1. 9, 10 and 11 February 2011 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
Intellectual Property VIP Lounge, Galadari Hotel, Colombo 1
for Legal
Practitioners
Organized by the Alumni
Association under the
aegis of the
International Development Law
An interactive Workshop to educate Organization (IDLO)
Legal Practitioners of practical and in Rome, Italy
procedural issues relating to
Intellectual Property IDLO is an international
intergovernmental body which
seeks to strengthen the rule of law
and Good Governance in developing
Trademarks, copyrights, Industrial designs,
countries by strengthening judicial
Geographical Indications and Patents are and local institutions to promote a REGISTRATION FOR
Intellectual Property (IP), the ownership viable legal framework for WORKSHOP
rights of which are protected under the commerce, trade and investment.
Please write or e-mail your
Intellectual Property Act No. 36 of 2003. contact details (name, address,
Developed countries (i.e. USA, EU, Japan, The mission of the
email address, Tel. Nos.) to -
etc) are considered to be “knowledge based Sri Lanka Alumni Association is to
strengthen the rule of law and Ajithaa Edirimane
economies” as the revenue derived from IP
Good Governance in Sri Lanka. (IDLO – IP Resource Person)
has contributed significantly to their Mobile: 0777 716 776
.
economic growth. For example, 2/3rds of the ajithaa2001@yahoo.com
value of large businesses in the USA is traced Or
to such intangible assets. Since Sri Lanka is Administrative Officer,
Alumni Association of IDLO
now focused towards attracting Foreign
130/3C Nawala Road,
Direct Investment to give an impetus to our
Nugegoda,
economy, this is an important area for our Tel: 2829093
Legal Practitioners to have an in-depth aaidlo@yahoo.com
knowledge, especially in practical and
procedural issues of Intellectual Property
Rights.

2. Intellectual Property for Legal Practitioners
‘IP skills PROGRAM Friday, 11 February 2011
Resource Person –
This intensive IP Wednesday, 9 February 2011 Mr. K. Kanag-Isvaran P.C.
and Workshop is limited
Resource Person – Mr. Giulio Zanetti, 9.00AM – 12.00
Director International Training Centre, IDLO How to win a trademark
1.30PM – 4.30PM case – procedural aspects:
knowhow is to 25 participants.
What is Intellectual Property? Different types of IP gathering evidence,
All those who are Rights (Trademarks, Copyrights, Industrial Designs drafting a plaint, etc.
and Patents) TEA BREAK
the interested are TEA BREAK How to litigate patent and
requested to What is Traditional Knowledge (TK)? industrial design disputes
foundation Drafting and negotiating an 9, 10 and 11
apply early. IP Licensing Contract February
Thursday, 10 February 2011 2011
of a Resource Person – Dr. D M. Karunaratne 12.00 – 1.30 PM LUNCH
Director General National Intellectual Property Office VIP
9.00AM – 12.00 Resource Person – Mr. Kalinga
Knowledge Investment – How to register a trademark, patent and an industrial Indatisaa, Attorney-at-Law
Lounge,
Galadari
Rs.8500.00 per design ( with reference to relevant provisions of the IP 1.30PM – 4.30PM Hotel,
Based Participant
Act No. 36 of 2003)
TEA BREAK
Criminal prosecution to
safeguard IP rights
Colombo 1
for the training How to appeal successfully against a rejection of an IP TEA BREAK
Economy’ Workshop of 2 ½
application (i.e. the procedure and facts to be Software piracy
established )
days, lunch,
12.00 – 1.30 PM LUNCH
refreshments and Certificates will be
Course Book Resource Person – Mr. Giulio Zanetti, awarded by IDLO to
Director International Training Centre, IDLO
(subsidized rate 1.30PM – 4.30PM
Participants who attend
for Members of the How to conduct an IP Due Diligence the entire program.
TEA BREAK
Association) How to win a trademark case - substantive aspects: the
most important and advanced legal arguments