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Program
| Opening Ceremony |
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| 9:00 - 9:15 | Opening
Remarks Mr. Jorge Amigo, Chair, Intellectual Property Rights Experts' Group (IPEG) Mr. Takashi Sakurai, Director General, Fourth Patent Examination Department, Japan Patent Office Department, JPO |
| 9:15 - 9:35 | Welcome
Address Mr. Katsumasa Jike, Director General, Economic Policy Department, Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Mr. Yukimoto Ito, Deputy Mayor, Sendai City Mr. Hiroshi Kazui, Executive Vice President [for University-Industry Cooperation], Tohoku University |
| 9:35 - 9:45 | Break |
| Session 1
Infrastructure for IP Exploitation |
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| [Moderator]
Ms. Gilda Gonzalez, Deputy Director General of Support Services, Mexican Institute of Industrial Property |
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| 9: 45 - 10:15 |
IP Infrastructure in Russia Mr. Mikhail Faleev, Director, International Cooperation Department, Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks |
| 10:15 - 10:45 |
IP Infrastructure in China Mr. Zhang Yonghua, Department of Treaty and Law, State Intellectual Property Office, China |
| 10:45 - 11:15 |
IP
Human Resource Development in Asia Mr. Takao Ogiya, Director General, Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center Director General, Intellectual Property Research Center, Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Panel
Discussion Moderator and Session 1 Speakers as Panelists |
| 11:45 - 13:15 | Break |
| Session 2 Full Utilization of IP
Rights |
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| [Moderator]
Dr. Cheng Wei Liao, Deputy Director, Patent Division I, Intellectual Property Office (TIPO), Chinese Taipei |
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| 13:15 - 13:45 |
IP
Liquidation in US Mr. Arthur M. Mitchell, Senior Counselor, White & Case LLP |
| 13:45 - 14:15 |
Technology
Transfer in Malaysia Dr. Mohamed Shariff, Professor, Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| 14:15 - 14:45 |
IP
Licensing in Japan Mr. Akihisa Kamegaya, Director, Licensing Promotion Department, National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training, Japan |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Panel
Discussion Moderator and Session 2 Speakers as Panelists |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Break |
| Session 3 Commercialization of IP | |
| [Moderator] Dr. George Vuckovic, Assistant General Manager, Patents and Plant Breeder's Rights Group, IP Australia | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 |
IP
Commercialization in Singapore Mr. Suresh Sachi, General Counsel, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore |
| 16:00 - 16:30 |
IP
Commercialization in Japan Mr. Takeshi Ueno, Vice President, Japan Intellectual Property Association |
| 16:30 - 17:00 |
IP
Commercialization in Korea Mr. Youngpyo Kim, Senior Deputy Director, Multilateral Affairs Division, Korean Intellectual Property Office |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Panel
Discussion Moderator and Session 3 Speakers as Panelists |
| 17:30 - 17:45 | Break |
| Session 4 Round-table Discussion |
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| [Moderator]
Professor Akio Nishizawa, Tohoku University |
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| 17:45 - 18:30 | Showcasing
Innovations in IP Exploitation and Foreseeing Tasks Ahead (Round-table Discussion Summary) Moderator and Session 1-3 Moderators as Panelists |
| Closing Ceremony |
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| 18:30 - 18:40 | Closing
Remarks TBD |