IP Quest: Charting the Global Map of Innovation
Friday, March 7, 2025 12:45pm to 6:30pm
About this Event
The symposium will examine current regulatory frameworks and treaty enforcement mechanisms while exploring IP law's crucial role in economic development and human rights protection. Participants will gain insight into practical strategies for brand protection in the global marketplace and a deeper understanding of the current international IP landscape. While celebrating IP law's potential for positive change, we will also examine the challenges facing international IP enforcement and development. Through engaging discussions and expert analysis, we will explore both the opportunities and obstacles in advancing international IP protection.
ICLR is honored to have Rochelle Dreyfuss. Rochelle is the Pauline Newman Professor of Law Emerita at NYU Law and co-director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy. Professor Dreyfuss is a leading voice in international IP, having authored numerous influential articles and books in the field. Her expertise has been recognized at the highest levels, including service as an expert for the UN Special Rapporteur on cultural rights regarding patent policy. Sharon Sandeen, Professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, is a renowned authority on trade secrets law and the TRIPS Agreement. With three books and over 25 articles, Professor Sandeen brings deep expertise in international IP protection within the World Trade Organization framework. Christine Farley, Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law, serves as Co-Faculty Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. Her leadership also extends to the Board of Directors for the Center for Inter-American Legal Education and the Presidential Task Force of the International Trademark Association.
Schedule of Events
Panel I: Guarding Global Secrets: Motorola’s DTSA Showdown - 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Break: 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Panel II: Prescription for Progress: Brazil, TRIPS, and Global Health - 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Break 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm
Fireside Chat: Treaty Talk: The Design Treaty and its Implications - 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Break 5:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Panel III: International IP Enforcement - 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Closing Remarks: 6:30 pm – 6:35 pm
