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THE SEVENTH ANNUAL ROUNDTABLE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN CHINA

THE POST-OLYMPIC ENVIRONMENT FOR U.S. RIGHTSHOLDERS IN CHINA

November 6-7, 2008

Beijing, China

First Day

16:00 Registration Begins

17:00-19:00 Evening Reception

Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel

19:15 Movie screening hosted by Motion Picture Association

Second Day

7:45-8:25 Morning Coffee and Late Registration

8:25-8:30 Master of Ceremony Opening Remarks

8:30-8:40 Welcoming Remarks and Introductions: Ambassador Randt

8:40-9:00 U.S. Keynote

9:00-10:00 Session One – The Opening Ceremony: Host Team Strategy and Tactics

Senior officials of China’s IP agencies will discuss the country’s new national IP strategy and update us on the reviews (and possible revision) underway of other relevant legislation.

Topics may include:

IP Strategy
Patent Law Revision
Copyright Law Review
Trademark Law Review
IP-related Judicial Interpretations

10:00-10:20 Q&A

10:20-10:40 Tea Break

10:40-11:00 Session Two – The View from the Skyboxes

US association overviews of the challenges ahead, industry priorities and how the USG can assist.

11:00-12:00 Session Three - Breakout A: Programming Winners and Losers

This panel will explore the changing landscape for the software industry in China, especially in the context of China’s innovation policies.

Topics may include:

Business Software Procurement & Legalizing Enterprise Software
Gaming and Entertainment Software
Government procurement

Q&A/Panel Discussion

11:00-12:00 Session Three – Breakout B: A Drug-Free Olympics: Catching the Cheaters and Protecting the Spectators

This panel will consider recent trends in the R& D sector and the nexus between IP violation, public health and foreign investment.

Topics may include:

Data Exclusivity
Criminal Counterfeiting
Regulatory Issues (API regulation)
Biotech R&D Issues
Patents, Innovation and Public Health

Q&A/Panel Discussion

12:00-13:30 Lunch and Chinese Keynote Address

13:30-14:30 Session Four – Breakout A: Changing the Rules to Stack the Odds?

This panel will consider new and future threats to the IT and electronics sectors.

Topics may include:

AML / Patent Abuse/Misuse
Trends in Counterfeiting of Semiconductor Products
Tech Transfer and Licensing

Q&A/Panel Discussion

13:30-14:30 Session Four – Breakout B: The Race Against Piracy

This panel will evaluate the post-Olympic landscape for video, music, books and broadcast rights-holders.

Topics may include:

Market Access and Piracy
Online Piracy: Deep linking, notice/takedown, P2P
Broadcasting Rights: live streaming and UGC

Q&A/Panel Discussion

14:30-14:45 Tea Break

14:45-15:45 Session Five – Breakout A:Will the Real Michael Phelps Please Stand Up?

This session will examine the challenges to US brand-holders and ways in which they might be overcome.

Topics may include:

Wholesale markets/landlord liability
Internet distribution of counterfeit goods
Developments in the Trademark Office

Q&A/Panel Discussion

14:45-15:45 Session Five – Breakout B: Innovating a Home Court Advantage?

Though the full implications of PRC support for “indigenous innovation” remain unclear, key policy documents note government support for increasing the quantity and improving the quality of Chinese IP. Here we will look at how this may affect foreign business.

Topics may include: