| NATIONAL SEMINAR FOR THE JUDICIARY
ON ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
organized by
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
in cooperation with
the State Patent Committee of the Republic of Belarus
and
the Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) Minsk, November 28 and 29, 2001
PROVISIONAL PROGRAM
Document prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO
| Wednesday, November 28, 2001 | | 10.00 to 10.30 | Opening
Speakers: a representative of the Government of Belarus; a representative of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); and a representative of the Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) | | 10.30 to 11.15 | Intellectual Property System in Belarus and the Problems of Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
Speaker: Mr. Valery Kudashov, Chairman, State Patent Committee of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk | | 11.15 to 11.30 | Discussion | | 11.30 to 11.45 | Coffee break | | 11.45 to 12.30 | The International Framework for Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
Speaker: Mr. Serguei Zotine, Senior Legal Counsellor, Division for Cooperation with Certain Countries in Europe and Asia, WIPO | | 12.30 to 12.45 | Discussion | | 12.45 to 14.30 | Lunch break | | 14.30 to 15.15 | The Role of Belarusian Courts in the Settlement of Intellectual Property Disputes Speaker: Mrs. Janna Shkurdiuk, Judge, Patent Tribunal of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk | | 15.15 to 15.30 | Discussion | | 15.30 to 16.15 | Jurisdiction of the German Courts in Respect of Intellectual Property Rights Speaker: Mr. Alfons Schäfers, Attorney-at-Law, Bonn, Germany
| | Wednesday, November 28, 2001 (continued) | | 16.15 to 16.30 | Coffee break | | 16.30 to 16.45 | Discussion | | 16.45 to 17.30 | Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: the Point of View of Rightholders Speaker: Mr. Peter Necarsulmer, President, CIPR, Moscow | | 18.00 | Reception on behalf of the Director General of WIPO | | Thursday, November 29, 2001 | | 9.30 to 10.15 | Practical Cases in Industrial Property Litigation Speaker: Mr. Thomas Salomon, Partner, Lovells Boesebeck Droste, Hamburg, Germany | | 10.15 to 10.45 | Discussion | | 10.45 to 11.00 | Coffee break | | 11.00 to 11.45 | Recent Intellectual Property Cases in Arbitration Courts of the Russian Federation Speaker: Mrs. Elena Moiseeva, Judge, High Arbitration Court, Moscow | | 11.45 to 12.15 | Discussion | | 12.15 to 14.00 | Lunch break | | 14.00 to 16.30 | Panel Discussion on the Role of the Judiciary in Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Panelists: all speakers | | 16.30 to 17.00 | Closing session
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