6th India Project
Intellectual Property Rights
Summit
CII
DIALOGUE WITH THE JUDICIARY AND DINNER RECEPTION / IP SUMMIT 2009DAY 1 / IP SUMMIT 2009
DAY 2 / DIALOGUE WITH INDIAN IP OWNERS ASSOCIATION AND DINNER RECEPTION / PROGRAM WITH THE INDIAN PATENT OFFICE
(OPTION 1) / CORPORATE LAW EVENT WITH INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
(OPTION 2)
22 Feb 09
2:00 PM – 9:00 PM / 23 Feb 09
9:30 AM – 6:00 PM / 24 Feb 09
9:30 AM – 3:30 PM / 24 Feb 09
4:00 PM – 9:30 PM / 25 Feb 09 / 25 Feb 09
New Delhi / New Delhi / New Delhi / New Delhi / New Delhi / New Delhi
We hope you will join us for the 2009 India Project IP Summit in New Delhi. You will be part of strengthening IP education in the world’s most populace democracy, India. The Indian experience and the new friends and professional colleagues you will make while in India will undoubtedly have a lasting and substantial impact on you.
Frederick M. Lawrence
Dean, The George Washington University Law School /
/ India is undergoing rapid change in the field of patent law, as well as in many other areas. I look forward to returning to India to share my observations on this process and to learn from Indians about the challenges they face and how they are addressing them.
Hon. Randall R. Rader
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
As the new Dean for Intellectual Property, I will play a large role in leading the delegation to India each year. I have already traveled to India in 2008 to conduct IP training programs and am looking forward to returning in 2009 with you on the 6th India Project delegation.
John Whealan
Associate Dean for Intellectual Property Law, The George Washington University Law School /
Since 2004, the George Washington University Law School in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the US India Business Council has hosted the IP Summit in India as part of its India Project. The annual event seeks to enhance education in the field of intellectual property (IP) law. Participants include leading academics, industry leaders, lawyers, judges and policymakers in the IP field from the U.S., Europe, India and other Asian countries.
From its inception, the IP Summit has attracted a stellar line-up of IP experts. The following judges and dignitaries from various countries have participated:
Hon. Randall R. Rader, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Sir Hugh Laddie, Chief Judge of the Patent Court of the U.K. (retired)
Hon. Dr. Meier-Beck, Patent Senate, German Federal Supreme Court
Hon. Dalia Dorner, Israeli Supreme Court (retired)
Hon. Barbara Rothstein, Director, U.S. Federal Judicial Center
Hon. Ronald Whyte, U.S. District Court, N.D. of California
Hon. Michael Fysh, Patent Judge, UK
Judge Ryoichi Mimura, Intellectual Property High Court of Japan
Judge Toshiaki Iimura, Intellectual Property High Court of Japan
Hon. Q. Todd Dickinson, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Dominic Keating, US IP Attaché for India
In addition, academics who have participated include: Dean Frederick Lawrence, Associate Dean Susan Karamanian and Professor Martin Adelman of the George Washington University Law School, Professor Katsuya Tamai of the University of Tokyo, Dr. Ananda Chakrabarty, University of Illinois, and Dr. Eliora Ron, Tel-Aviv University.
Leading IP specialists from industry have been active, including representatives from:
Acusphere, Inc., Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Caterpillar, Dr. Reddy’s, Eastman Chemical Company, Eli Lilly, Ford Motor Company, Fujitsu, Genetech, General Electric Company, H. Lundbeck A/S, Honeywell International Inc., Hughes Network Systems LLC, IBM Corporation, Intel Corporation, Intellectual Property Owners Association, Interpat, Ipal GmbH, IP Value Management, Kimberly Clark Corp., Mars Incorporated, Medtronic, Merck, Microsoft Corporation, Nektar Therapeutics, Novartis, Oracle Corporation, PhRMA, Ranbaxy, Rohm & Hass Co., Royal Philips Electronics, SAP AG, Seagate Technology Inc., Sharp USA, Siemens Information Systems Ltd., Symyx Technologies, Inc., U.S.-India Business Council, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Zydus Pharmaceuticals.
