Programme

The 36th ATRIP Congress "The Object and Purpose of Intellectual Property" on 24-26 October 2017. View the conference programme.

Monday 23 October

Time: 5–7.30pm
Location: Ground floor, Old Government Buildings, Victoria University, Faculty of Law, 55 Lambton Quay, Wellington

8.30am:
- Mihi (Māori Welcome)—Rawinia Higgins, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Maori, Victoria University of Wellington
- Welcome—Mark Hickford, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Law, Victoria University of Wellington
- Opening Speakers—Susy Frankel, ATRIP President, Sherif Saadallah, Executive Director, WIPO Academy and Annette Kur, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, ATRIP president 2007-2009
9–10.30am: Session 1—The Evolving International and Regional Rules
10.30–11am: Morning Tea
11am–12.45pm: Session 2—What is Copyright For?
12.45–1.45pm: Lunch
1.45–3.30pm
- Session 3A (parallel)—The Expanding Nature of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications
- Session 3B (parallel)—Object and Purpose in the Digital Realm
3.30–3.50pm: Afternoon coffee
3.50–5.20pm: Session 4—The Many Purposes of Trade Marks
5.20pm: Day closes
Evening event: Weta Workshop Tour and dinner at Roxy Cinema (included as part of your conference registration)

8.45–10.30am: Session 5—Reconsidering Incentives in Times of Social and Cultural Change
10.30–11am: Morning tea
11am–12.45pm: Session 6—From Trade Secrets to Patent Purpose
12.45–1.45pm: Lunch
1.45–3.30pm:
- Session 7A (parallel)—Contouring Copyright Purposively
- Session 7B (parallel)—Patents Objective(s)
- Session 7C (parallel)—Development and the Interpretation of Rules
3.30–3.50pm: Afternoon tea
3.50–5.35pm: Session 8—The Sui Generis and Intellectual Property’s Frontier
5.35pm: Essay competition presentation
6pm: Day closes
Evening event: Gala dinner at Te Papa (included as part of your conference registration)