[Ip-health] Webcast on IP Enforcement

Sean Flynn sflynn@wcl.american.edu
Tue Nov 10 11:20:01 2009


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The webcast is now available for last week's lively panel discussion of
"Beyond TRIPS: The Evolving Law of International Enforcement of
Intellectual Property"



See http://www.wcl.american.edu/pijip/webcast.cfm



The event featured two panels of academics, government officials and
consumer activists debating the negotiation of ACTA, use of Special 301
in the post-TRIPS era and the recent U.S. -China decision in the WTO.



PANEL 1 - Strengthening IP Enforcement Through TRIPS and Other
Multilateral Initiatives



Moderator: Padideh Ala'i, Professor of Law & Acting Director,
International Legal Studies Program at American University Washington
College of Law



Panelists

    * Daniel Gervais, Professor of Law & Co-Director, Technology and
Entertainment Law Program, Vanderbilt University Law School

    * Peter Yu, Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law &
Director, Intellectual Property Law Center, Drake University Law School

    * Michael Geist, Professor of Law & Canada Research Chair in
Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law



PANEL 2 - American Efforts to Strengthen International IP Enforcement



Moderator: Susan Sell, Professor of Political Science and International
Affairs & Director, Institute for Global and International Studies,
George Washington University



Panelists

    * Stanford McCoy, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for
Intellectual Property and Innovation

    * Sean Flynn, Associate Director, PIJIP, American University
Washington College of Law

    * Eric Smith, President and Co-Founder, International Intellectual
Property Alliance

    * Gigi Sohn, President and Co-Founder, Public Knowledge

    * Joe Karaganis, Program Director, Media, Technology and Culture,
Social Science Research Council