Dr. Jose Luis de Sales Marques, President of IEEM and Dafydd Woodward, Project Manager for the China IPR SME Helpdesk
Morning
FOCUS ON PREVENTION: Hoping for the best, while planning for the worst
10:00-10:45

Session 1:

Hot to protect your brand or product in Macau

  • Registration with customs
  • Goods in transit and re-exports
  • Practical coordination with customs in Greater China

Speaker presentation + Q&A

  • Carlos Duque Simões – DSL Lawyers, Macau
  • Gonçalo Cabral - Legal adviser to the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Macau (moderator)
11:45-11:15
Coffee break
11:15-12:30

Session 2:

A practical exercise on enforcement and parallel trade

  • Case example
  • Arguments on the case

Speaker presentation + Q&A

  • Dr. Christopher Heath, European Patent Office
  • Prof. Anselm Kamperman Sanders, Chair of European and International Intellectual Property Law, University of Maastricht
  • Giovanni Casucci, Casucci Studio Legale Law firm, Italy (moderator)
12:30-14:00
Lunch
Afternoon
FOCUS ON ENFORCEMENT Making the best of a bad situation. All is not lost!
14:00-14:45

Session 3:

Global enforcement - the EU Enforcement Directive and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

  • Overview of the Directive and its practical implications
  • The ACTA and its current status
  • Criminal enforcement

Speaker presentation + Q&A

  • Prof. Anselm Kamperman Sanders Chair of European and International Intellectual Property Law, University of Maastricht
  • Gregor Urbas
  • Giovanni Casucci, Casucci Studio Legale Law firm, Italy (moderator)
14:45-15:30

Session 4:

Border and Cross-Border Enforcement – regional and global strategies for IP enforcement

  • Recognitions of judgments and cross-border injunctions
  • Coordinating enforcement in multiple jurisdictions, practical issues
  • Discussion

Speaker presentation + Q&A

  • Giovanni Casucci, Casucci Studio Legale Law firm, Italy
  • Dr. Christopher Heath, European Patent Office (moderator)
15:30-16:00
Coffee break
16:00-17:00

Session 5:

Current and Future State of Patent Enforcement in Europe

  • Community patent system
  • Cross-border injunctions

Speaker presentation + Q&A

  • Dr. Christopher Heath, European Patent Office
  • Prof. Anselm Kamperman Sanders, Chair of European and International Intellectual Property Law, University of Maastricht (moderator)
17:00-17:30
Wrap up session

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  THE 6TH IEEM IP MASTER CLASSES PROGRAMME      
 
Wednesday 24 June
Macau Cultural Centre
Master Classes on Sector-specific IP issues
9:15 - 10:45
Intellectual Property Rights and Standards
11:15 - 12:45
IP Issues over Repairs, Recycle and Spare Parts
14:00 - 15:30
IP Issues involving the Pharmaceutical Industry
15:45 - 17:00
Mock Trial: Crazy Horses

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  The IEEM Intellectual Property Seminar Programme      
 

The programme for 2010 will be posted here soon.

The 10th IEEM Intellectual Property Seminar Programme

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  Requirements for Admission (IPLS and Master Classes only)      
 

The expected level of English proficiency either for the IPLS or Master Classes is the equivalent of a minimum of 6.0 on the IELTS/550 on the TOEFL.

IP Law School : Bachelor degree or above, preferably in law or economics. Work experience will also be considered. The number of participants is limited to 28 students for the IP Law School, with a cap of students per jurisdiction.

IP Master Classes: Master degree, comprising IP, commercial law or economic regulation. Participation in the IPLS and work experience will also be considered.

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  Fees (IPL School, IP Master Classes and IP Seminar)      
 

Fees:

  • IP Law School: MOP 4,800 or USD 600
  • IP Seminar: MOP 4,000 or USD 500
  • IP Law School + IP Master Classes + IP Seminar: MOP 10,000 or USD 1,250
  • IP Master Classes + IP Seminar: MOP 6,800 or USD 850
  • Each single IP Master Classes day: MOP 2,000 or USD 250
  • Each IP Seminar dinner: MOP 320 or USD 40

Early bird registration: Discount of MOP 600 or USD 75 for enrolment before 1 April 2009

Deadline and Cancellation Policy

Deadline for enrolment: 8 June 2009
Cancellation policy: 80% of fees paid for the IP Law School, Seminar or Master Classes will be refunded if cancellation occurs until 8 June 2009. Dinner fees are not refundable.

