IIPRP
CSIR

 INSTITUTE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RESEARCH & PRACTICE
 (An Independent Organisation for the Promotion and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights World Wide)

&  
       
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

Organises

International Seminar

On "International Enactments and Practices on Intellectual Property Rights"

On : 15th-17th December 2003

 AT :HOTEL LE MERIDIEN, NEW DELHI - 110 001


About the Institute

The Institute of Intellectual Property Research and Practice was registered as a society in 1995, as a consequence to an agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights 'TRIPS' as part of WTO agreement signed in December 1994, primarily to provide industrial training and education in the field of intellectual property rights, their practices and legal enforcement in international scenario.

Intellectual property being intangible in nature is more fragile and needs international protection and commercialization in global economy. At the same time intellectual property circulates in the globe with greater ease since the arrival of digital network. In order to provide information and update international status on intellectual property, the Institute has been regularly holding international seminars as one of its focused activity, on its own or in collaboration with various Government and international agencies, such as Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) Ministry of Science and Technology, National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Export-Import Bank of India among others on an ongoing basis.

International seminars are organized with the sole objective to educate and sensitize the Indian industry with international happenings in intellectual property, to enable them to form long-term strategy and be pro-active in protection and commercialisation of their intellectual property rights, in new world order.

The institute also provides a platform and medium to exploit the intellectual assets to the maximum and hone the intellectual skills in the field of IPR in India. In this direction the Institute has established a valuation center which undertakes valuation of intellectual capital and an IPR audit Cell. The audit cell studies and advises on all aspects of such rights as for example, what rights belong to a corporation, whether the corporation is adequately protecting its intellectual property rights, is the mode of protection correct and adequate, is the owner's portfolio properly maintained and commercialised, is there any risk of infringing third party rights and like subjects, in order to make IPR as low investment growth mantra and mange IPR-Risk. The Institute also provides assistance in transfer of technology, licensing, remittance, verification of royalties and license fee to foreign countries and many more cognate and allied subjects.

The Institute has a centrally air-conditioned and well laid out premises. It has well furnished and equipped library holding about 3000 books on intellectual property itself, conference rooms, research center, self study center, record room, dinning hall and recreation room and all facilities are directed towards the goal of learning the benefits of intellectual property research and practice.

About the CSIR

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, CSIR, in short, is a nationwide R & D platform comprising 38 laboratories and 50 outreach centers spanning diverse disciplines and industrial sectors. The multi-disciplinary and multi-locational organisation is today a vibrant, performance driven, customer oriented set-up, manned by around 5200 scientists of which over 3000 are Ph.Ds. It contributes to nearly 64% of the US patents granted to all Indians, straddles the position of the highest PCT patent filer amongst all developing countries, besides spearheading the movement for recognition and acceptance of “Traditional Knowledge” in the international patent search. CSIR has many global S & T firsts to its credit and is now assisting select Indian industry to capture global leadership position, in niche areas, based on technology advantage.

About the Seminar

Intellectual Property Profile is consistently been judged as the international bench mark, as intellectual property is no more a national subject and is primarily regulated by TRIPS Agreement. The scenario of IP enforcement and protection in India is extremely encouraging; there is an upsurge in awareness, recognition, understanding and appreciation of developments in this field and the Indian Business community is appropriately pro-active to the changes that are taking place, in order to remain competitive in the international market. The understanding of international scenario provides for pro-active IPR-risk management approach and makes IPR as low investment growth factor.

The Institute has played a crucial role in its promotion as it has consistently held international seminars for the last many years. In these seminars we have invited highly qualified speakers of international repute, from Intellectual Property Firms and from the Foreign Govt. Agencies to apprise and communicate the current happening in their countries. This is done with the intentions of exposing the local Industry to the World's current practices on IPR, in order to equip ourself and to plan our strategies accordingly. In this direction the Institute has planned another international seminar wherein we have brought together a team of experts, who shall focus on:

HOW THE SEMINAR IS UNIQUE

The organiser is providing the delegates a unique opportunity to closely interact with the world's best renowned IPR Experts, who are joining from different establishments of repute like, Judge Patent County Court, London, U. K., Advisor Hetrocyclic Chemistry with the European Patent Office, and Patent Attorney of leading IPR firms such as Ladas & Parry (USA) Sughrue Mion PLLC, (USA) Denton Wilde Sapte (UK) and Nakamura & Partners (Japan)

One of the major benefits of joining the seminar is to immediately update with the current information on international scenario. The organiser shall also organise an informal gathering over cocktail-cum-dinner for delegates to facilitate closer interaction with the faculty for better understanding of issues, and to seek focused professional advice, which can go a long way in development and protection of corporate intellectual property

Who should attend

Representative from the Government, Industry, R & D Institute, Law firms, I P Professionals and Academicians.

ABOUT THE FACULTY

Prof. Michael Fysh, Barrister-at-law, Judge Patents County Court, London, U.K Mr. Fysh has practiced in the field of intellectual property for more than forty years at various international courts. He was also enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and has argued cases in the Supreme Court and a number of high courts in India. Before taking over as Judge Patent County Court London in 2001 he was Queens Counsel for many years at U.K.

Dr. Leander A. Feiler: Dr. Feiler is international consultant with focus on patent procedure and protection at Europe. Before his present assignment he was working as an Adviser Hetrocyclic Chemistry with the European Patent Office (EPO), Munich for many years. Besides he had after 25 years of experience as patent examiner at the German Patent Office and European Patent Office earlier. He studied Zoology and Chemistry at the University of Munich and did graduation in organic Chemistry, Physics, and Genetics and also underwent studies in intellectual property. 

