FIRST CONFERENCE DAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2010

SESSION 1.

9:30 - 9:35
Opening
Moderator: Professor Ryu Kojima
(Kyushu University)

9:40 - 9:50
Welcoming Remarks
Professor Toshiyuki Kono
(Director of the International Graduate Programs)
Kyushu University Graduate School of Law

9:55 - 10:40
Keynote Speech
The Patent Social Contract and the Duties of the Patent Office
Professor Peter Drahos
(Australian National University)

10:45 - 11:30
Keynote Speech
Conceptual Fallacies in the Idea of Unprotected Intellectual Works
Professor Yoshiyuki Tamura
(Hokkaido University)

11:35 – 11:50
Students’ Response

11:50 – 12:20
Questions and Answers

12:20 - 14:00
Lunch Break

SESSION 2. Copyrights

14:00 - 14:20
CELAS & Co. – New Actors in Exploiting Digital Music Rights in Europe and the United States
Professor Thomas Hoeren
(The University of Münster)

14:25 - 14:45
Copyright and the New Reproduction and Dissemination of Technologies: Technology Providers as New Old Actors in the Institutional Turn within Copyright Law in the Digital Environment
Professor Branislav Hazucha
(Hokkaido University)

14:50 - 15:10
Copyright and Freedom of Expression
Professor Ryu Kojima
(Kyushu University)

15:15 – 15:35
On the Limitations of a “Dual System” Approach to IPRs: A Critical Evaluation of the Administrative Dominant Copyright Protection Regime in Contemporary China
Ms Zheng Zhong
(Kyushu University)

15:35 - 15:50 
Tea Break

15:50 – 16:05
Students’ Response

16:05 – 16:35
Questions and Answers

16:35 - 17:00
Comments and Closing Remarks: Day One
Professor Shinto Teramoto
(Tokyo University)

SECOND CONFERENCE DAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2010

SESSION 3. Patents

9:30 - 9:35 
Opening

9:35 - 9:55
Intellectual Property Protection and the Crossover Points
Professor Peter K. Yu
(Drake University, USA)

10:00 - 10:20
Pharmaceutical Innovation and Patent Law and Policy Making – Focusing on Patent Term Extension Debates in Japan and Europe
Professor Nari Lee
(Munich Intellectual Property Law Center)

10:25 - 10:45
Pharmaceutical Patent Enforcement in India
Professor Shamnad Basheer
(The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences)

10:50 - 11:10
Pharmaceutical Patent Pool: A Solution to Innovation and Consumers’ Access?
Ms Chonticha Sae Lim
(Kyushu University)

11:15 – 11:30
Students’ Response

11:30 - 12:00
Questions and Answers

12:20 - 14:00
Lunch Break

SESSION 4. Private International Law of Intellectual Property

14:05 - 14:25
The Networked Information Society: Territoriality and Beyond
Professor Pedro A. De Miguel Asensio
(Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain)

14:30 - 14:50
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Litigating International Intellectual Property Disputes before State Courts: Are Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Methods a Useful Alternative?
Professor Jacques de Werra
(University of Geneva)

14:55 - 15:15
The Judicial Practice and Legislative Development of Taiwan’s Private International Law of Intellectual Property Rights
Professor Rong-Chwan Chen
(National Taipei University)

15:20 - 15:40
The Role of Territoriality in Modern Intellectual Property Regime: Lessons from Japan
Mr Paulius Jurčys
(Kyushu University)

15:40 - 15:55
Tea Break

15:55 - 16:10
Students’ Response

16:10 - 16:40
Questions and Answers

16:40 - 17:00
Comments and Closing Remarks: Day Two
Professor Peter Drahos
(Australian National University)

17:00 - 17:30
Closing Remarks
Professor Peter Drahos
(Australian National University)
Professor Toshiyuki Kono
(Kyushu University)