Conference Next Week at Loyola-LA on IP in China

I won't be able to attend this November 7 conference (cosponsored by Loyola Law School, the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, and Renmin University of China), but readers in Southern California might find it interesting, particularly the talk by Yin Xintian and Zhang Ping on "Judicial Remedies of Determining SEP Royalties Based on FRAND Principle: Commentary on Huawei v. IDC” and the panel discussion on "Challenges and Strategies in Cross-Border Patent Enforcement."   Here is the schedule:

8:00 – 8:45 a.m. BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION, Girardi Advocacy Center (GAC) Patio
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. WELCOME REMARKS, Robinson Courtroom, GAC
Prof. Seagull Song, Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Dean Victor Gold, Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Dean LIU Chuntian, China Renmin University IP Academy
Prof. Robert Merges, Berkeley Law School
9:00 – 10:20 a.m. PANEL 1: REVISIONS TO THE COPYRIGHT LAW
MA XiaoGang, Hylands Law Firm (moderator)
Prof. David Nimmer, UCLA School of Law – “Visions of the Past, Glimpses into the Future”
Dean LIU Chuntian, China Renmin University – “Updates on Chinese Copyright Law Revision”
Maria Strong, United States Copyright Office – “Copyright Law Review in the U.S.”
LIU Ping, Music Copyright Society of China – “The Functions of China's Collective Management Organizations in Digital Environment”
Ronald Johnston, Arnold & Porter LLP – “Important Developments in Copyright Protection for Content and Software: Expanded protection Both for Entertainment and Infrastructure Technologies”
10:20 -11:30 a.m. PANEL 2: IP ISSUES RELATED TO THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
Prof. Jay Dougherty, Loyola Law School LA (moderator)
Stacey Byrnes, NBC Universal – “Right of Publicity: Policy Considerations”
Prof. Seagull Song, Loyola Law School LA – “Copyright Protection of Reality TV: A Comparative Perspective”
Prof. GUO He, China Renmin University – “Legal Issues in Chinese Sports Industry”
Prof. Mary LaFrance, University of Nevada, Las Vegas – “The Future of Performers' Rights”
11:30- 11:50 a.m. BREAK
11:50- 1:00 p.m. PANEL 3: ROLE OF SPECIALIZED IP COURTS
Prof. Peter Yu, Drake Law School (moderator)
Prof. Karl Manheim, Loyola Law School LA- “The US Patent Office as an Administrative Court”
CHENG Yongshun, Former Chinese IP Judge – “Discussion on the Establishment of China Specialized IP Court”
Prof. Jeffery Atik, Loyola Law School LA - “European Unified Patent Court”
Prof. LUO Li, China Renmin University – “How Special is IP law: Consideration about the establishment and operation of specialized IP courts in China”
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. LUNCH, Burns Lounge, Fritz B. Burns Academic Center Keynote Speaker: Hon. Judge Andrew J. Guilford, United States District Court, Central District of California
2:00 – 3:40 p.m. PANEL 4: PATENT AND TRADE SECRETS
Prof. Robert Merges, Berkeley Law School - “Court Coordination: The New Era of Patent Invalidity Proceedings at the PTO”
YIN Xintian, Formerly with SIPO,
Prof. ZHANG Ping, Peking University Law School - “Judicial Remedies of Determining SEP Royalties Based on FRAND Principle: Commentary on Huawei v. IDC”
Prof. Terry Fisher, Harvard Law School - “Pharmaceutical Patents: Recent Developments and Opportunities for Improvement”
Prof. HUANG Wushuang, East China University of Political Science and Law – “On China's Trade Secrets Protection System”
3:40 – 4:00 p.m. BREAK
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. PANEL 5: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES IN CROSS-BORDER IP ENFORCEMENT
Prof. Robert Merges, Berkeley Law School (moderator)
Mark Cohen, United States Patent and Trademark Office
MA Yide, Beijing Zhongguancun IP Research Institute
Prof. Marketa Trimble, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Prof. YU Jun, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Raymond Kurtz, Hogan Lovells LLP
Zheng Liu, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
David Wang, Winston & Strawn
5:30 – 5:40 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS
5:40 p.m. RECEPTION