Are you interested in protecting your intellectual property (IP) in China? Register now to join the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a free webinar on enforcing IP rights in China. This program will focus on enforcement of IP rights, including:
- Presentations by experienced practitioners on civil, administrative, and criminal enforcement of IP rights in China
- Practical tips on working with e-commerce platforms to enforce IP rights
- A moderated panel discussion of a hypothetical IP rights case, drawing on the experiences and insights of practitioners and industry representatives.
The webinar has been specially designed to address the needs of small and medium-sized businesses looking to protect and enforce their IP in China
This is the second part of a two-part webinar series on China IP Basics, and builds on topics covered in Part 1, such as protecting patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights.
This program is part of the USPTO’s efforts to help U.S. businesses in their pursuit of effective IP protection and enforcement in China. To learn more about the USPTO’s China-related resources, including past webinars and China IP Road Shows, visit the IP in China webpage.
Agenda
Agenda subject to change.
9–9:05 a.m. ET: Welcome remarks and introduction
David Foley, attorney-advisor, Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
9:05–9:20 a.m. ET: IP enforcement challenges and developments in China
Michael Mangelson, principal counsel and director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO
9:20–10:20 a.m. ET: Speaker presentations
- Overview of civil enforcement, Fang He, partner, King & Wood Mallesons
- Overview of administrative and criminal enforcement, HanMei Tso, partner, Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP
- Enforcement strategies: An in-house perspective, Joel Blank, assistant general counsel, trade policy and advocacy, Chapter 4 Corp.
10:20–10:50 a.m. ET: A hypothetical case
Moderator: David Foley, USPTO
- Fang He
- Hanmei Tso
- Joel Blank
10:50–11 a.m. ET: Q&A
Presenters include:
Han-Mei Tso, partner, Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton
Email: tso@obwbip.com
Ms. Han-Mei Tso's practice focuses on patent litigation, intellectual property (IP) licensing and portfolio management, trademark registration, and patent prosecution strategic counseling. She has extensive experience in various aspects of patent infringement litigation and provides legal advice on U.S. patent litigation as well as U.S. International Trade Commission investigations for clients based in China and Taiwan.
In the area of IP counseling, Ms. Tso has developed comprehensive global IP strategies for international clients for patent procurement, trademark registration, and trade secret protection with a broad view of clients' businesses and technologies.
Prior to her current position, Ms. Tso was an associate at a prestigious Taiwanese law firm, where her practice focused on commercial litigation and business transactions. Ms. Tso also frequently served as an outside counsel for major Taiwanese companies. She has significant experience in working with corporate in-house legal teams to provide legal services on matters relating to license agreements, contract negotiations, and IP investment and management. Before practicing law in the United States, Ms. Tso was deputy general counsel for a Taiwanese public company, where she advised on corporate law, securities regulation, and corporate governance matters.
Ms. Tso received a bachelor’s of law from the Fu Jen Catholic University in Taipei, a master’s of law from Soochow University in Taipei, and a master’s of law from the Georgetown University Law Center.
He Fang, partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Email: fang.he@cn.kwm.com
Mr. He Fang specializes in intellectual property (IP) litigation at King & Wood Malleson’s Shanghai office, where he is a senior IP litigator and co-leads the office’s IP litigation group.
Mr. Fang has a solid theoretical foundation and rich practical experience in the field of IP, with substantial Chinese litigation and enforcement experience. His achievements include working on a series of landmark IP cases, such as the first declaration for non-infringement of trademark in China and the first preliminary injunction award for a design patent in Zhejiang Province. He is particularly strong in the areas of trademark, trade dress, and copyright, having successfully advocated for a number of clients in several high-profile and award-winning cases.
Mr. Fang is widely recognized by industry and clients for his expertise in IP matters. He was included in “China’s Top100 Lawyers” by the China Business Law Journal in 2017, “Leading Lawyers” by Asialaw Profiles 2019–2021, and named as a leading trademark professional in the World Trademark Review 1000. He was also selected by China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate as a state’s expert in the field of IP for civil and administrative cases.
Prior to working at King & Wood Mallesons, Mr. Fang worked at Rouse & Co International LLP and was managing partner of Beijing Lusheng Lawyers (Shanghai). He also worked at the Hong Kong and Shanghai offices of Clifford Chance and was an IP litigator in Shanghai Patent & Trademark Law Office.
Mr. Fang obtained his bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Shanghai and his master’s in law from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Joel Blank, assistant general counsel, trade policy and advocacy, Chapter 4 Corp.
Joel Blank is an experienced international trade and intellectual property (IP) attorney, with a background in government policy development. At the U.S. company Chapter 4 Corp., he is responsible for developing strategic initiatives to improve IP systems to better protect creative, IP-intensive companies.
Previously, Mr. Blank served as the section chief and Asia-Pacific regional product safety attaché for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, where he promoted compliance with U.S. product safety requirements and coordinated closely with product safety regulators throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Before joining the CPSC, he served as the intellectual property attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, where he was the principal officer in the embassy on all matters related to the protection and enforcement of IP rights in China. Prior to his appointment as the IP attaché, Mr. Blank was an attorney-advisor in the Office of the Administrator for Policy and External Affairs at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), where he led policy activities concerning IP enforcement in China.
Mr. Blank started his legal career as an attorney in the Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce in the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he provided legal and policy advice on trade matters involving China, IP, international investment, and other issues related to international trade.
Mr. Blank received his law degree from the American University’s Washington College of Law. He received his bachelor’s in business from Drake University, where he studied international business, accounting, and management.
Additional information
For additional information, contact Nadine Herbert in the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs.
This program is presented by the USPTO’s Global Intellectual Property Academy, a unit of the Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA). OPIA assists the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO in advising the President (through the Secretary of Commerce) and federal agencies on domestic and international IP issues as well as on U.S. treaty obligations. It also provides technical assistance and training on IP-related matters to U.S. stakeholders and both U.S. and foreign government officials.