Global Innovation Conference: Practical Guidance in IP, Antitrust, and Business for Taiwanese Companies (全球創新論壇：台灣企業智慧財產權、反壟斷及商業實務指南)

Seminar | April.25.2018 - April.26.2018 | 9am - 3pm (Taipei Standard Time)

Hsinchu (25 April), Taipei (26 April)

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe invites in-house counsel and executives to attend this complimentary one-day seminar, which will discuss the latest global trends and developments in intellectual property, antitrust, and investments in start-ups and joint ventures, with practical advice for Taiwanese companies. Leading practitioners in the U.S., Europe, and Asia will take an interdisciplinary and multijurisdictional approach to discussing legal issues that implicate licensing, SEP enforcement, artificial intelligence, and other rapidly developing areas where the law intersects with technology.

When:
Hsinchu: 25 April, 2018 (9:00-15:00)
Taipei: 26 April, 2018 (9:00-15:00)

Complete location details are below.

Agenda:
The morning program will cover the following topics:

Developments and Trends in U.S. Patent Litigation
Global Developments in SEP Licensing and Enforcement, Including Implications of Qualcomm-Related Actions
Legal Implications for Artificial Intelligence

A complimentary lunch will be served along with refreshments in the morning and afternoon sessions. Celeste Yang, a special guest from Microsoft Taiwan, will be speaking during a portion of the lunch break and will discuss the topic, “Cloud Computing: A New Frontier in Data Protection and Other Legal Issues”.

The afternoon program will feature a series of breakout sessions covering the topics listed below. Guests can attend one of the afternoon sessions:

Intellectual Property

IPRs – Trends, Developments, and Practice Pointers
The UPC and Developments in the European Patent System
Evolving Precedent and Practice in Calculating Damages in Patent Cases

Antitrust and Competition

The Increasing Importance of Innovation and Quality in European Merger Control Assessment
Multi-jurisdictional Strategies for Antitrust and Countering Amazon
Increased Scrutiny for Vertical Mergers

Corporate and M&A

Legal and Business Considerations for Investing in Startup Companies in China and Europe
Legal and Business Considerations for Investing in U.S. Startup Companies
Key Considerations in Investing in Artificial Intelligence Start-Ups
Legal and Business Issues that Arise when Forming or Investing in Joint Ventures in U.S. and China

Speakers

Orrick partners Robert Benson, Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, and of counsel Dr. Hsiwen Lo from the Intellectual Property Group; partners Jay Jurata and Douglas Lahnborg from the Antitrust & Competition Group; and partners Richard Smith, Betty Louie and of counsel Adam Lin from the M&A and Private Equity Group and Technology Companies Group. Celeste Yang (Corporate Attorney at Microsoft Taiwan, Digital Crimes Unit) will also be a featured speaker.

Hsinchu
25 April 2018 (Wednesday)
09:00 – 15:00
(complimentary lunch is included)

Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel
Ballroom I, East Wing 3F
No. 265, Dong Sec. 1,
Guangming 6th Road
Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, Taiwan

Taipei
26 April 2018 (Thursday)
09:00 – 15:00
(complimentary lunch is included)

The Westin Taipei
"Yong Foo" Function Room (B3 Floor)
133 Nanjing East Road, Section 3
Taipei 104, Taiwan

The seminar is complimentary for all in-house counsel and executives.

To register, please provide your name, company, title, and email address, and select the afternoon session you wish to attend by clicking on the above link. Please respond by 18 April 2018.

Questions?
If you'd like to submit a question for the speakers, please email Robert Benson at [email protected]. The speakers will address the common themes during their presentations.

For questions about the seminar, please contact Elina Lin at +886 2 8101 6272 or [email protected].

CLE
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is an accredited MCLE provider in the State of California. This continuing legal education course has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the State Bar of California for a maximum of 4.5 credit hours, of which 4.5 credit hours can be applied to the general requirement. This program qualifies for New York MCLE credit through the New York CLE Board's approved jurisdiction policy. This course is approved in California, which is an approved jurisdiction in New York.

