Hot Topics in Design Law from the U.S., Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Perspectives

Join authors from Comparative Global Design Law, recently published by Bloomberg, to discuss important updates in design law. Practitioners who frequently file for design rights in Asia will learn broadly about how rights are viewed in China, Japan, and South Korea, and then hear from local counsel about the most important recent updates. 

Topics to be discussed include:

• Overview of Comparative Global Design Law, with five crucial distinctions to understand when filing design rights worldwide
• Recent updates to Chinese practice, including proposed amendments to Chinese design law regarding partial design
• Changes to Korean design practice, including non-substantive examination of certain goods and the simplified priority claiming process
• Pro-patent owner changes adopted in Japan, including extension of design term and enhancement of the Related Design System
  
  

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Speakers:
Alexandra Bélec - Kim & Chang IP
Tomohiro Gyoda - Shiga International Patent Office
Guanyang Yao - Liu, Shen & Associates 
Elizabeth Ferrill