Wednesday, November 1, 2023

8:45 – 9:45am                      EU legislative and regulatory initiatives

• • European Commission SEP Regulation proposal
  • Patent Modernization Law
  • Antirust, anti-monopoly regulations re Brand, drug pricing
  • Non-compete agreements
  • Impact of US CHIPS/IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) on EU innovators
  • Should AI be regulated

9:45 – 10:45am               Pharma and Medical Devices IP Issues

• • Plausibility
  • Case in November 2022 at EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal and its effects on pharma
  • Biosimilar Litigation Differences
  • Compulsory licensing

10:45 – 11:00am                     Networking Break
 

11:00 – 12:00pm                 Global Trends on NPEs, TPLF, and Injunctions / Exclusion Orders

• • Role of injunctions as a trade remedy
  • Comparative analysis of standards of injunctions in different jurisdictions

12:00 – 1:15pm                     Keynote Speaker and Lunch

1:15 – 2:15pm                     Managing Trade at Borders - International Comparison

• • US-EU Trade and Technology Council
  • Ways importation can be controlled from the perspective of patent infringement
  • Global supply chains and “friendshoring”
  • Extraterritorial reach of patents as a trade issue

2:15 – 3:15pm                     Subject Matter Eligibility Limits: Protecting Brand when Patents are not available

• • American Axle patent case
  • Jack Daniels trademark case
  • Apple case - Design patent, not utility patent
    • LKQ vs GM

3:15 – 3:30pm                     Networking Break

3:30 – 4:30pm                     Protecting new technologies: Green Energy, Climate Change, Sustainability

Thursday, November 2, 2023

8:30 – 9:30am                      Recent Initiatives in Addressing SEPs

• • Transparency Proposals
  • SEP Royalty Boards
  • Anti-suit Injunctions
    • Role of anti-suit injunctions in different jurisdictions vying to be ultimate decision maker (e.g., China, US, Europe (UPC))

9:30 – 10:30am                   Artificial Intelligence

• • Privacy, confidentiality, public disclosure concerns
  • AI’s impact on the practice of law
  • AI Act passed in Europe
  • How will the UPC address AI

10:30 – 10:45am                  Networking Break

10:45 – 11:45am                 High Court Cases from Around the World

• • DABUS in UK
  • Jack Daniels case in USA 
  • Lenovo UK Case
  • Dow Supreme Court case in Canada
  • Amgen Case

1:00 – 2:00pm                     Hot topics in Italy – Protecting Brand via Smart Trade and IP (part 1)

• • This panel will focus upon cultural aspects regarding the role of industrial and intellectual property rights in the fight against counterfeiting; the impact of influencers; the development of IP rights/assets to mitigate brand dilution and price erosion; and effective partnering in a global market.

2:00 – 3:00pm                     International Business and the role of Multinational Treaties - Shifting Trends 

• • Tenders – projects conducted on national soil – Italian companies pursue tenders in other countries but US companies don’t pursue in Italy
  • GATT
  • WTO / TRIPS waiver extension
  • USTR Perspectives:  EG USTR Request for ITC investigation of a TRIPS waiver
  • Pandemic preparedness treaty at WHO

3:00 – 3:15pm                     Networking Break
 

3:15 – 4:15pm                    Unified Patent Court – Perspectives, Lessons Learned, and Building Jurisprudence and Predictability

• • Conflicts of interest re technical judges, and impact thereof
  • Damages comparison of UPC vs other courts
  • Confidentiality

4:15 – 5:30pm                     Friends of the Global Series Reception
 

Friday, November 3, 2023

8:30 – 9:30am                      Subject Matter Jurisdiction of Global Courts

• • Scope of Judicial Jurisdictions for IP and Trade based issues
  • Overlapping jurisdictions in the resolution of trade disputes

9:30 – 10:45am                   Unified Patent Court – Moot Court panel argument

• • re infringement/procedure in hypothetical  case context

11:00 – 11:15am                 Unified Patent Court – Trial analysis/decision follow up

• • Moot Court Judges decision/analysis

11:15 – 12:15pm                 Hot topics in Italy – Protecting Brand via Smart Trade and IP (part 2)

• • “Made In Italy” initiative
  • Wine, Fashion, Furniture, Auto
  • Italian “Sounding”
  • Geographical Origin/Indications; Sovereignty (e.g., EU Court: Parmesan case and follow on regulatory debate)