Date:  11/20/2006

Time:   1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m

Location:   Tokyo Kaikan 12F, Royal Room 3-2-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Speaker:   W. Stephen Smith

Description:  

In the first session of the program, entitled “Recent Developments in U.S. Patent Law,” Judge Radar and Mr. Olson will discuss the effectiveness of patent rights in the global economy. In the second session, entitled “Intersection of Patent Law and Antitrust Law,” Professor Adelman and Mr. Smith will discuss how principles developed in the fields of patent and antitrust law can sometimes work at cross-purposes. Each session will be followed by a panel discussion.

Speakers will include:

• Hon. Randall R. Rader , Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Prof. Martin J. Adelman, The George Washington University Law School
• Mr. Hisamitsu Arai, Secretariat of IP Strategy Headquarters
• A. Max Olson, Morrison & Foerster
• W. Stephen Smith, Morrison & Foerster

MCLE Accredited

Morrison & Foerster LLP (provider # 2183) certifies that this symposium has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 3 hours.