美國奧睿律師事務所誠摯邀請各企業法務與主管參加本次為期一天的高峰論壇（費用全免），深入討論智慧財產權、反壟斷以及對新創企業和合資企業進行投資的最新全球趨勢和發展動態，並為台灣公司提供務實的建議。美國、歐洲和亞洲多位頂尖律師將以跨領域、跨國方式來探討有關授權、標準必要專利（SEP）執法、人工智慧以及其他法律與科技相互交滙且發展迅速的領域的法律問題。

日期及時間
新竹：2018年4月25日（9:00-15:00）
台北：2018年4月26日（9:00-15:00）

論壇地點資訊，詳情請見下方。

議程
上午時段會議將涵蓋下列議題：

美國專利訴訟的發展與趨勢
標準必要專利（SEP）授權與執行的全球發展，包括與高通公司訴訟相關之議題
人工智慧的法律相關議題

本論壇敬備午餐，並於上午和下午時段分別供應茶點。來自台灣微軟的特邀嘉賓楊千旻律師將在午餐時段發言，探討議題「雲端計算：數據保護的新前沿及其他法律問題」。

本論壇的下午時段將以分組會議形式進行，所涵蓋的議題詳列如下。與會者可選擇參加其中一場下午時段會議：

智慧財產權

多方複審程序（IPR）– 趨勢、發展和實務指引
單一專利法院制度（UPC）和歐洲專利體系的發展
專利案件損害賠償計算：持續變化的判例與實務

反壟斷與競爭

在歐洲合併控制評估中，日益重要的創新和品質
反壟斷與反制亞馬遜的跨國策略
針對垂直合併，日益嚴苛的審查

企業與併購

投資中國和歐洲新創企業的法律和商業考量
投資美國新創企業的法律和商業考量
投資人工智慧新創企業的關鍵考量
在美國和中國成立或投資合資企業時所遇到的法律和商業問題

講者
本論壇將由多位奧睿律師主講，包括智慧財產權業務部合夥人Robert Benson律師和Jeffrey Johnson博士以及顧問律师羅喜文博士；反壟斷與競爭業務部合夥人Jay Jurata律师和Douglas Lahnborg律師；以及併購與私募股權業務部及科技企業業務部合夥人Richard Smith律師和呂麗明律师以及顧問律師Adam Lin律師。本次更榮幸邀請到台灣微軟數位犯罪部門的楊千旻律師擔任客座講者。

新竹
2018年4月25日（星期三）
09:00 – 15:00（敬備午餐）

新竹縣竹北市光明六路東一段265號
新竹豐邑喜來登大飯店
三樓東館宴會廳-I

台北
2018年4月26日（星期四）
09:00 – 15:00（敬備午餐）

台北市中山區南京東路三段133號
台北威斯汀六福皇宮飯店
永福殿（地下三樓）

本論壇歡迎各公司法務和主管免費參加。

如欲報名，請點擊上方連結以登記您的姓名、公司名稱、職位和電郵地址，並選擇您希望參加的下午時段會議。敬請在2018年4月18日前報名。

問題?

請將對講者的提問發送給 Robert Benson律師（[email protected]），講者將於會上解答。

若對本論壇有其他問題，請與本所林小姐聯繫（+886 2 8101 6272/ [email protected]）。

學分
美國奧睿律師事務所是加州律師公會認可的MCLE課程提供機構。按照美國加州律師公會之要求，本持續法律教育課程已被批准可獲最多4.5個學分，其中4.5個學分可用於常規要求。本研討會通過紐約持續法律教育局的認可司法管轄區政策而獲批紐約MCLE學分。本課程獲加州認可，而加州屬紐約認可的司法管轄區。

CLE Credits Available: Y

Speakers

Robert Benson Partner, Intellectual Property, Taipei

Orange County Office; Taipei

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D:+1 949 852 7705
E: [email protected]

Practice:

Technology & Innovation Sector
Intellectual Property
Taipei
Japan
China

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Robert Benson Partner

Orange County Office; Taipei

For more than three decades, Robert Benson has dedicated himself to helping clients resolve their most challenging legal disputes and prevail in high-stakes patent litigation. As the leader of Orrick's Taiwan practice, Robert blends his commitment to serving others with his legal acumen, creativity, integrity, and collaborative leadership to attain the best possible results for his clients.

Robert has handled a wide range of commercial and intellectual property litigation in federal and state courts, litigated Section 337 investigations before the ITC, represented both patent owners and petitioners in PTAB proceedings, obtained injunctive relief, and argued before the Federal Circuit. He has handled both offensive and defensive patent licensing and litigation, and has implement strategies that incorporate inter partes review and reexamination proceedings. Robert has a long track record of success in matters involving semiconductors, graphics processing, mobile devices, computer hardware and software, LED technology, medical devices, and countless other products and consumer electronics.