IEEM Academy Special

Enrolment in the IP Law School and/or the Master Classes entitles the registrant to a discount of MOP 1,600 or USD 200 off the fee for the IEEM Academy of International Trade Law 2009 (Investment + Trade Modules), normally priced at MOP 14,400 or USD 1,800.

How to pay :

Fees should be settled by remittance to the following bank account:  

Banco Comercial de Macau
Av. da Praia Grande, 572, Macau
Account n. 706450
Name of beneficiary: Instituto de Estudos Europeus de Macau
Swift code: CMACMOMX

Please specify “Fee for the IPS” and your name in the message column and send a copy of your remittance form to:

Instituto de Estudos Europeus de Macau
Calçada do Gaio, 6
Macau

Fax: +853 2835 6155

E-mail: beatrice@ieem.org.mo

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  Scholarships      
 

A very limited number of scholarships are available, especially for developing countries and territories. Scholarships are worth the value of the registration and tuition fees and are granted at the discretion of the IEEM. Candidates should apply in writing, justifying the reasons for the request and including information on their financial conditions, as well as any other information and documents that may be considered (recommendation letters, academic results, working experience, etc.).

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  enrolment forms      
 

Pre-enrolment form for the IP Law School & Master Classes
Enrolment form for the IP Law Seminar

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  Main Lecturers’ Curricula      
 

Anselm Kamperman Sanders
Born 1968, studied at the Universities of Tilburg, Rotterdam and Amsterdam between 1986 and 1992. Subsequently he worked at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies of Queen Mary, University of London , where he completed his PhD on harmonisation of unfair competition laws in 1995 as Marie Curie Fellow.
Presently Kamperman Sanders is Professor of European and International Intellectual Property Law at Maastricht University , The Netherlands. Further research, teaching and advisory affiliations comprise Queen Mary, University of London , the International Institute of Infonomics, the ETH in Zürich , Switzerland and the Institute of European Studies of Macao SAR, China . For the first period of 2003 he has been appointed adjunct professor in the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
He can be contacted at a.kampermansanders@pr.unimaas.nl

Christopher Heath
Member of the Boards of Appeal - European Patent Office
Born 16 April 1964.
Studies of law in Konstanz, the LSE London and Edinburgh between 1982 and 1989. Qualified as an attorney-at-law in Germany.
Between 1989 and 1992, DAAD scholarship for Japan and work in the law firm of Mori Sôgô, Tokyo.
Between 1992 and 2005, Head of East Asian Department, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law, Munich.
PhD, University of Salzburg, 2001.
More than 100 articles and 15 edited books on Japanese, Asian and international intellectual property, competition and antitrust law. Editor of the Max Planck Series on Asian Intellectual Property Law.
While at the Max Planck Institute, Christopher Heath has specialised on Asian intellectual property law and the interface between IP and competition. He has been guest professor at numerous universities and regularly lectures at Chuo Law School (Tokyo), at the MIPLC Master course in Munich and at the IEEM in Macao.
He can be contacted at cheath@epo.org

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  Protocol between the IEEM and the University of Maastricht      
 

Students have the option to receive credit, subject to university approval, for successful completion of the IEEM IP School and IEEM Academy of International Trade Law for admission to English Language LLM programmes at Maastricht University Faculty of Law, the Netherlands. For further information on applying for admission as a visiting student at Maastricht University Faculty of Law, please email to: masters@law.unimaas.nl. For general information on the Maastricht University Faculty of Law Master Programmes, please visit www.rechten.unimaas.nl

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  Hong Kong Law Society CPD points      
 

The IEEM will apply to the Hong Kong Law Society for accreditation for CPD purposes.

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  Further Enquiries      
 

Please contact Ms. Beatrice Lam
The Institute of European Studies of Macau
Address: Calçada do Gaio, No.6, Macau
Tel: +(853)28 354 326 Fax: +(853) 28 356 155

Email: beatrice@ieem.org.mo

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  publications      
 

Books
Intellectual Property in the Digital Age, Challenges for Asia
Industrial Property in the Bio-medical Age
New Frontiers of Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual Property and Free Trade Agreements

Publishers
www.hart.oxi.net
www.kluwerlaw.com

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