China IP Road Show in Texas: Strategies for protecting intellectual property in China

China IP roadshow graphic with skylines of both China and US

Business owners doing business in or with China may find their valuable intellectual property (IP) being infringed there. Even businesses 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 June 15 in Texas, 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 and China: The Texas experience

This program has been organized by the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Office of Policy and International Affairs in collaboration with the USPTO Texas Regional Office, the U.S. Commercial Service - Dallas-Fort-Worth, and the Dallas Bar Association. It is one of a series of China IP Road Shows that the USPTO conducts across the country. For more information about the series, visit the China IP Road Show homepage.

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Agenda

Agenda subject to change

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.   Registration

9:00 – 9:10 a.m.   Welcome Remarks

  • Hope Shimabuku, Director, Texas Regional Office, United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)
  • David Royce, International Trade Specialist, Dallas-Fort Worth Office of the U.S. Commercial Service
  • Kirby Drake, Council Member of Dallas Bar Association IP Section and Founder Kirby Drake Law

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, Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA), USPTO

9:40 – 10:55 a.m.   Panel 1: Securing IP Rights in China

Moderator:

  • Michael Diehl, Senior Attorney, OPIA, USPTO

Speakers:   

  • Jason Yao, Partner, Management Committee Member, Wanhuida Intellectual Property, Shenzhen, China
  • Christopher Shaowei, Senior Partner, NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys, Beijing, China
  • Spring Chang, Founding Partner, Chang Tsi & Partners, Beijing, China

10:55 – 11:10 a.m.   Break

11:10 – 12:25 p.m.  Panel 2: Enforcing IP Rights in China

Moderator:

  • Michael Mangelson, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO

Speakers:   

  • Jason Yao, Partner, Management Committee Member, Wanhuida Intellectual Property, Shenzhen, China
  • Kebharu Smith, Director and Associate General Counsel – Counterfeit Crimes Unit, Amazon
  • Christopher Shaowei, Senior Partner, NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys, Beijing, China

12:25 – 1:25 p.m.   Lunch speaker on U.S. export control requirements

Host:          

  • Hope Shimabuku, Director, Texas Regional Office, USPTO

Speaker:    

  • Grant Leach, Partner, Husch Blackwell

1:25 – 1:45 p.m.    U.S. Government and Other Resources to Help U.S. Businesses

  • Michael Diehl, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTO
  • David Royce, International Trade Specialist, Dallas-Fort Worth Office of the U.S. Commercial Service

1:45 – 3:00 p.m.    Panel 3: Enforcing IP Rights in the U.S. Against Infringement Originating from China

Moderator:

  • Michael Diehl, USPTO

Speakers:   

  • Charles M. Hosch, co-founder and member, Hosch & Morris, Dallas, Texas
  • Howard L. Lim, Counsel, Carter Arnett, Dallas, Texas
  • Colin Colt, Attorney Advisor, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  • Andrew Briggs, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.   Break

3:15 – 4:30 p.m.   Panel 4: IP and China: The Texas Experience

Moderator:

  • Marylauren Ilagan, Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property, OLAPLEX  

Speakers:   

  • Bharat Kapoor, Vice President, Online Brand Protection, Authentix
  • Julia A. Simon, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer and Senior Privacy Officer, Mary Kay Inc.
  • Kenny Liu, Senior Counsel, Texas Instruments
  • Jeni Zuercher, Director of Global Brand Protection, YETI

4:30 p.m.   Closing Remarks

  • Michael Mangelson, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO
 

Additional information

For more information, visit the registration page or contact Nadine Herbert in the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs.

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.

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.

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