© 2020 Business Way Forum
5th International Online Conference
PROTECTION OF
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROTECTION OF
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS
USA, Europe, China and Russia experience
1−2 October, Moscow
1−2 October, Moscow
Conference Program
1 October, Thursday
09:30 – 10:00
Case-study: Succession of Intellectual Property Rights: Practical Issues, On the Example of Copyright in a Work
Victoria Sedokova — Head of Department for Legal Support to foreign economic projects, Ural Mining Metallurgical Company, Russia
- Evidence issues in inheritance cases: the effect of the presumption of authorship in practice;
- Possible difficulties in proving authorship to handwritten texts and texts typed on a computer;
- Definition of authorship style. Is there a need of an expertise?
- Settlement of disputes with a notary: window of opportunity in appealing decisions;
- How to defend the rights and legitimate interests in dealings with notaries?
- Disposal of intellectual rights before the expiration of the 6-month period: what is the accession to the heirship.
10:00 – 10:30
Case-study: A share of the result of intellectual activity: is it possible to get a share and manage it?
Sergey Zuykov — Managing partner, Zuykov and partners
- Changes in legislation on shared ownership of IP;
- Management;
- Protection.
10:30 – 11:00
Case-study: Intellectual property issues in the context of M&A transactions:
Vera Zotova — Associate in the Intellectual Property and Information Technology practice, Borenius Attorneys, Russia
- Verification of intellectual property rights and related risks for the buyer;
- Structuring of M&A transactions in terms of transfer of intellectual property rights.
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 12:00
Case-study: Management of intangible assets in the holding company
Svetlana Dubrovina — Head of Intellectual Property Protection, ROUST, Russia
12:00 – 12:30
Case-study: Trademark protection: monitoring violations of exclusive rights
Yulia Kuznetsova — Head of Department, corporate property management Department, Corporate and legal Affairs Unit, MTS, Russia
12:30 – 13:00
Case-study: Contractual relations between the employer and employees creating intellectual property
Svetlana Malkova — Senior lawyer, MMK-PRAVO (MMK Group), Russia
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14:30
Case-study: Boundaries of intellectual property immunity in digital markets: will there still be competition?
Ekaterina Kalugina — Deputy General Director for legal Affairs, Double Data, Russia
14:30 – 15:00
Case-study: The interplay between cybercrime and -security and the impact on trade secrets
Ruben Roex — Partner, Timelex, Belgium
15:00 – 15:30
Case-study: Features of using cloud services and related legal risks
Alexandra Cherepanova — Corporate Counsel, Russia & CIS, Mediterranean and Eastern Europe, VM Ware, Russia
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee-break
16:00 – 16:30
Case-study: The practice of dealing with intellectual property infringers in app stores (using games as an example)
Egor Soudakov — Legal Counsel, Playrix, Russia
16:30 – 17:00
Case-study: IP Due Diligence
Anna Voytsekhovich — Patent Attorney, Director of Legal Risk Management Department, MTS, Russia
17:00 – 17:30
Case-study: SKY V SKYKICK: INTENT TO USE AND BAD FAITH Implications for Broad Descriptions of Wares and Services in Trademark Applications
Paul Jones — Barrister, Solicitor & Trade-mark Agent, Jones & Co., Canada
17:30 – 18:00
Case-study: The new Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office
Richard Bennett — Partner, Patent Attorney and LL.M., SSM Sandmair Patent Attorneys and Lawyer, Germany
18:00
End of the conference
2 October, Friday
Conference 1
IT solutions patenting, protection and defense:
Russian and foreign practice
Russian and foreign practice
10:00 – 10:30
Case-study: Strategies to protect innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. The possible and most valuable IP strategies to protect these innovations in the digital age
Bastian Best — German and European Patent Attorney, Counsel, Bardehle Pagenberg, Germany
10:30 – 11:00
Case-study: Development of a patent strategy for the life cycle of innovation. Identification of gaps in patent coverage, quality/quantity ratio in portfolio creation, preparation for attack and protection, management of the team within the company and by an external consultant to ensure that business objectives in obtaining and acquiring patents are achieved
Guojun Zhou — Director of Patents, Asia Pacific, Intel Corporation
11:00 – 11:30
Case-study: 5G and IoT patent applications. Recommendations for patent development; patent portfolio licensing strategies
Samuel Deschamps — Partner, IPSIDE, France
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee-break
12:00 – 12:30
Case-study: Copyright and artificial intelligence
Dr. Aleksandra Auleytner — Partner, Head of IP&TMT Practice, Domański Zakrzewski Palinka Sp.k., Poland
12:30 – 13:00
Case-study: Intellectual property protection in the Game Industry
Ksenia Bychkova — Head of legal Department, Mail.ru Group, Russia
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14:30
Case-study: AI applications in MedTech at the WIPO / EPO
- Patenting the individual MedTech business model;
- Examples of MedTech Cases at the EPO;
- Patenting AI MedTech — EPC requirements;
- Disclosure requirements;
- AI-MedTech and exclusion under Art 53 c EPC.
