The state of play
22 Jun 2009

IP owners looking to exploit IP rights in difficult economic times are constrained by the legal, political and financial realities of the markets in which they operate. This session focuses on five key jurisdictions, their IP environments, how these may develop and the effects that change may have on IP value creation.

• China
• Europe
• India
• Japan
• United States

Moderator:
 
Mark Esper, Executive Vice President, Global Intellectual Property Center, US Chamber of Commerce
 
Speakers:
 
Ian Harvey (China), Chairman, Intellectual Property Institute
Ciarán McGinley (Europe), Head of the Controlling Office, European Patent Office
Shamnad Basheer (India), Ministry of Human Resource Development Professor in IP Law, National University of Juridical Sciences
Philip Parker (Japan), President and CEO, PJ Parker & Co
Todd Dickinson (US), Executive Director, American Intellectual Property Law Association

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