The 14th Waseda-Penn Global Patent Law Conference

We are excited to host the next iteration of the Waseda-Penn Global Patent Law Conference, again discussing two topics that are of great importance in Japanese and international patent law practice. See information on currently confirmed speaker below. We will open conference registration in the week of April 7, 2025.

Date: May 24, 2025 (Saturday) 10:30 am - 5:30 pm

Location: Waseda University Campus

Languages: Japanese & English (simultaneous translation)

Hosting Institutions: RCLIP, University of Pennsylvania Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Waseda University School of Law, Tsinghua University School of Law

Program

10:30 – 13:00: Panel 1: Patent Disclosure: Enablement & Written Description

Moderator: Prof. Masabumi Suzuki (Waseda University)

Panelists

• Judge Leonard Stark (CAFC)

• Rt. Judge Makiko Takabe (Former Chief Judge, IP High Court of Japan; Visiting Professor, Waseda University) 

• Prof. Polk Wagner (University of Pennsylvania)

• Prof. Timo Minssen (University of Copenhagen; Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in Bioscience Innovation Law)

• Prof. Guobin Cui (Tsinghua University)

• Prof. Takeshi Maeda (Tokyo University)

13:00 - 14:30: Lunch

14:30 - 16:30: Panel 2: Preliminary Injunctive Relief

Moderator: Prof. Christoph Rademacher (Waseda University)

Panelists:

• Judge John Murphy (E.D. Pennsylvania)

• Rt. Judge Tamotsu Shoji (former IP High Court Presiding judge)

• Chinese judge (tbc)

• Prof. Axel Metzger (Humboldt University Berlin)

• Dr. Christof Karl (Bardehle)