Forthcoming IP Roundtables
Enforcement in Europe
Practitioners from central and eastern Europe debate the most effective strategies to combat counterfeiting and piracy, as well as how to make the best use of border measures.
A special roundtable to be published in the September 2007 edition of MIP.
Japan Roundtable, Japan IP Focus - Thursday July 26th 2007
Japanese practitioners and in-house counsel discuss the latest trends in litigation in the country, and look at what the government has been doing to promote IP in the economy.
Published September 2007
Sponsored by Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
US Patent Reform, Americas IP Focus - Tuesday July 31st 2007
A panel of practitioners, in-house counsel and academics debate the latest Congressional patent reform proposals, looking at the benefits and challenges they raise and the opportunities they present to patent owners.
Published September 2007
Sponsored by Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
China Roundtable, MIP, October 2007
Chinese practitioners discuss the latest IP management and enforcement issues in the country, and provide advice on how international investors can protect their rights effectively.
Published November 2007
Previous IP Roundtables
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2008
June, 2008 Managing IP, in association with Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, hosted a discussion on trade mark strategies with lawyers, in-house counsel and members of OHIM and the TTAB
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March, 2008 Last month Dubai hosted the Fourth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting. Managing IP and Rouse & Co organized a roundtable to discuss how the issues raised affect IP owners in the region
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March, 2008 Latin America represents an increasingly attractive investment option for many IP owners. But how should they protect their rights there? Managing IP, Olivares & Cia, Baker & McKenzie Latin America and Obligado & Cia hosted a roundtable to discuss the issue
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2007

December, 2007 Managing IP and Finnegan Henderson jointly hosted a roundtable in Beijing to discuss how to develop an enforcement strategy in China
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October, 2007 Last year Russia overhauled its IP legislation. Managing IP hosted a roundtable in Moscow to discuss the changes
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April, 2007 MIP, in association with Finnegan Henderson, invited three brand owners as well as lawyers from the US, China and Germany to discuss how to protect and manage brands internationally. Topics covered included famous marks, new types of marks, the Madrid Protocol, transliterations and other means of protecting brands
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2006
December, 2006 Andrew Gowers, whose long-awaited review of the UK's IP regime was published earlier this month, is to take part in a panel discussion hosted by Managing Intellectual Property, in association with Lovells, on January 30
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September, 2006 China's economy is fast developing - and many people fear that IP protection cannot keep up. International investors are concerned about effective enforcement, while domestic companies seek a strong environment for developing IP rights and negotiating on issues such as standards. MIP and Finnegan Henderson jointly hosted a roundtable discussion in Beijing last month to discuss how these issues can be addressed. Read the full, unabridged transcript exclusively here on managingip.com.
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August, 2006 China has unveiled four special campaigns that will form part of its IP activities during the 11th five-year plan, which runs from 2006 to 2010