Mr. John Richards: Mr. Richards after obtaining his post graduate degree in Natural Science with specialization in Chemistry from Cambridge University and Law degree from University of London, has been practicing as a patent attorney for the past 40 years. He is a partner with the multinational law firm Ladas & Parry. He is a member of the New York Bar and American Bar Association and European and UK Patent Attorney.

Dr. John Inge : Mr. Inge is a Senior Partner in Sughrue Mion PLLC, based in USA and is presently looking after Tokyo Office. Dr. John Inge has more than thirty years of combined experience in Patent Law and Electrical Engineering. Dr. John Inge's technical expertise includes Semi Conductor Devices, Communication System, Computer and Associated Systems, Consumer Electronics and Plastic Molding Technology. His practice includes Patentability, Validity and Infringement opinion, Patent application preparation and prosecution, litigation and interferences. 

Mr. R. K. Gupta: Mr. Gupta heads the Intellectual Property Management Division of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research. He has more than 20 years of experience in International patent filing of CSIR inventions. He has received specialized training in international patent examination, administration of Industrial Property and IP management at European, Japanese and Swedish Patent Offices, USPTO and at WIPO. He has published more than 20 research papers on the operation of IP laws and management of intellectual property in various national and international journals. He has lectured widely at various for a nationally and internationally. He is also, presently, engaged on research in the area of Innovation Management.

Mr. Alan Williams: Mr. Williams is a Senior Partner in Denton Wilde Sapte, a member of the Denton International Group of Law Firms, having 34 Offices in 23 jurisdictions around the world. Alan Williams is practicing in the field of Intellectual Property for the last about 40 years with specialisation on defamation, Media and Entertainment in the digital world.

Mr. Atsushi Hakoda : Mr. Hakoda is the leading Patent Attorney since 1979 with focus on chemical, biotechnology, petrochemical and detergent fields. He is senior partner of Nakamura & Partner, Japan. He is also a member of AIPPI and APAA. Mr. Hakoda is the author of a book entitled “How to Draft Specifications and Drawings in Various Technical Fields”.

Dr. Rer. Nat. Christoph Schon : Dr. Schon passed his examination in chemistry in 1989 with specialization in organic chemistry, pharmacology and biochemistry. While doing his Doctor's degree, he completed studies in business administration and management at the Technical University of Munich. He has been working as a patent attorney since 1995. He is specializes in patent matters in the fields of biochemistry, genetic engineering and trademark matters. He is a partner of Henkel, Feiler & Hanzel, Munich 

Mr. Amar Raj Lall : Mr. Lall did his BSc. (Banking) from London School of Economics and Masters in Economics from Punjab University. He is Barrister-at-Law and has been researching, writing and speaking on intellectual property matters in diverse forums in the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom and ofcourse India for the last 50 years. He is practicing in the Supreme Court of India. He is the Senior founder Partner of Lall Lahiri & Salhotra, a leading intellectual property firm in India. He is the life President of Institute of Intellectual Property Research and Practice.

REGISTRATION FORM

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Delegation fee Rs. 7,500/-. (Seven thousand five hundred) Enclosed is Cheque/draft No............for Rs. 7500/- dated...... in favour of "Institute of Intellectual Property Research & Practice". Payable at New Delhi


Signature

Please mail the completed form along with your payment to:
Mr. Amar Raj Lall,
President
Institute of Intellectual Property Research and Practice
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(Haryana), India
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TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

15TH DECEMBER 2003 AT NEW DELHI
0900 Onwards Registration
0930-1000 Inaugural Session
1000-1030 Tea break
Technical Session - I
Talk by Dr. Leander A. Feiler

1030-1300 The criteria of inventive step and general examination procedure at EPO.
Question Answer

1300-1400 Lunch break
Technical Session - II
Mr. Atsushi Hakoda

1400-1545 Recent development in chemical and Biotech Practices in USA and Japan.
Question Answer
1545-1600 Tea-Break
Technical Session - III
Prof. Michael Fysh,

1600-1730 Ethical issues in Patent law and international Patent Prosecution
Question Answer

16th DECEMBER 2003 at New Delhi
Technical Session - IV
Mr. John Richards

0930-1100 issues Trends of International growth of pharmaceutical Industry and its commercialisation.
Question Answer
1100-1130 Tea break

Technical Session - V
Dr. Leander A. Feiler

1130-1300 Issues of clarity, support by disclosure, breadth of the claims - organic chemistry, pharmacology and Biochemistry.
Question Answer
1300-1400 Lunch break

Technical Session VI
Dr. John Inge

1400-1530 Patenting of Engineering inventions, software and business method, and their scope of protection in USA and Japan.
Question Answer
1530-1600 Tea/Coffee

Technical Session VII
Mr. Amar Raj Lall

1600-1715 Protection of trademark and present business ethics on infringement and litigation.

17th DECEMBER 2003 at New Delhi

Technical Session - VIII
Mr. Atsushi Hakoda

0930-1100 Interpreting chemical and Biotech Patent claims
Question Answer
1100-1130 Tea break

Technical Session - IX
Mr. John Richards

1130-1300 Patenting of Biotechnology and pharmaceutical Chemistry inventions under USPTO - Do's and Dont's.
Question Answer
1300-1400 Lunch break

Technical Session X
Dr. John Inge

1400-1530 Doctrine of equivalent after Festo and its current implications
Question Answer
1530-1600 Tea/Coffee

Technical Session XI
Mr. Alan Williams

1600-1715 Where copyright is going in digital world;is it the right medium for protection of digital material?.
1715-1730 Valedictory Session