Japan Patent Attorney Association (JPAA) and Keio University Law School will host a three-day patent Law and Practice Institute during the holiday week (so-called Golden Week). The classes offered during the Institute are incorporated in the Keio LLM curriculum as "Seminar (Comparative Patent Case Law and Litigation)". All courses are offered in English except for the tutorial offered between 13:30 and 15:00. Thirty JPAA members (Japanese patent attorneys and in-house counsels), four JPO examiners and five judges from IP sections of Tokyo District Court and IP High Court will participate in the Institute. Keio students will have opportunities to network with speakers and participants and develop communication skills at social events during lunch and farewell party where food and drinks will be provided. If you have any questions about the Institute, please email Prof. Toshiko Takenaka.
[Date and Venue]
Date: Friday May 4 to Sunday May 6, 2018
Venue: Benrishi Kaikan in Toranomon
[Schedule and Topics]
■May 4 (Friday)
9:00-10:30
US/EU Patent Case Law 1
Patentability
Speakers：Martin Adelman and Toshiko Takenaka
10:45-12:15
Patent Prosecution
Pre-filing, OA, Interviews
Speaker：Jeff Sakoi
13:30-15:00
USPTO Post Issuance Proceedings
Speaker：Doug Stewart
15:15-16:30
Tutorial in Japanese
Speaker：Toshiko Takenaka
Guest: JPO Examiners
■May 5 (Saturday)
9:00-10:30
US/EU Patent Case Law 2
Extent of Patent Protection
Speakers：Martin Adelman and Toshiko Takenaka
10:45-12:15
Patent Litigation 1
Prefiling・Discovery
Speaker：Paul Meiklejohn
13:30-15:00
Claim/Spec. Drafting
Elec; Mech/Bio; Chem
Speakers: Sakoi; Becky Lin
15:15-16:30
Tutorial in Japanese
Speaker：Toshiko Takenaka
Guest: JPO Examiners
■May 6 (Sunday)
9:00-10:30
US/EU Patent Case Law 3
Infringement: Remedies
Speakers：Martin Adelman and Toshiko Takenaka
10:45-12:15
Patent Litigation 2
Jury Trials; Appeals
Speaker：Paul Meiklejohn
13:30-15:00
337 Investigation at ITC
Requirements; Procedure
Speaker：Doug Stewart
15:15-16:30
Tutorial in Japanese
Speaker：Toshiko Takenaka
Guest: Judge Makiko Takabe
Presiding Judge, IP High Ct.
18:00-
Farewell Dinner
Venue to be confirmed
