China Law Blog

The United States Patent and Trademark Office will be putting on another one of its usually fine roadshows. This one will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown San Jose, California on November 7 and 8. Click here to register. These tend to be very informative events and, amazingly enough, they are free. I attended the one in Seattle and I was even able to get continuing legal education (CLE) credits for doing so.

The following people are scheduled to speak on the following topics:

-- Susan Anthony, Office of Intellectual Property Policy and Enforcement. "Are You China IP Savvy?"

-- Eric Smith, International Intellectual Property Alliance and Greenberg Traurig, "Piracy in China: An Overview from the Copyright Industries"

-- Joshua Kaufman, Art Copyright Coalition and Venable LLP, "Stopping Chinese Counterfeits: A Practical Hands-on Approach for All Business"

-- Stan McCoy, Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), "Trade-Related Aspects of China IP"

-- Tom Sydnor, The Progress and Freedom Foundation, "File-sharing Programs"

-- Joanne Vliet, US Export Assistance Center (USEAC), "Export Resources for U.S. Businesses"

-- Tom Moga, Butzel Long, "Design Patent vs. Copyright Protection in China"

-- William "Skip" Fisher, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, "What U.S Companies Should Know About Tech Transfer in China." Also, "A Practical Paradigm for IP Risk Management in China." Skip is based here in Seattle and his speech on China technology transfer is excellent.

-- Debra Eggeman, Independent Distributors of Electronics Association
-- Diane Nichols, Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
-- Tom Valliere, Design Chain Associates
On a panel discussing "Anti-Counterfeiting Initiatives in the Electronics Industry"

-- Scott Baldwin, Office of Intellectual Property and Enforcement (USPTO), “USPTO Resources for China IP”

-- James Chesser, Chesser & Associates, "Hitting the Right Note in China: A Performer’s Experience"

-- Neil Smith, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, "Counterfeiting Enforcement Strategies in the U.S."

-- Dwayne Rawlings, Intellectual Property Rights Branch, Department of Homeland Security, "U.S. Customs."

-- Mr. Dave FAULCONER,U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), "U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement"

-- Yang Guohua, Ombudsman, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, "What U.S. Businesses are Doing Right (and Wrong)"

-- Ellen Szymanski, International Trade Specialist, Office of China Economic Area, U.S. Department of Commerce, "An Interactive Case Study: Protecting and Enforcing Rollershoe’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)"

These roadshows are particularly good for businesses just starting out in China or contemplating doing so.