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Prof. Peter K. Yu

Regents Professor of Law and Communication

Director, Center for Law and Intellectual Property

Texas A&M University

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Patent Law, Public Interest, and Social Policy

PATENT LAW, SOCIAL POLICY, AND PUBLIC INTEREST: THE SEARCH FOR A BALANCED GLOBAL SYSTEM

Benjamin N. Cardozo

School of Law

Yeshiva University

November 7, 2002

DESCRIPTION

Countries differ in terms of their levels of wealth, economic structures, technological capabilities, political systems, and cultural tradition. As a result, policymakers face different political pressures and make different value judgments as to what would best promote the creation and dissemination of intellectual works in their own countries. These uncoordinated judgments eventually result in a conflicting set of intellectual property laws around the world.

As the world becomes increasingly globalized, harmonization is badly needed. Unfortunately, harmonization is not an easy process, as countries have different needs, goals, and preferences. Even worse, they subscribe to different beliefs as to what would be an acceptable method of protection, the limits on such protection, and the role a government should play in granting such protection.

To examine the diverging standards used in the international patent system and the theories behind such protection, this conference brings together academics, practitioners, government officials, and representatives of intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations.

SCHEDULE

8:30	Continental Breakfast
9:00	Welcoming Remarks Prof. Peter K. Yu, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University & Research Associate, Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy, University of Oxford
9:15	Business Method Patents and Global Differences Moderator: Prof. Justin Hughes, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Speakers: Greg Aharonian, Source Translation Prof. Vincent Chiappetta, Willamette University College of Law Prof. Michael J. Meurer, Boston University School of Law David Perkins, Esq., Clifford Chance, London
11:30	Coffee Break
11:45	AIDS Drugs, Cipro and National Emergencies Moderator: Richard Owens, Center for Innovation Law & Policy, University of Toronto Faculty of Law Speakers: Robert A. Armitage, Esq., Vice President & General Counsel, Eli Lilly & Co. Prof. Thomas F. Cotter, Frederic G. Levin College of Law, University of Florida Nicholas P. Groombridge, Esq., Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP, New York Prof. Cynthia M. Ho, Loyola University Chicago School of Law Prof. Srividhya Ragavan, National Academy for Legal Studies & Research University, Hyderabad, India
1:15	Lunch Presentation Jon P. Santamauro, Esq., Office of International Relations, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
2:45	Harmonization of the International Patent System Moderator: Prof. Peter K. Yu, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University & Research Associate, Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy, University of Oxford Speakers: Prof. Setsuko Asami, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University, Japan Prof. Timothy R. Holbrook, Chicago-Kent College of Law Prof. Karl F. Jorda, Franklin Pierce Law Center Prof. Jonathan Putnam, University of Toronto Faculty of Law Commentator: Michael Meller, Esq., Anderson Kill & Olick, New York
4:15	Coffee Break
4:30	Festo and Its Transnational Implications Moderator: Jeffrey I.D. Lewis, Esq., Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, New York Speakers: Prof. Shubha Ghosh, University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY Benjamin C. Hsing, Esq., Kaye Scholer, LLP, New York Prof. Mark D. Janis, The University of Iowa College of Law Prof. Toshiko Takaneka, University of Washington School of Law Harold C. Wegner, Esq., Foley & Lardner, Washington, D.C. Prof. Alan Wolf, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law & Department of Physics, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Arts
6:00	Reception

SYMPOSIUM AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Peter K. Yu, SARS and the Patent Race: An Introduction to the "Patent Law, Social Policy, and Public Interest" Symposium (Michigan State University-DCL Public Law & Legal Theory Working Paper Series, No. 01-17, 2003)

Vincent Chiappetta, TRIP-ping Over business Method Patents, 37 Vand. J. Transnat'l L. 181 (2004)

Thomas F. Cotter, Market Fundamentalism and the TRIPS Agreement, 22 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. 307 (2004)

Timothy R. Holbrook, The Treaty Power and the Patent Clause: Are There Limits on the United States' Ability to Harmonize?, 22 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. 1 (2004)

Srividhya Ragavan, The Jekyll and Hyde Story of International Trade: The Supreme Court in PhRMA v. Walsh and the TRIPS Agreement, 38 U. Rich. L. Rev. 777 (2004)

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