Analysis at the intersection of intellectual
property law and the public interest.
In the late afternoon at the first day of the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, a Boardroom Dialogue Session was held on “IP enforcement and sustainable development – perspectives and challenges.” Johannes Christian Wichard, Deputy Director General of WIPO’s Global Issues Sector moderated the panel. He opened by saying that intellectual property needs to […]
The afternoon at the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy included two sets of Boardroom Dialogue Discussions. In the first set, one was “Competition law and building respect for IP.” It was moderated by Josef Drexl, Director of the Max-Planck-Institut für Immaterialgüterund Wettbewerbsrecht in Germany. He asked the first panelist, Thomas Kramler, Deputy Head of […]
After the opening plenary of the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, the conference split into two simultaneous Boardroom Dialogue Sessions, including one on “Determining the Impact – the Importance of Measuring the Scope and Impact of Infringement.” It was moderated by Jeffrey Hardy, Coordinator of the ICC’s Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy […]
John Morten, Director of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the US opened the afternoon plenary of the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, saying that IP enforcement is a high priority for Obama administration, with the Attorney General and himself personally invested in the fight. This year will have over 1500 enforcement actions, and […]
The opening of the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy featured the heads of many different public and private organizations. The themes that were repeated by all speakers were 1) the need to convince the public to have a greater respect for IP; 2) counterfeits pose a threat to health, safety, and economic growth; and […]
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