Program

Opening Ceremony

Welcome addresses by:

• Mr. Francis Gurry, Deputy Director General, WIPO, Geneva [Text only]
• Mr. Ronald Myrick, President, AIPPI [Text only]

Speaker:

• Mr. Jochen Bühling, Reporter General, AIPPI, Germany [Presentation] [Text only]

Scope of privilege and issues in some common law systems

Chair: Mr. Michael Dowling, AIPPI, Australia

Speakers:

• Dato V.L. Kandan, Consultant, Shearn Delamore & Co., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [Presentation] [Text only]
• Mr. Steven Garland, Partner, Smart & Biggar, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [Presentation] [Text only]
• Mr. Pravin Anand, Managing Partner, Anand and Anand, New Delhi, India [Presentation]

Scope of privilege and issues in some civil law systems

Chair: Mr. Jochen Bühling

Speakers:

• Mr. Thierry Mollet-Viéville, Vice President, AIPPI, France [Presentation] [Text only]
• Ms. Anette Hegner, Vice Chair, European Patent Practice Committee, Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI), Brøndby, Denmark [Presentation]
• Mr. Yuzuru Okabe, Okabe International Patent Office, Tokyo, Japan [Presentation] [Text only]
• Mr. Cristóbal Porzio, Partner, Porzio, Riós & Asociados Ltda, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile [Text only]

Pitfalls and obstacles for clients operating in multiple jurisdictions

Chair: Mr. Ewald Glantschnig, Senior Counsellor, Patent Law Section, Sector of PCT and Patents, Arbitration and Mediation Center and Global Intellectual Property Issues, WIPO

Speakers:

• Mr. Steven Garland [Presentation]
• Mr. David Musker, Partner, RGC Jenkins, London, United Kingdom [Presentation] [Text only]

The nature of the problem – is this a matter of public interest as well as private interests, and where does the balance lie between those interests?

Speaker:

• Mr. Thierry Calame, Deputy Reporter General, AIPPI, Switzerland [Presentation] [Text only]

Outcomes of litigation and needs arising in relation to client/IP professional privilege conducted in particular countries: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Chair: Mr. Philippe Baechtold, Head, Patent Law Section, Sector of PCT and Patents, Arbitration and Mediation Center and Global Intellectual Property Issues, WIPO

Spearkers:

• Mr. Michael Dowling [Presentation]
• Mrs. Joan Van Zant, International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI), Toronto, Canada [Presentation] [Text only]
• Mr. Alan Senior, FICPI, London, United Kingdom [Presentation] [Text only]
• Mr. David Hill, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, Reston, Virginia, United States of America [Presentation]

Experiences with recent developments in various jurisdictions

Chair: Mr. Cristóbal Porzio

Speakers:

• Mr. Timothy Jackson, Partner, Baldwins, Auckland, New Zealand [Presentation] [Text only]
• Mr. Wouter Pors, Partner and Head of IP Group, Bird & Bird, The Hague, Netherlands [Presentation] [Text only]

Privilege - the perspective of companies including those with in-house IP counsel

Speaker:

• Mr. Michael Jewess, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London, United Kingdom [Presentation] [Text only] [Annex]

Summary of the problems and issues involved in solving the problems, from different perspectives

Chair: Mr. Ronald Myrick, President, AIPPI, United States of America

Speakers:

• The clients' positions – Mr. Michael Jewess (ICC)
• The professionals' positions – Ms. Joan Van Zant (FICPI-Canada)

Prospects for improvement: what are the options?

Chair: Mr. Thierry Calame

Speakers:

• Mr. Eric le Forestier, FICPI, Paris, France [Presentation] [Text only]
• Mr. Michael Dowling [Presentation] [Text only] [Annex]

Discussion by panelists with Conference attendees

Chair: Mr. Thierry Calame

Panelists:

• Mr. Eric Forestier
• Mr. Michael Dowling
• Dato V.L. Kandan
• Mr. Cristóbal Porzio
• Mr. Steven Garland
• Mr. David Musker
• Mr. Chew Phye Keat, Senior Partner, Raja, Darryl & Loh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Closing of the Conference

• Mr. Ronald Myrick, AIPPI
• Mr. Philippe Baechtold, WIPO