Business owners doing business in or with China may find their valuable intellectual property (IP) being infringed there. Even those not operating in China may find counterfeit versions of their products for sale there or in the United States, or their trademarks registered in China without their knowledge. At this free program on March 23 in Minnesota, experts from the U.S. government, IP attorneys, and local businesspeople will share insights on how U.S. rights holders can protect and enforce their IP in China and the United States.
Topics will include:
- What small and medium-sized businesses need to know about protecting all types of IP in China
- IP developments in China: Challenges and opportunities in a shifting IP environment
- Enforcing IP rights, in both China and the United States, against infringement originating in China
- U.S. government resources for U.S. companies
- IP in China: The Minnesota experience
This program is one of a series of China IP Road Shows that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducts across the country. It has been organized in cooperation with the U.S. Commercial Service – Minneapolis. For more information about the series, visit the China IP Road Show homepage.
This is an in-person only event.
Agenda
Agenda subject to change.
8:30–9 a.m. Registration
9–9:10 a.m. Welcome remarks
- Monica McFarlane Scott, Senior International Trade Specialist, Minneapolis Office of the U.S. Commercial Service
- Michael Mangelson, Principal Counsel and Director for China Intellectual Property (IP), Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
9:10–9:40 a.m. IP developments in China: Challenges and opportunities in a shifting IP environment
- Michael Mangelson, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO
9:40–10:55 a.m. Panel 1: Securing IP rights in China
Moderator:
- Aaron R. Wininger, Director of China Intellectual Property Practice, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
Speakers:
- Stephen Lee, Chief IP Counsel, Target Corporation
- Christine Yang, Partner, Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.
- Neil Graham, Senior Attorney, Copyright/China Team, OPIA, USPTO
10:55–11:10 a.m. Break
11:10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Panel 2: Enforcing IP rights in China
Moderator:
- Michael Mangelson, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO
Speakers:
- Hongtao (Hunter) Wang, Partner, Beyond Attorneys at Law
- Michael Wu, Partner, Chang Tsi & Partners
- Joe Wheatley, Senior Corporate Counsel, Counterfeit Crimes Unit, Amazon
12:30–1:50 p.m. Lunch
Lunch presentation: U.S. government and other resources to help U.S. businesses
- Neil Graham, Senior Attorney, Copyright/China Team, OPIA, USPTO
- Monica McFarlane, Senior International Trade Specialist, Minneapolis Office of the U.S. Commercial Service
1:50–3 p.m. Panel 3: Enforcing IP rights in the U.S. against infringement originating from China
Moderator:
- Theresa Stadheim, Attorney, American Intellectual Property Law Association Liaison with Minnesota IP Law Association
Speakers:
- Suzanne Schultz, Attorney, Intellectual Property Enforcement Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Michael Keyes, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
- Eric Proudfoot, Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigations/National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center
3–3:15 p.m. Break
3:15–4:30 p.m. Panel 4: IP protection and China: The Minnesota experience
Moderator:
- Michael Mangelson, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO
Speakers:
- Yen Florczak, Senior Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, 3M
- Stephen Lee, Chief IP Counsel, Target Corp.
- Aaron Madsen, Managing Director, Nova-Tech Engineering, LLC
- Brian Jarrells, Senior IP Attorney, Entrust Corporation
4:30 p.m. Closing remarks
- Michael Mangelson, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO
- Monica McFarlane Scott, Senior International Trade Specialist, Minneapolis Office of the U.S. Commercial Service
Additional information
This program is hosted by the USPTO’s Global Intellectual Property Academy, a unit of the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA). The office advises the administration and other federal government departments and agencies on domestic and international IP legal and policy issues. It also provides technical assistance and training on IP-related matters to U.S. stakeholders and both U.S. and foreign government officials.
For more information, visit the registration page or contact Hollis.Robinson@uspto.gov in the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs.
Accessibility accommodation
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please submit your request to the contact information listed above.
Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
Continuing legal education (CLE) accreditation may be available to attendees of this program, pending approval by the Minnesota State Bar Association.