We are looking forward to welcome a stellar faculty of leading experts from the US, Europe, and Japan for the 13th Annual Waseda-Penn Global Patent Law Conference. See further information below.
Date: May 24, 2024 (Fri) 10:00-17:30 (Japan Time (UTC+9h))
Venue: Waseda University (campus map), Building 27, Ono Auditorium & Zoom
Languages: English & Japanese (simultaneous translation)
Co-hosts: RCLIP, Waseda University School of Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, University of Pennsylvania Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition
Conference Theme: Data, AI, and Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
Cost of Attendance: Free
Tentative Agenda:
09:30: Registration opens (for in-person attendees)
10:00: Opening Remarks: Prof. Tatsuhisa Tamura (Dean, Waseda University School of Law)
10:05 - 12:30: Part 1: Protection and Utilization of Data
Moderator: Prof. Masabumi Suzuki (Waseda University)
Panelists:
· Prof. Herbert Zech (Humboldt University Berlin)
· Prof. Christopher Yoo ((University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School)
· Hee-Eun Kim (Director of Competition Policy, Meta)
· Ms. Chizuru Suga (Director, Digital Economy Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, METI)
· Takafumi Ochiai (Head of the Policy Research Institute and Senior Partner, Atsumi & Sakai)
12:30 - 14:00: Lunch (free for in-person attendees on a first come first serve basis)
14:00 - 16:30: Part 2: Patent-Eligible Subject Matter & AI Inventions
Moderator: Prof. Christoph Rademacher (Waseda University)
Panelists
Hon. Kara Stoll (United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)
Prof. Polk Wagner (University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School)
Mr. Noritane Kikitsu (Deputy Director, Examination Standards Office, JPO)
Prof. Ichiro Nakayama (Hokkaido University Graduate School of Law)
Masayuki Sakai (Patent Attorney, Shobayashi International Patent & Trademark Office)
Closing Remarks: Misao Shimizu (Former IP High Court Chief Judge; Partner, Yanagida & Partners)
16:30 – 17:30 Reception (free for in-person attendees )
Registration Form