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October 12 ~ Day One -- "Differences in National Laws"
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| 8:30am - 9:00am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 9:15am | Welcome and Introduction |
| Harold J. Krent, Dean | |
| Graeme Dinwoodie, Director, Intellectual Property Program | |
| 9:15am – 10:30am | |
| Session A: Access to Information: Database Protection | |
| Moderator: | Ronald Staudt (Chicago-Kent College of Law) |
| Principal Paper: | Daniel Gervais (University of Ottawa) |
| Commentators: | Jerome Reichman (Duke University) |
| Jane Ginsburg (Columbia Law School) | |
| Jens Gaster (European Commission) | |
| 11:00am – 12:15pm | |
| Session B: Geographic Indications and Trademarks | |
| Moderator: | Richard Renner (formerly Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.) |
| Principal Paper: | Dev Gangjee (London School of Economics) |
| Commentators: | Amy Cotton (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) |
| Ruth Okediji (University of Minnesota) | |
| Jane Ginsburg (Columbia Law School) | |
| Annette Kur (Max Planck Institute) | |
| 12:15pm – 1:45pm | Lunch (Second Floor Cafeteria) |
2:00pm – 3:15pm |
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| Session C: The Protection of Rights in Plant Varieties | |
| Moderator: | Bradley Hulbert (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) |
| Principal Paper: | Mark Janis (University of Iowa) |
| Commentators: | Laurence Helfer (Vanderbilt University) |
| Richard Gold (McGill University) | |
Daniel Gervais (University of Ottawa) |
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3:45pm – 5:00pm |
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| Session D: Access to Essential Medicines: Drug Patents | |
| Moderator: | Timothy Holbrook (Chicago-Kent College of Law) |
| Principal Paper: | Jerome Reichman (Duke University) |
| Commentators: | James Love (Consumer Project on Technology) |
| Coenraad Visser (University of South Africa) | |
| Arti Rai (Duke University) | |
| Mark Janis (University of Iowa) | |
| Duncan Matthews (University of London) | |
| 5:00pm | Reception |
October 13 ~ Day Two -- "Institutional Choices"
| 8:30am - 9:00am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
9:00am – 10:15am |
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Session E: The Policymaking Dynamics in Intergovernmental Organizations |
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| Moderator: | Sarah Harding (Chicago-Kent College of Law) |
| Principal Paper: | Geoffrey Yu, Deputy-Director-General, WIPO |
| Commentators: | Coenraad Visser (University of South Africa) |
| Amy Cotton (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) | |
| Laurence Helfer (Vanderbilt University) | |
10:45am – 12:00pm |
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Session F: Different Layers of Lawmaking: National, Regional and International |
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| Moderator: | David Gerber (Chicago-Kent College of Law) |
| Principal Paper: | Lionel Bently (Cambridge University) |
| Commentators: | Jens Gaster (European Commission) |
| Annette Kur (Max Planck Institute) | |
| Rochelle Dreyfuss (New York University) | |
| 12:00pm – 1:30pm | Lunch (Second Floor Cafeteria) |
| 1:45pm – 3:00pm | |
| Session G: The Role of Industry and Nongovernmental Organizations | |
| Moderator: | Henry H. Perritt, Jr. (Chicago-Kent College of Law) |
| Principal Paper: | James Love (Consumer Project on Technology) |
| Commentators: | Richard Gold (McGill University) |
| Ruth Okediji (University of Minnesota) | |
| Duncan Matthews (University of London) | |
| Severine Dusollier (University of Namur) | |
| 3:30pm – 4:45pm | |
| Session H: The Role of Contracts and Private Initiatives | |
| Moderator: | Richard Warner (Chicago-Kent College of Law) |
| Principal Paper: | Severine Dusollier (University of Namur) |
| Commentators: | Lionel Bently (Cambridge University) |
| Rochelle Dreyfuss (New York University) | |
| Arti Rai (Duke University) | |
| 4:45pm | Conclusion of Program |
| Graeme Dinwoodie, Director, Intellectual Property Program | |
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