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Prof. Peter K. Yu

University Distinguished Professor

Regents Professor of Law and Communication

Director, Center for Law and Intellectual Property

Texas A&M University

conferences

THE INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL

PROPERTY REGIME COMPLEX

Michigan State University College of Law

April 7-8, 2006

DESCRIPTION

The year 2005 marked the tenth anniversary of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. Since its establishment, the Agreement has impacted a wide variety of areas, including agriculture, health, environment, education, and culture. Today, intellectual property has become increasingly important in the international arena, and policymakers have actively explored intellectual property related issues in many different international regimes, ranging from human rights to biodiversity and from public health to information and communications. To explore the interaction between these regimes, this conference brings together scholars, development specialists, international relations and trade experts, economists, political scientists, and policymakers from related intergovernmental and governmental bodies. The conference will also explore issues concerning international relations, public international law, enforcement and compliance issues, and the recent proliferation of bilateral and regional free trade agreements.

SCHEDULE

April 7, 2006

8:30	Breakfast
9:00	Welcoming Remarks Dean Terence L. Blackburn, Michigan State University College of Law Prof. Peter K. Yu, Michigan State University College of Law & Asian Studies Center, Michigan State University
9:15	The Human Rights Regime Moderator: Prof. Adam Mossoff, Michigan State University College of Law Speakers: Prof. Graeme W. Austin, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona Prof. Hugh C. Hansen, Fordham Law School Prof. Laurence R. Helfer, Vanderbilt University Law School Prof. Roberta R. Kwall, DePaul University College of Law Prof. Susan Scafidi, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University Prof. Paul Torremans, Nottingham University School of Law
11:00	Break
11:15	The Biodiversity Regime Moderator: Prof. Noga Morag-Levine, Michigan State University College of Law Speakers: Prof. Olufunmilayo B. Arewa, Case Western Reserve University School of Law Prof. Mark D. Janis, University of Iowa College of Law Jean-Frederic Morin, Universite de Montpellier/Universite du Quebec a Montreal Prof. Chidi Oguamanam, Dalhousie Law School
1:00	Luncheon
2:30	The Public Health Regime Moderator: Prof. Paul G. Arshagouni, Michigan State University College of Law Speakers: Prof. James Thuo Gathii, Albany Law School James Love, Consumer Project on Technology Prof. Janice M. Mueller, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Prof. Srividhya Ragavan, University of Oklahoma College of Law Dr. Anthony So, Program in Global Health and Technology Access, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University
4:15	Break
4:30	The Information and Communications Regime Moderator: Prof. Adam Candeub, Michigan State University College of Law Speakers: Prof. Anupam Chander, University of California-Davis School of Law Prof. Ysolde Gendreau, Universite de Montreal Faculte de Droit Dr. Manon Ress, Consumer Project on Technology Alan Story, Lecturer in Law, Kent Law School
6:30	Friday Sessions Adjourned

April 8, 2006

8:30	Breakfast
9:00	International Regimes and Global Lawmaking Moderator: Prof. Michael A. Lawrence, Michigan State University College of Law Speakers: Prof. Keith Aoki, University of Oregon School of Law Prof. Donald P. Harris, Temple University Beasley School of Law Prof. Edward Lee, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University Prof. Jerome H. Reichman, Duke University School of Law
10:45	Break
11:00	Intellectual Property and International Trade Moderator: Prof. Bruce E. Boyden, Washington & Lee University School of Law Speakers: Prof. Sungjoon Cho, Chicago-Kent College of Law Prof. Peter M. Gerhart, Case Western Reserve University School of Law Prof. Doris E. Long, John Marshall Law School Prof. Kevin C. Kennedy, Michigan State University College of Law
1:00	Luncheon Keynote Addresses: Prof. Graeme B. Dinwoodie, Chicago-Kent College of Law & Queen Mary, University of London Prof. Rochelle C. Dreyfuss, NYU School of Law
2:30	The First Decade of TRIPs Moderator: Prof. Llewellyn J. Gibbons, The University of Toledo College of Law Speakers: Prof. Daniel J. Gervais, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law Prof. Paul J. Heald, University of Georgia School of Law Prof. Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University David Vivas Engui, Programme Manager on Intellectual Property, Technology and Services, ICTSD
4:30	Break
4:45	Global Citizenship and Social Justice Moderator: Prof. Katherine J. Strandburg, DePaul University College of Law Speakers: Prof. Margaret Chon, Seattle University School of Law Prof. John T. Cross, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville Robin D. Gross, Esq., Founder & Executive Directive, IP Justice Prof. Guy Pessach, Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
6:15	Closing Remarks Prof. Peter K. Yu, Michigan State University College of Law & Asian Studies Center, Michigan State University
7:30	Dinner Reception Restaurant Villegas 1735 Grand River Avenue, Okemos, MI

CONFERENCE FELLOWS

Prof. Virginia Brown Keyder

Bogazici University & Sabanci University (Turkey)

Political Science Department, SUNY Binghamton

Prof. Susan Corbett

School of Accounting and Commercial Law

Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand)

Prof. Hanne Kirk Deichmann

Aarhus School of Business (Denmark)

Prof. Debora Halbert

Department of History and Political Science

Otterbein College

Eddan Katz

Fellow, Information Society Project

Yale Law School

Prof. Peng Tao

Politics and Law School

China University of Geosciences (China)

Prof. Vanessa B. Pierce

Ave Maria School of Law

Dr. Tine Sommer

Aarhus School of Business (Denmark)

Prof. Deborah Tussey

Oklahoma City University School of Law

SYMPOSIUM ISSUE AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

2007 Mich. St. L. Rev. 1-291

Peter K. Yu, International Enclosure, the Regime Complex, and Intellectual Property Schizophrenia, 2007 Mich. St. L. Rev. 1

Keith Aoki & Kennedy Luvai, Reclaiming Common Heritage? Treatment in the International Plant Genetic Resources Regime Complex, 2007 Mich. St. L. Rev. 35

Denis Borges Barbosa, Margaret Chon & Andre Moncayo von Hase, Slouching Towards Development in International Intellectual Property, 2007 Mich. St. L. Rev. 71

Peter M. Gerhart, The Tragedy of TRIPS, 2007 Mich. St. L. Rev. 143

Donald P. Harris, TRIPS and Treaties of Adhesion Part II: Back to the Past or a Small Step Forward?, 2007 Mich. St. L. Rev. 185

Kevin C. Kennedy, Parallel Proceedings at the WTO and Under NAFTA Chapter 19: Whither the Doctrine of Exhaustion of Local Remedies in DSU Reform?, 39 Geo. Wash. Int'l L. Rev. 47 (2007)

Chidi Oguamanam, Agro-Biodiversity and Food Security: Biotechnology and Traditional Agricultural Practices at the Periphery of International Intellectual Property Regime Complex, 2007 Mich. St. L. Rev. 215

Guy Pessach, The Role of Libraries in A2K: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead, 2007 Mich. St. L. Rev. 257

Jerome H. Reichman & Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss, Harmonization Without Consensus: Critical Reflections on Drafting a Substantive Patent Law Treaty, 57 Duke L.J. 85 (2007)

Paul L.C. Torremans, Is Copyright a Human Right?, 2007 Mich. St. L. Rev. 271

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