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PROGRAM
Opening
Greetings
Mr. Yoshinori Komiya, Commissioner, Japan Patent Office
Dr. Jan Grotheer, President, German-Japanese Association of Jurists
Part I
Keynote Speech
Speech 1: Infringement and Validity in Japan - Looking into Future
Mr. Ryuichi Shitara, Chief Judge, Intellectual Property High Court
Speech 2: Bifurcation System and its Future
Prof. Dr. Peter Meier-Beck, Presiding Judge, German Federal Court of Justice
Speech 3: Trials and Opposition in Japan
Mr. Kunihiko Shimano, Director-General of Trial and Appeal
Department, Japan Patent Office
Speech 4: Nullity Proceedings in Germany
Ms. Beate Schmidt, President, German Federal Patent Court
Speech 5: European Patent with Unitary Effect and Opposition System
Mr. Raimund Lutz, Vice President, European Patent Office
Q&A
Moderator: Ms. Shimako Kato, Patent Attorney, Abe, Ikubo & Katayama, Tokyo
Lunch Break
Part II
UPC Mock Trial
Topic: UPC and Patent Invalidity Defense
Moderator: Mr. Ryoichi Mimura, Attorney-at-law, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Tokyo (Former Judge of the IP High Court)
Commentary: Mr. Tamotsu Shoji, Presiding Judge at Tokyo District Court
Panel: Dr. Klaus Grabinski, Judge, German Federal Court of Justice
Coffee Break
Part III
Panel Discussion
Topic 1: Patent Infringement Litigation – Latest Grand Panel Case of IP High Court on Doctrine of Equivalents
Moderator: Eiji Katayama, Attorney-at-law, Abe, Ikubo & Katayama, Tokyo
Presentation: Mr. Ryuichi Shitara, Chief Judge, Intellectual Property High Court
Panelist:
Dr. Klaus Grabinski, Judge, German Federal Court of Justice
Dr. Dirk Schussler-Langeheine, Hoffmann Eitle
Mr. Yasuhito Okinaka, Presiding Judge at Tokyo District Court
Prof. Dr. Ryu Takabayashi, Waseda University
Topic 2: Discussion on a Case Studied by Appeal and Trial Experts
Moderator: Dr. Shoichi Okuyama, Patent Attorney, Okuyama & Sasajima, Tokyo
Presentation: Chief Administrative Judge at the Japan Patent Office (TBD)
Panelist:
A German Patent Attorney (TBD)
Mr. Misao Shimizu, Presiding Judge at IP High Court
An IP Expert at Company (TBD)
Closing Remarks
Simultaneous translation between Japanese and English is provided.
The Symposium is organized by Japan Patent Office (JPO), German-Japanese Association of Jurists, Japan Federation of Bar Association (JFBA), IP Lawyers Network Japan, Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA), Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA), International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property of Japan (AIPPI･JAPAN)
