What You Must Know to Protect your Intellectual Property in China

The District Export Council of Southern California, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (US PTO), University of California, Irvine School of Law, and the U.S. Commercial Service will be hosting a conference at UC Irvine School of Law.

When:

May 21, 2015 8:30am to 4:15pm

Where

Where:

UC Irvine School of Law

EDU 1111

401 East Peltason Drive

Irvine, CA 92697-8000

United States

AGENDA

8:30 - 9:00	Continental Breakfast, Registration
9:00 - 9:15	Opening Remarks: The Way Forward Ms. Susan ANTHONY, Esquire, Acting Director, Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
9:15 – 10:15	Registering Your Trademarks and Copyrights in China Mr. Liam ZHU Liam Zhu, Liu & Partners, Beijing, China
10:15 – 11:15	Obtaining Your Patents in China Ms. Xiaowei WEI CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office, Beijing, China
11:15 – 12:15	IP Enforcement in China, for Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights Mr. Liam ZHU Liam Zhu, Liu & Partners, Beijing, China Mr. Christopher SHAOWEI, Attorney at Law and Patent Attorney NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys, Beijing Mr. Dan HARRIS Harris & Moure, PLLC and Co-editor of "China Law Blog"
12:15 – 1:30	Luncheon, with UCI Keynote Speaker Insights from UCI Compliance Studies Professor Mr. Benjamin VAN ROOIJ, John S. & Marilyn Long Professor for US-China Business and Law - Academic Director Long US-China Institute for Business and Law, University of California, Irvine U.S. Commercial Service/USDOC China Resources Ms. Terri BATCH, China Team Leader & Senior International Trade Specialist U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, West Los Angeles, CA
1:30 – 2:30	Protecting Your Trade Secrets Practical and Political Considerations Mr. Terry ROSS, Intellectual Property (IP) Partner Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C. Mr. Mark ROMEO, Partner Crowell & Moring, Irvine, CA Mr. Ryan ONG Director, Business Advisory Services US-China Business Council
2:30 – 3:30	Company IP Risk Management Mr. Robert BOWEN, Associate General Counsel, Gov. and Regulatory Affairs Western Digital, Irvine, CA Mr. Marvin W.SEPE, Chief Operating Officer CTC Global Corporation, Irvine, CA Mr. William M. MANSFIELD, Esquire, Director of Intellectual Property, ABRO Industries, Inc., South Bend, IN
3:30 – 4:15	Anticipating Future Challenges – Why Being Up-to-Date is Not Enough Mark COHEN, Senior Counsel, Office of Policy and International Affairs U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
Bios are availabel here.

Questions can be directed to Jason Sproule, Don Sovie or Jack Hsu.

Jason Sproule
U.S. Commercial Service
Tel: (949) 660-7105
Jason.Sproule@trade.gov

Donald E. Sovie
Law Offices
Tel: 949 280 5403Dsovie@sovielaw.com

Jack G. Hsu
University of California
Tel: (949) 824-8851
jghsu@uci.edu

Cost:

$55

Event Website URL:

http://cs.decsocal.org/ipchina.html

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