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Thinking Internationally about IP and Dispute Resolution: What Every Lawyer & Corporate Counsel Should Know

Thinking Internationally about IP and Dispute Resolution: What Every Lawyer & Corporate Counsel Should Know

Presented by Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law

Webinar Credit: CLE: 2 hours (pending) CLE credit is extended to Illinois attorneys only. Attorneys who need CLE from other states are welcome to apply to their jurisdictions on their own. The extension of CLE credit is subject to approval by each state.
The importance of considering different dispute resolution options in resolving high-stakes intellectual property disputes is often overlooked. This two-hour CLE program, featuring experienced speakers from government, international organizations, academia, and industry, will offer an honest and practical discussion of related topics, including:
  • Expert evidence and IP specialist mediators.
  • International IP organizations and government IP offices as drivers of dispute resolution innovators.
  • Standard essential patents: Dispute resolution models and unintended consequences.
  • Views from the trenches and command posts: Dos and don'ts.
  • Recent cases and other developments.

Program Schedule (Central Time)

7:20 a.m. | Virtual Room Opens

7:40 a.m. | Welcome
    • Rena Lee, Chief Executive, IP Office of Singapore
    • Gary Friedlander, Advisory Board Member, Center for IP, Information & Privacy Law, UIC School of Law
    • Heike Wollgast, Head, IP Disputes Section, WIPO Arbitration & Mediation Center

8:00 - 10:00 a.m. | Panel Discussion
Moderator/Panelist: Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law; Associate Dean for Research and Innovation; Director, Intellectual Property Law and Innovation Initiative, Dickinson Law, The Pennsylvania State University
    • Dr. Ryan Abbott, Mediator, Arbitrator, and Special Master, JAMS; Professor of Law and Health Sciences, University of Surrey School of Law; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
    • Dr. Qiyao Dong, Associate Legal Officer and Representative, IP Disputes Section, WIPO Arbitration & Mediation Center
    • Zhiyong Fan, Vice President and Head of IP, Huawei Technologies
    • Dr. Stanley Lai, Chairman, IP Office of Singapore; Head, IP Practice and Co-Head, Cybersecurity & Data Protection Practice, Allen & Gledhill LLP
    • Dr. Barbara Lauriat, Senior Lecturer, King’s College London; Visiting Associate Professor & Frank H. Marks IP Fellow, The George Washington University Law School
    • William McGrath, Member, Davis McGrath LLC; Mediator, Lanham Act Mediation Program; Advisory Board Member, Center for IP, Information, & Privacy Law, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
    • Joyce A. Tan, Managing Director, Joyce A Tan & Partners

10:00 a.m. | Closing Remarks & Virtual Reception

CLE credit pending. 

Featured People

Ryan  Abbott, M.D., Esq., FCIArb
  • Business Commercial
  • Education Law
  • Employment Law
  • Health Care
  • Higher Education & Title IX
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • International & Cross-Border
  • Life Sciences
  • Personal Injury
  • Pharmaceuticals & Mass Torts
  • Professional Liability
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