Dr. Christian Kirchner — Patentanwalt, Partner, Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann, Germany
14:30 – 15:00
Case-study: Duties and liability of online content-sharing service providers for use of protected content by their users, (Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market, Art. 17), first experience and developing practice in various European jurisdictions
Dr. Reinhard Oertli — Partner, LL.M., Meyerlustenberger Lachenal, Switzerland
15:00 – 15:30
Case-study: Professional innovation management & patent monetization strategies in the area of electronics
Dr. Ralph Nack — Partner, Noerr, Germany
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee-break
16:00 – 17:00
Workshop: Strategy of patenting innovations and IT solutions abroad: the choice of strategy, conditions, preparation for submission, advantages and disadvantages and much more
Bastian Best — German and European Patent Attorney, Counsel, Bardehle Pagenberg, Germany
Conference 2
Comprehensive protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights
10:00 – 10:30
Case-study: Functional solutions for combating counterfeit products
Roman Larshin — Lawyer, Zuykov and partners
10:30 – 11:00
Case-study: Different strategies for protecting inventions using all available forms of intellectual property (e.g. utility model patents, design patents, trademarks and copyrights), pros and cons of each
Mr. Hironobu Hattori — Partner, NAKAMURA & PARTNERS, Japan
11:00 – 11:30
Case-study: Brand protection strategies. The main points that a brand owner should keep in mind. The best practices in the global fight against counterfeiting.
Dmitriy Bobkov — IP Lawyer, Coca-Cola HBC, Russia
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee-break
12:00 – 12:30
Case-study: Detailed analysis of issues related to the protection of non-traditional marks, including color, audio, olfactory and three-dimensional trademarks
Aurelio Assenza — Partner, Maschietto Maggiore Besseghini, Italy
12:30 – 13:00
Case-study: IP protection online
Dr. Philipp Süss — Partner,
Reed Smith, Germany
Reed Smith, Germany
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14:30
Case-study: Legal and practical recommendations for the acquisition and protection of industrial design rights:
- Acquisition of the right as a means of protection or a way of competition struggle;
- Strategic use of industrial design rights;
- Examples of cases for protection strategies in different product segments.
Philipp Homann — LL.M. Senior Associate, Noerr, Spain
14:30 – 15:00
Case-study: Biotechnology patents and related issues
Ksenia Nasonova — Chief specialist, Patent attorney, SPbSRIVS, Russia
15:00 – 15:30
Case-study: Trademark Registrations in Bad Faith and How to Revoke Bad Faith Trademark Registrations in China
1. What is the legal definition of bad faith globally — the big word
a. The concept;
b. Judicial guidance — Goldhase case in 2009 decided by ECJ.
2. Bad Faith Trademark Registrations in China
a. Legislative evolution (from 1993 to 2019);
b. Judicial guidance on the circumstantial evidence and the inference of bad faith;
c. Case Studies and tips for foreign rights owners;
i. Article 32 regarding prior rights;
ii. Article 44.1 regarding improper means;
iii. Others
d. Post 2019 amendment of the PRC Trademark Act — predictions.
a. The concept;
b. Judicial guidance — Goldhase case in 2009 decided by ECJ.