Since 2017, Robert has led Orrick’s Taiwan practice. In Chambers Global 2023, Robert is the only attorney ranked in the U.S. for Intellectual Property – Foreign Expert for Taiwan. Global corporations headquartered in Asia trust him to navigate the unique issues, claims, and defenses that arise in multinational litigation and cross-border disputes. Please click here to read his bio in Simplified Chinese.

Robert’s commitment to service extends beyond his professional clients. Over the past 25 years, Robert established programs in Asia, Africa, and North and South America that provided full-time custodial care for hundreds of abandoned or abused children and then enabled them to attend universities and launch their careers. He is the founder of Arms of Love International, a charitable organization that operates family-based homes for children permanently separated from their families, and Love Forward, a program that provides a higher education for women who have transitioned out of orphanages, crises centers, and other residential programs. In his book, Love Forward, Robert shares the life stories of some of the young women and men who grew up in the Arms of Love homes, together with his personal story, to encourage and inspire others in their own endeavors. In recognition of his service, Orrick awarded Robert its Community Responsibility Award in 2017.

Jeffrey Johnson Partner, Intellectual Property, Patents

Houston

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D:+1 713 658 6450
E: [email protected]

Practice:

Life Sciences Sector
Intellectual Property
Patents

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Jeffrey Johnson Partner

Houston

Jeffrey Johnson resolves complex commercial and IP litigation for the high-tech, energy and life science industries. Jeffrey earned his reputation as a first class litigator in the Eastern District of Texas, one of the nation’s toughest jurisdictions. Known for extricating clients out of multi-faceted litigation with creative settlements, he now represents clients throughout the country and in Asia.

Jeffrey manages all aspects of litigation from discovery to arguing motions and Markman hearings to trial. He has also been Lead counsel on both IPR and CBM actions and argued IPR hearings. Jeffrey’s diverse experience allows him to efficiently and effectively manage all types of cases. Depending on each client’s specific business objective, he can compose a lean team to quickly resolve a minor matter, or lead a massive joint defense group across multiple jurisdictions.

With his doctorate degree in chemistry and engineering and his prior work as a scientist, Jeffrey brings a robust understanding of technical issues. Jeffrey has litigated matters concerning in a variety of technologies, including:

High-tech: semiconductor technology, integrated circuits, Internet protocols and security software, fuel cells, adhesives, telecommunications, handsets, and distributed systems
Energy: liquefied natural gas, gas-to-liquids, hydrocarbon recovery, well completion, wireline, downhole tools, drilling equipment, drilling muds, proppants, coriolis flowmeters, mud additives, mineralogy, chemical processing and polymer chemistry
Life Sciences: pharmaceuticals, medical devices, DNA sequencing and software

Richard Smith Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets

San Francisco Office

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Practice:

Mergers & Acquisitions
Capital Markets
Technology Companies Group
Japan
Taipei

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Richard Smith Partner

San Francisco Office

Richard Vernon Smith, a partner in our San Francisco office and a member of our Global Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Group, has over 38 years of experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities law and corporate law.

Richard has advised on more than 500 M&A transactions and has represented clients in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions transactions involving public and private companies, including negotiated mergers, auction bid processes, cross-border transactions, distressed asset sales (including 363 sales), leveraged buyouts, tender offers and exchange offers, going private transactions, SPACs and reverse mergers, mergers of equals transactions, going dark transactions, hostile takeovers, proxy contests, takeover and activist defense, purchases and sales of divisions and subsidiaries and joint ventures. He co-authored a1,500-page book by Bloomberg, Mergers and Acquisitions of Privately Held Companies: Analysis, Forms and Agreements.

Richard also has represented clients in a wide range of SEC-registered, underwritten and privately placed stock and debt offerings, and he has assisted companies in connection with issuer tender offers (both equity and debt), recapitalizations, restructurings, share repurchase programs, and rights offerings. He regularly represents clients in the preparation and filing of periodic SEC reports, proxy statements and Williams Act reports. He also advises clients on compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 and JOBS Act; reporting under and compliance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; disclosure and reporting issues; sales of restricted securities and sales of securities by insiders; universal proxy cards; and NYSE/NASDAQ rule compliance and inquiries.

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