Lawyers from the following law firms have been active:
Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler, Becker Kurig Straus, Boehmert & Boehmert, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Harrison Goddard Foote, Hogan & Hartson, Ikubo & Katayama, Intellevate, Jones Day, King & Spalding, Lee & Hayes, Lowenstein Sandler PC, Lex Orbis, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Naren Thappeta, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, PC, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Plougmann & Vingtoft, Ropes & Gray LLP, Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, PC, Pharmaceutical Patent Attorneys, LLC, Steptoe & Johnson, LLC, Sughrue Mion, PLLC, Vision IPR and Welsh & Katz.
The 2008 India Project IP Summit was held in New Delhi and Chennai with the following events:
Mock Trial on IP, New Delhi
Indian Patent laws, Procedures and Recent Developments (IPO/CII Event in New Delhi)
Visits to DIPP and Delhi Patent Office and Company, New Delhi
Visits to Chennai Patent Office and IPAB
International Conclave on Intellectual Property for Judiciary & IP Practitioners, Chennai
The focus of these events was the following:
· The factors that influence the decision to outsource or transfer technology in light of the US and Indian laws
· Legal education in the US and joint programs between India and the GW Law School
· The differences between the US, EU and Indian Patent Laws with an emphasis on business method and new form of a known substance.
· Emerging issues of trademark and GI protection
· WIPO arbitration procedures, the agreement to arbitrate, and interim judicial measures
· Pros and cons of data protection
· Declaratory Judgment standards in the US and other patent regimes, and its impact on pharmaceutical companies
· Patent decisions, development and trends world wide
· Discussions on new demands of proof for remedies and the changes in litigation strategy
· Dealing with Indian IP laws - perspectives from India and abroad
· Review of patent decisions in 2007
· Comparison between the US, India and Japan on exhaustion of patent rights
The 2008 summit also received wide press coverage by India’s leading newspapers such The Hindu and The Economic Times
We invite you to be part of the GW India Project IP Summit 2009.
The George Washington University Law School India Project
Sixth Annual Intellectual Property & Corporate Law Delegation
New Delhi, India, 22-25 February 2009
Venue for events on February 22-24, 2009: India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, 110003 (http://indiahabitat.org/)
Sunday, Feb 22, 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM Dialogue with the Judiciary followed by dinner with members of the judiciary and local lawyers
Monday and Tuesday, Feb 23- 24: GW-CII-USPTO-USIBC IP Symposium
Day 1 – 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM Tentative Panels: (1) Copyright and the electronic marketplace; (2) Patentable subject matter in India and other patent regimes; (3) Prior art criteria for obviousness in India and other patent regimes; (4) Patent oppositions in India and other patent regimes; (5) Options for regulatory data protection in India and the Hatch Waxman scheme in the United States; (6) Compulsory licensing vs. injunctions
Day 2 – 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM Tentative Panels: (1) Discussion on the Bayh-Dole type legislation in India in light of U.S. and regimes experiences; (2) Public-private R&D partnerships; (3) Traditional knowledge and genetic resources; (4) Protection for geographical indications; (5) Madrid trademark protocol.
Tuesday, Feb 24, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Round-Table Discussion with the Indian IP Owners Association
Tentative Topics for Discussions: (1) Manual of Patent Examination in India and other patent regimes; (2) Utility Models: Suggested examination procedures for grant; (3) IP asset management strategies & freedom to operate analysis.
Tuesday, Feb 24, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM Reception and dinner with the Indian IP Owners Association
Wednesday, Feb 25, (Program 1) Program with the Indian Patent Office on Perspectives on Procedures for Prosecution of Patent Applications, Examination and Appeals – Venue TBD
Wednesday, Feb. 25, (Program 2) Corporate law event with Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (inaugural mock trial on insolvency issues) – Venue TBD
Confirmed Participants
Joining Dean Frederick Lawrence of GW Law will be Judge Randall R. Rader, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Judge Toshiaki Iimura, Tokyo IP High Court, Q. Todd Dickinson, Executive Director, AIPLA (former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office), Dominic Keating, US IP Attaché for India, Professor David Nimmer, UCLA, Distinguished Professor Ananada Chakarbarty (of Diamond v. Chakrabarty), University of Illinois, Susan Karamanian, John Whealan, Michael Ryan, and Martin Adelman of GW Law, and Raj S. Davé, Manager, India Project, GW Law.
We anticipate other participants will include 10-15 IP Counsels from US and foreign corporations.