2. Bad Faith Trademark Registrations in China
a. Legislative evolution (from 1993 to 2019);
b. Judicial guidance on the circumstantial evidence and the inference of bad faith;
c. Case Studies and tips for foreign rights owners;
i. Article 32 regarding prior rights;
ii. Article 44.1 regarding improper means;
iii. Others
d. Post 2019 amendment of the PRC Trademark Act — predictions.
Yixian Chen — Barrister & Solicitor, Jones & Co
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee-break
16:00 – 17:00
Workshop: Management of international trademark registrations. Maximize the efficiency of the Madrid System. Trademark registration and worldwide management
Ms. Debbie Roenning — Director, Madrid Legal Division, Madrid Registry, Brands and Designs Sector, WIPO
Tove Graulund — Principal, European Trademark & Design Attorney, Graulund Consulting, Denmark
Tove Graulund — Principal, European Trademark & Design Attorney, Graulund Consulting, Denmark
Conference Speakers
- Bastian BestGerman and European Patent Attorney, CounselBardehle Pagenberg, Germany
- Dr. Philipp SüssPartnerReed Smith, Germany
- Sergey ZuykovManaging partnerZuykov and partners, Russia
- Yixian ChenBarrister & SolicitorJones & Co., Canada
- Guojun ZhouDirector of Patents, Asia PacificIntel Corporation
- Aurelio AssenzaPartnerMaschietto Maggiore Besseghini, Italy
- Ruben RoexPartnerTimelex, Belgium
- Dr. Reinhard OertliPartner, LL.M.Meyerlustenberger Lachenal, Switzerland
- Paul JonesBarrister, Solicitor & Trade-mark AgentJones & Co., Canada
- Richard BennettPartner, Patent Attorney and LL.M.SSM Sandmair Patent Attorneys and Lawyer, Germany
- Dr. Ralph NackPartnerNoerr, Germany
- Samuel DeschampsPartnerIPSIDE, France
- Dr. Aleksandra AuleytnerPartner, Head of IP&TMT PracticeDomański Zakrzewski Palinka Sp.k., Poland
- Dr. Christian KirchnerPatentanwalt, PartnerWallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann, Germany
- Philipp HomannLL.M. Senior AssociateNoerr, Spain
- Mr. Hironobu HattoriPartnerNAKAMURA & PARTNERS, Japan
- Tove GraulundPrincipal, European Trademark & Design AttorneyGraulund Consulting, Denmark
- Dmitriy BobkovIP LawyerCoca-Cola HBC, Russia
- Victoria SedokovaHead of Department for Legal Support to foreign economic projectsUral Mining Metallurgical Company, Russia
- Vera ZotovaAssociate in the Intellectual Property and Information Technology practiceBorenius Attorneys Russia
- Ekaterina KaluginaDeputy General Director for legal AffairsDouble Data, Russia
- Yulia KuznetsovaHead of Department, corporate property management Department, Corporate and legal Affairs UnitMTS, Russia
- Svetlana MalkovaSenior lawyerMMK-PRAVO (MMK Group), Russia
- Alexandra CherepanovaCorporate Counsel, Russia & CIS, Mediterranean and Eastern EuropeVM Ware, Russia
- Ksenia NasonovaChief specialist, Patent attorneySPbSRIVS, Russia
- Egor SoudakovLegal CounselPlayrix, Russia
- Ksenia BychkovaHead of legal DepartmentMail.ru Group, Russia
- Roman LarshinLawyerZuykov and partners
- Svetlana DubrovinaHead of Intellectual Property ProtectionROUST, Russia
- Anna VoytsekhovichPatent Attorney, Director of Legal Risk Management DepartmentMTS, Russia
- Ms. Debbie RoenningDirector, Madrid Legal Division, Madrid Registry, Brands and Designs SectorWIPO
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