The 8th JIPA IP Symposium Program

[Theme]	“Management and Intellectual Property – a combination fo the two at the forefront”
[Day & Time]	January 30, 2009 10:30-17:35
[Place]	Kyoto International Conference Center
[Schedule]	10:30	Opening Remarks PROGRAM JIPA Chairman, Mr. Tamotsu Nomakuchi
	10:35	Keynote Discussion “IDEAL INNOVATION ACTIVITIES AND IP ACTIVITIES TO COMPANIES SURVIVAL” Lecturer: Mr. Akira Katsumi (Journalist)
	11:30	CoordinatorMs. Yoshiko FujitaPanelistMr. Tamotsu Nomakuchi(Chairman of Mitsubishi Electric Co.)Mr. Toichi Takenaka (President of Astellas Pharma Inc.)Mr. Kenji Ota(Managing Director of Sharp Corp.)
	13:00	Panel Discussion I “WHAT IS REQUIRED OF IP MANAGERS” CoordinatorMr. Makoto Matsuo(Professor of OtaruUniversity of Commerce)PanelistMr. Takashi Sawai (NTT Advanced Technology Corp.)Mr. Tetsuya Aoki (Brother Industries Ltd.)Mr. Kenji Bamba(Horiba Ltd.)Mr. Munehisa Matsumoto (Daikin Industries Ltd.)
	15:15	Coffee break & Poster Session by 16 JIPA Standing Committees
	15:45	Panel Discussion II “THE ACQUISITION OF PATENTS THAT DEVELOP INTO ASSETS FOT THE HOLDERS” CoordinatorMs. Junko Sugimura (Patent Attorney)PanelistMr. Misao Shimizu (Tokyo District Court)Mr. Akiteru Tamura(Japan Patent Office)Mr. Yoshinobu Murofushi (Pfizer Japan Inc.)Mr. Akihiko Hisaizumi(Hitachi Ltd.)Mr. Hiroyuki Eguchi (Shimadzu Corp.)
	17:30-17:35	Closing Remarks JIPA President, Mr. Hirohiko Usui
	18:00-20:00	Reception