US-China IP Summit

The 3rd US-China IP Conference will bring together senior policymakers, academics and international practitioners from China and the U.S. to discuss various issues pertaining to intellectual property

The 3rd US-China IP Conference will bring together senior policymakers, academics and international practitioners from China and the U.S. to discuss five important topics:  (1) Revisions to the US and Chinese Copyright Law; (2) IP issues related to the entertainment industry; (3) Role of specialized IP courts; (4) Updates on patent and trade secrets legislation and protection; and (5) Challenges and strategies in cross-border IP enforcement.

The conference is an annual event co-hosted by Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and China Renmin University IP Academy.  Loyola Law School is proud to be the hosting site for the 2014 US-China IP Conference.

The conference draws professionals from business, legal and entertainment industries who want to hear from prominent speakers and experts from both the US and China about cutting edge intellectual property and related issues.  Optional: Four hours of MCLE available. Loyola Law School, Los Angeles is a State Bar MCLE-approved provider.  

SPEAKER LIST & BIOS
Jeffery Atik                                Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Stacey Byrnes                          Senior Vice President, NBC Universal
CHEN Fuli                                 IPR Attaché  at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
CHENG Yongshun                     Former Chinese IP Judge & Senior Counsel, LexField Law Offices
Mark Cohen ?                            United States Patent and Trademark Office
Jay Dougherty                           Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Terry Fisher                               Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Victor Gold                                Dean, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Hon. Judge Andrew J. Guilford     United States District Court, Central District of California    
GUO He                                    China Renmin University
HUANG Wushuang                    Professor of Law, East China University of Political Science and Law  
Ronald Johnston                        Senior Litigation Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
Mary LaFrance                          Professor of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Jennifer Lantz                            Partner, Hogan Lovells
LIU Chuntian                             Dean, China Renmin University Intellectual Property
LIU Ping                                   Deputy Director-General of Music Copyright Society of China
Zheng Liu                                 Of Counsel, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Lou Li                                       Professor, China Renmin University
MA Yide                                   Beijing Zhongguancun IP Research Institute
Karl Manheim                           Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Robert Merges                          Professor of Law, Berkeley Law School
David Nimmer                           Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
Seagull Song                            Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Maria Strong                            Senior Counsel for Policy & International Affairs, United States CopyrightOffice
Marketa Trimble                        Professor of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
David Wang                              Partner, Winston & Strawn
YIN Xintian                               Former Director-General of Legal Affairs Department at SIPO
YU Jun?                                   Professor of Law, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Peter Yu                                   Professor of Law, Drake Law School
ZHANG Ping                             Peking University Law School