Standard essential patent/FRAND disputes: Deal mediation

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May 29, 2024

10:00 a.m. ET - 11:00 a.m. ET

Add to Calendar2024-05-29 10:00:002024-05-29 10:00:00Standard essential patent/FRAND disputes: Deal mediation Join the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Wednesday, May 29, from 10-11 a.m. ET, for a free webinar on how deal mediation may be used to facilitate negotiations related to standard essential patents (SEPs) and “fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory” (FRAND) licensing. The program will feature:Opening remarks by Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, and Marco Alemán, WIPO Assistant Director General, Intellectual Property Innovation and Ecosystems SectorA panel on deal mediation and FRAND disputes A question-and-answer session The webinar is organized by the USPTO and the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. There is no charge to attend, but advance registration is required. Register todayAgenda The agenda is subject to change. All times below are in Eastern Time (ET). 10:00 – 10:10 a.m.Opening remarksMarco Alemán, Assistant Director General, IP Innovation and Ecosystems Sector, WIPOKathi Vidal, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office10:10 – 10:50 a.m.Deal mediation in FRAND disputesModerators: Christian A. Hannon, USPTO, and Heike Wollgast, Head, IP Disputes Section, WIPO CenterMichele Herman, Founder of JusTech Law, USAMargarita Kato, Legal Officer, WIPO Center, SingaporeChung Nian Lam, WongPartnership LLP, Singapore10:50 – 11:00 a.m.Questions and answers Additional informationFor more information about the webinar, visit the WIPO registration page or contact WIPO at arbiter.mail@wipo.int. America/New_Yorkpublic

Join the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Wednesday, May 29, from 10-11 a.m. ET, for a free webinar on how deal mediation may be used to facilitate negotiations related to standard essential patents (SEPs) and “fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory” (FRAND) licensing.

The program will feature:

Opening remarks by Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, and Marco Alemán, WIPO Assistant Director General, Intellectual Property Innovation and Ecosystems Sector
A panel on deal mediation and FRAND disputes
A question-and-answer session

The webinar is organized by the USPTO and the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. There is no charge to attend, but advance registration is required.

Agenda

The agenda is subject to change. All times below are in Eastern Time (ET).

10:00 – 10:10 a.m.

Opening remarks

Marco Alemán, Assistant Director General, IP Innovation and Ecosystems Sector, WIPO
Kathi Vidal, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office

10:10 – 10:50 a.m.

Deal mediation in FRAND disputes

Moderators: Christian A. Hannon, USPTO, and Heike Wollgast, Head, IP Disputes Section, WIPO Center

Michele Herman, Founder of JusTech Law, USA
Margarita Kato, Legal Officer, WIPO Center, Singapore
Chung Nian Lam, WongPartnership LLP, Singapore

10:50 – 11:00 a.m.

Questions and answers

Additional information

For more information about the webinar, visit the WIPO registration page or contact WIPO at arbiter.mail@wipo.int.

Accessibility accommodation

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please submit your request to the contact information listed above.

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