China IP Roadshow

China IP Roadshow Friday, October 20, 2017 8:30 a.m.- 4:15 p.m. Cost: There is no charge to attend, however, advance registration is requiredCLE: 4 hours general credit (pending approval)Sponsor: USPTO and JMLS Chinese IP Resource Center 8:00–8:30 a.m.Registration (Continental Breakfast Provided) 8:30–9:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks and Introductions Dorothy Li Associate Dean Emeritus The John Marshall Law School Darby Dickerson Dean and Professor of Law The John Marshall Law School Lei Hong Consul General The Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago Conrad Wong Attorney-Advisor, China Team Office of Policy and International Affairs U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Hope Shimabuku Director, Texas Regional Office U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 9:00–10:15 a.m. Overview of Intellectual Property Protection in China Moderator: Arthur Yuan Director, Chinese Intellectual Property Resource Center & Patent Clinic The John Marshall Law School “Patent Protection in China” Jay Sha Partner Liu Shen & Associates “Trademark Protection in China” Dan Chen Senior Partner Unitalen Attorneys at Law “Trade Secret Protection in China” Conrad Wong Attorney-Advisor, China Team Office of Policy and International Affairs U.S. Patent and Trademark Office “Copyright Protection in China” Doris Long Professor Emeritus The John Marshall Law School 10:15–10:30 a.m. Coffee/Tea Break 10:30–11:30 a.m. Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights in China Moderator: Erick Robinson Director, Patent Litigation Beijing East IP “Notice and Take-Down Measures” Daniel Dougherty Senior Director, Global Intellectual Property Enforcement Alibaba Group “Civil Enforcement and China’s Intellectual Property Courts” Dr. B. Gary Zhang Partner; President China Sinda “Administrative and Criminal Enforcement” Guangrui “Mark” Fu Partner King & Wood Mallesons 11:30–11:45 a.m. PTO and USG Resources for China Intellectual Property Matters Qian “Kelly” Sheng Program Specialist, China Team Office of Policy and International Affairs U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 11:45 a.m.–Noon Enforcement of Foreign Judgments The Honorable Matthew Kennelly U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Noon–1:00 p.m. Lunch Luncheon Remarks: The Honorable Danny Davis Seventh Congressional District of Illinois U.S. House of Representatives 1:00–2:15 p.m. Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights in the U.S. Moderator: Hope Shimabuku Director, Texas Regional Office U.S. Patent and Trademark Office “Criminal Intellectual Property Investigation” Jennifer French Special Agent Federal Bureau of Investigation “Criminal Intellectual Property Investigation” Michael Schuster Special Agent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Homeland Security Investigations “Criminal Intellectual Property Prosecution” Christopher Veatch Section Chief, National Security and Cybercrimes Section U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois “Trade Secret Theft Prosecution” Steven Dollear Deputy Chief, Public Corruption and Organized Crime Section U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois “Federal Civil Intellectual Property Litigation” Jeffrey J. Catalano Shareholder Brinks Gilson & Lione 2:15–3:00 p.m. Case Study – Amsted Industries: Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights through Section 337 of the U.S. International Trade Commission Moderator: Conrad Wong Attorney-Advisor, China Team Office of Policy and International Affairs U.S. Patent and Trademark Office “Section 337 Investigations” Edward Brosius Assistant General Counsel Amsted Industries Wilhelm L. Rao Shareholder McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. “Trade Secret Remedies in State and Federal Court” R. Mark Halligan Counsel FisherBroyles, LLP 3:00-3:15 p.m. Coffee/Tea Break 3:15–3:30 p.m. Judicial Ethics and Attorney Professionalism The Honorable Virginia Kendall U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois 3:30–4:30 p.m. U.S./China Intellectual Property Collaboration: Observations and Personal Perspectives Moderator: John Richards Of Counsel Ladas & Parry irEllen Szymanski Senior Director, International Intellectual Property U.S. Chamber of Commerce Robert McSorley Director, Expert Testimony Ocean Tomo, LLC George Summerfield Partner K&L Gates Jian Jiang, Ph.D. Associate K&L Gates 4:30 – 4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks TBD Director U.S. Export Assistance Center, Chicago Arthur Yuan Director, Chinese Intellectual Property Resource Center & Patent Clinic The John Marshall Law School Any further questions, please contact Arthur Yuan at ayuan@jmls.edu

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