The keynote speakers will be Sir Hugh Laddie (former Senior Patent Judge) and Jiang Zhipei, the chief IP Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of China (subject to visa approval). Other speakers will include leading legal and patent practitioners from the PRC.

“Enforcement of IP in China” Gordon Gao and Dixon Zhang, Fangda Partners, Beijing and Shenzhen. Fangda Partners specialises in IP dispute resolution, including IP litigation. Gordon Gao prosecuted the first ever trademark infringement case in Shenzhen that lead to the imprisonment of the perpetrator. In 2007, Gordon was ranked as the leading IP lawyer in China by Chambers Global. He has a PhD in chemistry from Stanford University and a JD from Hastings Law School (University of California, San Francisco). Dixon Zhang has extensive experience in IPR-related administrative enforcement, investigation, judicial protection, litigation, and filing and registration in the PCR. Dixon has an LL.B from Fudan University, School of Law.

“Patent prosecution strategy in China for inventions in biotechnology” Barbara Fleck, Marks and Clerk Barbara is a European Patent Attorney and Chartered Patent Attorney. She works in all areas of Biotechnology and Life Sciences and has particular experience in the field of plant-related inventions, including genetically modified organisms and Plant Variety Rights.

The event will take place at the UK IPO offices and is an all day event. Full details and registration at the RSC site: Chinese IP Law Symposium

• Jeremy Reed (Hogarth Chambers) – speaking on “Software Patents and the Recent Developments in the Law”
• A patent examiner from the UK-IPO – speaking on “The Role of the Patent Examiner”

Full details up on the IMPACT blog.

Find out more on the QMIPRI events page.