May 2005

May 4 -6

Licensing Executives Society LES (CA/USA), Spring Meeting, Raliegh, NC

For more information, please visit http://www.usa-canada.les.org/

May 4 - 7

International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) 11TH Annual Meeting, Vancouver, B.C.

Micheline Gravelle will be participating in the workshop “Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Intellectual Property”, on Thursday, May 5 at 2:00pm.

For more information, please visit www.celltherapy.org

May 5

University of Toronto, Physics Department, Toronto, ON.

Allan Tameshtit will be giving a talk entitled “Introduction to Patents” on Thursday, May 5.

May 6

Advocates Society, Spring Symposium, Toronto, ON.

For more information, please visit www.advocates.ca

May 11 - 13

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Spring Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

For more information, please visit www.aipla.org

May 14 - 18

International Trade Mark Association (INTA), San Diego, CA.

For more information, please visit www.inta.org

May 18 - 19

Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA), Annual Conference and Exhibition, Hamilton, ON.

For more information, please visit www.apma.ca

May 19

Oshawa Business Service Centre & Durham Regional Manufacturers Association, Durham College, Oshawa, ON.

Neil Henderson of Bereskin & Parr will be giving a talk entitled “The Basics of Intellectual Property”, on at 7:30am.

For more information, please email info@drma.ca

A Complimentary Seminar

Tuesday, May 31, 2005
8:00am to 10:00am
The National Club
Howland Room, 303 Bay Street, Toronto

Speakers:

Jiancheng Jiang, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd.
Tingxi Huo, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd.

Overview:

Patents

Jiancheng Jiang

• Brief introduction of the Chinese patent system

• Enforcement in China

• Remedies available for patent infringement

• Advice for a foreign proprietor on how to enforce Chinese patents with an emphasis on dealing with patent infringement

• Leading cases

Trademarks

Tingxi Huo

• Protectable marks in China

• Remedies against infringement

  • civil

  • administrative

  • criminal

• Comparison of Administrative Protection and Judicial Protection

• Investigations

  • automatic or requested administrative investigation by AICs

  • infringees' investigation

  • Public Security Bureau's investigation

• Amount of compensation (applicable to patent, trademark and copyright)

• Well-known marks

May 28 - June 1

Canadian Chemistry Conference, Annual Meeting, Saskatoon, Sasktchwean

For more information go to www.chemistry-conferences.com