SESSION 1: PATENT LAW

1A. PATENTS & AI

• Prof. Roya Ghafele, Brunel University London, Oxford University, London, Why Value IP

1B. DOCTRINE OF EQUIVALENTS

• Ken Adamo, Law Office of KRAdamo, Chicago, Doctrine of Equivalents Facing Tighter Defenses: Prosecution History Estoppel, Vitiation and Federal Circuit VLSI Cabining-In
• Annsley Merelle Ward, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London, Overdone or Underbaked – Why the Doctrine of Equivalence has been a Victim of Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen and What to do About it. (Part A)
• Koen Bijvank, Brinkhof, Amsterdam, Overdone or Underbaked – Why the Doctrine of Equivalence has been a Victim of Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen and What to do About it. (Part B)
• Aloys Hutterman, Michalski, Hüttermann & Partner, Düsseldorf, Equivalence at the UPC

1C. US PATENT DEVELOPMENTS

• Patricia Martone, NYU Law Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy, New York, The Sudden Push to Weaken Design Patents

SESSION 2: COPYRIGHT LAW

2A. E.U. COPYRIGHT DEVELOPMENTS 

• Trevor Cook, Bird & Bird LLP, London, Interplay of Subject-Matter Specific and General Legislation on Copyright Protection in the European Union 
• Eleonora Rosati, Stockolm University, Stockholm, The E.U. Press Publishers’ Right: (Too) Much Ado About Nothing?
• Thomas Koch, German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof), Karlsruhe, Under What Circumstances can Works of Applied Art be Protected by Copyright Under E.U. Law?

2B. A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF 3D DESIGNS 

• David Stone, Allen & Overy LLP, London, UK Law on Protection of 3D Designs in Light of the WaterRower Case. 
• Laura Fresco, HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER, Amsterdam, E.U. Perspective on Protection of 3D Designs. 
• Joel Schmidt, Cowan Liebowitz & Latman, PC, New York, Copyright Protection for 3D Designs in the U.S.

2C. COPYRIGHT POTPOURRI

• Nicholas Bartelt, U.S. Copyright Office, Washington D.C., The Right to Repair: Section 1201 Exemptions & Legislation
• Justin Hughes, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Shifting or Thickening Copyright Protection for Musical Works

SESSION 3: TRADEMARK LAW

3A. EU TRADEMARK LAW UPDATE 

• Richard Arnold, UK Court of Appeal, London, UK Departs from CJEU Case Law for the First Time
• Gordon Humphreys, European Intellectual Property Office, Alicante, Recognizing Artisans: First Thoughts on Europe’s Latest Addition to the Geographical Indication (GI) Family
• James Nurton, IP Writer/Editor, London, How Green is Your Trademark?

3B. TRADEMARK LAW AROUND THE GLOBE

• Jenny Simmons, International Trademark Association, Alexandria, Quebec’s Bill 96 Impact on Trademark Law Protection in Canada
• Thies Bösling, boesling IP, Hamburg, “NHRNTLY DSTNCTV? The Case for or Against Disemvoweled Trademarks
• Michael Maier, Nordemann, Berlin, Navigating Trademark Challenges in the Metaverse

3C. U.S. TRADEMARK LAW UPDATE

• Joshua Simmons, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, Getting Out of the Art Business: First Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith, Now Vans v. MSCHF?
• Daan Erikson, Husch Blackwell LLP, Boston, Selected Food & Bev TTAB Cases 2023-2024

SESSION 4: PLENARY SESSIONS

4A. GOVERNMENT LEADER’S PERSPECTIVE ON IP 

• Giuseppe Mazziotti, Católica Global School of Law, Lisbon, Can Online Music Platforms Be Fair

4B. KEY CURRENT IP ISSUES 

• Hon. F. Scott Kieff, Former Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission; Fred C. Stevenson Research Professor, George Washington Law School, Washington D.C.; Founder, Kieff Strategies LLC, Washington, D.C, Politics vs Law: Patent System Signals

4C. UNIFIED PATENT COURT 

• Klaus Grabinski, Unified Patent Court, Court of Appeal, Luxembourg, The UPC – 10 Months after Being Up and Running
• Maximilian Haedicke, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg; Unified Patent Court, Central Division, Paris, Forum Shopping at the UPC?
• Myles Jelf, Bristows LLP, London UPC: Preliminary Injunctions, Transparency, and Protective Letters
• Toby Sears, CMS United Kingdom, London, What is the Relevance of the UK Patent Court System Post the Opening of the UPC?
• Carl Josefsson, Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO), Haar, EPO Boards of Appeal and Unified Patent Court: two courts, One Shared Responsibility. Parallel Revocation Jurisdiction in Europe.

