GIPA - Intellectual Property Rights Seminar - July 23, 2010, Beirut, Lebanon
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Global Intellectual Property Academy
Intellectual Property Rights Seminar
Friday, July 23, 2010 - Beirut, Lebanon
Location: Monroe Hotel
Coordinators:
Benjamin Hardman, Attorney-Advisor
Global Intellectual Property Academy
United States Patent and Trademark Office
| Friday, July 23, 2010 | ||
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 | Registration | |
| 9:00–9:15 | Welcome & Opening Remarks | H.E. Michele J. Sison, U.S. Ambassador Mr. Salim Zeenni, President of the American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) |
| 9:15-10:30 | PANEL 1: International Protection of Intellectual Property | Moderator: Nizar Zakka- Secretary General Union of Arab ICT Associations (IJMA3) |
| Copyright In The Internet Age: Everything Has Changed…Nothing Has Changed | Paula Pinha, Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Copyright Office | |
| Counterfeiting and the IT Industry Presentation Materials in English [pdf] |
Fadi Moubarak- GM Levant Region, Cisco Systems | |
| International Standards For Protection Of Trademarks Presentation Materials in English [pdf] |
Cynthia Henderson, Attorney-Advisor, Office of External Affairs, USPTO | |
| 10:30-10:50 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:50-11:20 |
Pharmaceutical Patenting and Data Protection |
Minna Moezie, Attorney-Advisor, Office of External Affairs, USPTO |
| 11:20-12:45 | PANEL 2: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights | Moderator: Michele Forzley, JD, MPH Visiting Distinguished Professor of Law, Widener University School of Law |
| TRIPS and International Enforcement of IP | Timothy K. Browning, Attorney- Advisor, Office of External Affairs, USPTO Enforcement of Intellectual Property in Lebanon | |
| Enforcement of Intellectual Property in Lebanon | Col. Walid Habr, Chief of Customs Control and Commercial Fraud Division, Lebanese Customs | |
| Criminal Enforcement of IPR in the United States | Evan Williams, Trial Attorney Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice | |
| 12:45-13:15 | PANEL 3: Promoting Intellectual Property | Moderator: Karin Ferriter, Director of Intellectual Property, Office of the United States Trade Representative |
| Protecting Consumers and Supporting Businesses: The Case For Building IP Awareness Presentation Materials in English [pdf] |
Joshua W.L. Hallock, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of International Intellectual Property Enforcement, U.S. Department of State | |
| IP Creates Opportunities For All Presentation Materials in English [pdf] |
Khalil Abdel Massih, Microsoft Citizenship Director- North Africa, Eastern Mediterranean and Pakistan | |
| Technical Assistance & Capacity Building | Benjamin Hardman, Attorney-Advisor, Global Intellectual Property Academy, USPTO | |
| 13:15-13:30 | Concluding Remarks | Benjamin Hardman, Attorney-Advisor, Global Intellectual Property Academy, USPTO |
