Workshop: Recent Development in IP Law in Southeast Asia, Sydney, 13-14 December 2010

CCI and the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Munich are holding a workshop on 13-14 December in Sydney, Australia on IP law in Southeast Asia.

The details of the event are as follows:
Lecture theatre 3 & 4, building 20, University of Wollongong
Time and Date:
13/12/2010 – 9:00am
13-14 December 2010

Convener: Prof. Christoph Antons, Wollongong

Venues
Monday: Lecture theatre 4, building 20
Tuesday: Lecture theatre 3, building 20

This workshop will explore the recent changes in intellectual property laws of ASEAN countries. Apart from updates on individual countries and on regional developments, specific topics will include open approaches to IP, IP cooperation, Free Trade Agreements, IP and Asian values, digital copyright, creative commons, IP enforcement and administration, IP in agriculture, geographical indications and traditional knowledge.

Registration is free, but seating is limited. For registration, please contact Dr. Gabriel Garcia (02 4221 4272; ggarcia@uow.edu.au).

Confirmed speakers:

Prof. Christoph Antons, University of Wollongong

Prof. Michael Blakeney, University of Western Australia, Perth

Ms. Tanya Duthie, IP Australia, Canberra

Prof. Brian Fitzgerald, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

Dr. Gabriel Garcia, University of Wollongong

Mr. Ari Juliano Gema, Creative Commons, Jakarta

Prof. M. Hawin, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta

Prof. Reto Hilty, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Munich

Dr. Rajeswari Kanniah, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya

Prof. Lim Heng Gee, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam

Prof. Yee Fen Lim, National University of Singapore

Mr. Ferdinand Negre, Bengzon Negre Untalan, Manila

Dr. Phan Viet D., Tran H.N. & Associates, Hanoi

Ms. Lukana Pobromyen, University of Chiang Mai

Mr. Weerawit Weeraworawit, National Human Rights Commission, Bangkok

Prof. Peter Yu, Drake University, Des Moines

Assoc. Prof. Rohazar Wati Zuallcobley, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam

Source:

http://cci.edu.au/events/workshop-recent-developments-in-intellectual-property-law-in-southea