Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia

Enforcement, Enforcement, What Enforcement?

 

Free public seminars in Melbourne and Sydney, proudly presented by IPRIA in association with the Centre for Media and Communications Law (CMCL).

 

Intellectual property piracy and counterfeiting remains rampant in China, countries in southeast Asia, as well as other developing countries. Yet, these countries continue to disagree with developed countries over international intellectual property enforcement standards. What types of standards exist today? Why can't countries agree on harmonizing their standards? Can the new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement and the growing number of free trade agreements strengthen intellectual property enforcement in the developing world? What do we need to do to provide intellectual property rights holders with meaningful and sustainable protection?

PRESENTER:

Peter K. Yu (余家明) holds the Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law and is the founding director of the Intellectual Property Law Center at Drake University Law School, USA.  He is also a Wenlan Scholar Chair Professor at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in Wuhan, China.  Before joining Drake University, he founded the nationally-renowned Intellectual Property & Communications Law Program at Michigan State University, at which he held faculty appointments in law, communication arts and sciences, and Asian studies. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Professor Yu is a leading expert in international intellectual property and communications law.  He writes and lectures extensively on international trade, international and comparative law and the transition of the legal systems in China and Hong Kong.  A prolific scholar and an award-winning teacher, he is the author or editor of four books and more than 70 law review articles and book chapters.  His latest publications include a four-volume reference book set entitled Intellectual Property and Information Wealth: Issues and Practices in the Digital Age (Praeger Publishers 2007). Professor Yu has spoken at events organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Chinese, U.S. and EU governments and at leading research institutions from around the world.  His lectures and presentations have spanned more than twenty countries on all continents except Antarctica, and he is a frequent commentator in the national and international media.  His publications, which have been translated into Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese, are available on his website at www.peteryu.com.  When he is not travelling, he divides his time among Des Moines, Hong Kong and cyberspace.

MELBOURNE

DATE: Friday 27 May 2011, 1pm (Refreshments from 12:30pm)

VENUE: Blake Dawson, Level 26, 181 William Street, MELBOURNE

COST: Free of charge

 

SYDNEY

DATE:Wednesday 1 June 2011, 1pm (Refreshments from 12:30pm)

VENUE: Blake Dawson, Level 36 Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street SYDNEY

COST: Free of Charge

 

 

Continuing Professional Development

Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys
If this particular educational activity is relevant to your professional development, improving your practice and your service to your clients you may be able to claim CPE hours.

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Solicitors (Victoria & New South Wales)

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SEMINAR CONTACT: Michelle Wilson, IPRIA, Alan Gilbert Building, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010
Telephone: (03) 8344 2153 Fax: (03) 8344 2111
Email: mawils@unimelb.edu.au