2024 SUMMIT MEETING OF GNIPA
​(THE GLOBAL NETWORK OF NATIONAL IP PRACTITIONER ASSOCIATIONS)
HANGZHOU

Hangzhou International Expo Center North Star Hotel

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024

PROGRAM​​（SUBJECT TO CHANGE） 

Schedule	Topic	Speaker from	Speaker	Presentation Materials
9:00-9:30	1. Introduction
9:30-11:10	2. Harmonization Update from Offices	WIPO	Ting Zhao, Director, PCT Operations Division
		USPTO	Jessica Patterson, Senior Advisor and Director for International Worksharing
		CNIPA	Qian ZHOU, Deputy Director
		IP Australia	Edwina Lewis, Director of Policy and International Affairs
		JPO	OTA Yoshitaka, Representative of Japan Patent Office, Director of IP department, JETRO Beijing
11:10-11:25	Coffee Break
11:25-12:10	3. Harmonization Update / Recent Development from User Group	FICPI	Jérome Collin, CET Special Reporter
		AIPLA/IPO	Patrick Coyne, Past President of AIPLA
		AIPLA/IPO	John Osha, Chair of AI Task Force
12:10-13:00	Lunch Break
13:00-14:30	4. Recent Development from the Regions – Customs and etc.	JPO	SHIMADA Hideaki, Representative of Japan Patent Office, Director of IP department, JETRO HongKong
		ABPI	Peter Eduardo Siemsen, Vice president
		KPAA	Young Joo Song, Director
		Gulf BPG	Motasem Abu Ghazaleh
		ASPA	Low Pei Lin, President
		ACPAA	Dajian Wu, Senior Vice President
14:30-14:50	Coffee Break
14:50-15:45 (Spare: 5min)	5. Panel: Trademark - Cross Border Infringement	CITMA	Catherine Wolfe, Past President
		AIPPI U.S. Group(AIPLA)	Dennis S. Prahl, Member
		IPIC	Paula Clancy, President
		ABPI	Peter Eduardo Siemsen, Vice president
		KPAA	Young Joo Song, Director
15:50-16:30	6. Harmonization Update	EPO	Sylvie Strobel, Lawyer, Patent Law Policy and Harmonisation
		UKIPO	Laura Starrs, Head of Patent Examination Group
16:30-17:00	Adjourn
17:00-18:00	Cocktail Reception