4D. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHAPTER 1 – INPUT 

• Michael Fricklas, Advance Publications, New York, Beyond the Boston Strangler: Towards a Sustainable Media Ecosystem in the Age of AI

4D. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHAPTER II – OUTPUT & INFRINGEMENT 

• Shira Perlmutter, U.S. Copyright Office, Washington D.C., Examining Generative AI Outputs: Where the Copyright Office Draws the Line
• Sari Depreeuw, Crowell & Moring LLP, Brussels; UCLouvain Saint Louis Bruxelles, Brussels, Transparency obligations in the AI Act: is the EU-emperor wearing any clothes?
• Michael Goodyear, New York University School of Law, New York, Artificial Infringement
• P. McCoy Smith, Lex Pan Law, Portland, Generative Artificial Intelligence & Open Source/Open Access Models

4E. VIEWS FROM JUDICIAL DECISION MAKERS

SESSION 5: PATENT LAW

5A. PHARMA UPDATE

• James Love, Knowledge Ecology International, Washington, D.C, We Need Smart Intellectual Property Laws for Artificial Intelligence

5B. INTERNATIONAL PATENT LAW UPDATE 

• Carlos Aboim, Licks Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, The Increasing Importance of Civil Law Countries in Global Patent Litigation.
• Jiyoung Yi, IP High Court South Korea, Daejeon, South Korea, The IP High Court of Korea: Harnessing Technical Expertise in Intellectual Property Law
• Shimako Kato, Abe, Ikubo & Katayama, Tokyo, Scope of Protection of Extended Patent right-A Hot Topic in a Limited Field in Japan

5C. PATENTS AND TRADE SECRETS 

SESSION 6: COPYRIGHT LAW, COMPETITION & TRADEMARK LAW

6A. U.S. COPYRIGHT DEVELOPMENTS

• Jane Ginsburg, Columbia Law School, New York, Transforming ‘Transformative Use’?: The Future of fair use in light of Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (US 2023) 
• Susan Scafidi, Fordham Law School, New York, Full Steam Ahead: Disney, Mickey Mouse, and the public domain
• David O. Carson, Copyright Claims Board, Washington D.C., The Copyright Claims Board: A Progress Report
• Barry Sookman, McCarthy Tétrault, Toronto, U.S. Copyright Law Perspectives from Across the Border

6B. FRAND 

6C. COMPETITION 

SESSION 7: CONCURRENT SESSIONS

7A. ENFORCEMENT

• Michael Goodyear, New York University Law School, New York, Illegitimate E-Commerce Injunctions
• Peter Ruess, ARNOLD RUESS, Düsseldorf, Provider Liability after ECJ’s Louboutin Decision – Will it Extend Beyond Trademark Law?
• David Stone, Allen & Overy LLP, London, Intermediary liability in the UK and EU
  
  

7B. UDRP & CYBERSQUATTING: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

• Gerald Levine, Levine Samuel LLP, New York, 25th Anniversary of the UDRP – 1999-2024 – The Rise and Development of a Jurisprudence for the Suppression of Cybersquatting
• Gareth Dickson, Mishcon de Reya LLP, London, Remedies for Blockchain Trademark Infringements
• Dean Marks. Emeritus Director and Legal Counsel, Coalition for Online Accountability, Los Angeles. Know Your Customer

7C. CAN I HAVE MY CAKE AND EAT IT, TOO? TRADEMARK LAW AND OVERLAPPING RIGHTS

• Maria Scungio, Cowan Liebowitz & Latman, PC, New York, Lookalikes: Secondary Meaning, Copyist Intent & Something Extra
• Irene Calboli, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Resurrecting Design Protection with Trademarks? Why, How, and Why Not
• Kai Schmidt-Hern, Lubberger Lehment, Berlin, Device Marks and Spare Parts – the AUDI Case Before the ECJ 
• Massimo Sterpi, Gianni & Origoni, Rome, Shades of Infringements – The Scope of Protection of Color Trademarks