U.S. Organizers
The George Washington University Law School
John WhealanAssociate Dean, Intellectual Property law
2000 H Street NW
E Building, 2nd Floor
Washington DC 20052
Phone: (202) 994 2195
Email: / Gauri Rasgotra
Director, India Studies Center
2000 H Street NW
E Building, 5th Floor
Washington DC 20052
Phone: (202) 994 5024
Email:
Susan Karamanian
Associate Dean, International and Comparative Legal Studies
2000 H Street NW
Washington DC 20052
Phone: (202) 994 1210
Email: / Michael P. Ryan
Director, Creative and Innovative Economy Center
2000 H Street NW
Washington DC 20052
Phone: (202) 994 2242
Email:
US India Business Council
Gregory E. Kalbaugh
Director and Counsel, Intellectual Property, Trade and Labor
U.S. India Business Council
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062-2000
Phone: (202) 463-5778
Email:
Indian Organizer
Confederation of Indian Industry
Anjan Das
Senior Director & Head
Technology, IPR & Technology Development Centers
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Plot No. 249-F, Sector - 18
Udyog Vihar, Phase - IV
Gurgaon - 122015 (Haryana), INDIA
Phone Direct: +91-124-4014075
Phone Board: +91-124-4014060-67
Fax: +91-124-4014057
Website: http://www.cii.in
Project Manager
Raj S. Davé, Ph.D.
Manager, India Project
The George Washington University Law School
Email:
Venue: Delhi, India/ February 22 - February 25, 2009
Registration Form
Name:Title:
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Name of the panel of the IP Symposium on which you would like to participate
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Spouse’s name (if the spouse will be joining the delegation):
The total number of delegates will be about 30.
Please send your completed registration to John Whealan, and Gauri Rasgotra, with copies to Sylvia Brown at .
Each delegate makes a donation of $5,000 to the GW Law School INDIA PROJECT. Please write the contribution check of $5,000 to “GW Law School” and mail it to Sylvia Brown, GW Law School, Office of Advancement, 2000 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052. Sylvia can be reached at or (202) 994-3853. Please write “INDIA PROJECT” on the check.
Spouses are welcome to join the delegation at no additional fee! Delegates and their spouses pay all travel, hotel, and any other costs they incur in participating in the IP Summit.
If you are not an Indian citizen, you will need a visa to enter India. Effective October 1, 2007, the Indian visa processing in the United States has been outsourced to Travisa Outsourcing Inc. whose link is as follows: https://indiavisa.travisaoutsourcing.com/homepage.
The venue for events on February 22-24, 2009: India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, 110003 (http://indiahabitat.org/).
The venues for the events on February 25, 2009, have not yet been finalized.
The recommended hotel is The Oberoi, New Delhi.
Address /Mr Rattan Keswani
General ManagerDr. Zakir Hussain Marg
New Delhi - 110003
India
Telephone / +91 11 2436 3030
Facsimile / +91 11 2436 0484
Website / http://www.oberoidelhi.com/
The distance between the India Habitat Center and The Oberoi, New Delhi, is about 2.6 km (1.6 miles).
Other hotels near the India Habitat Center are:
The Ambassador HotelMr Saleem Yousuff
General ManagerSujan Singh Park, Cornwallis Road
New Delhi - 110003
Ph : 011-24632600 / The Taj Mahal HotelMr Nigel Grocock
General ManagerNo. 1 Man Singh Road
New Delhi –110011
Ph : 011- 23026162 / The ClaridgesMr Rajiv Kaistha
General Manager12 Aurangazeb Road
New Delhi – 110011
Ph : 011- 2301021Please make your own hotel and air reservations. Attached find the reservation form for The Oberoi, New Delhi.
Hotel Reservation Form for The Oberoi, New Delhi
Pre-Registration Questionnaire
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1. Reservations would be confirmed subject to receiving credit card guarantee.
2. All reservations are subject to confirmation by the Hotel. Kindly return your completed booking form to us by 21st January 2009
3. Any cancellation/ amendment made after 21st January 2009 will incur a cancellation charge equivalent to one night’s accommodation. The prevailing taxes and the charges will be debited to your credit card
4. Cancellation/amendment made after 31st January 2009 will incur accommodation charges for the entire length of stay. The prevailing taxes and the charges will be debited to your credit card.
5. The Hotel check in and check out time is 12 noon.
The Special rates applicable to for this Wedding block only are as below.