Join policymakers, thought leaders, and experienced professionals in the field of intellectual property (IP) for a webinar on IP matters in Southeast Asia and the ASEAN Economic Community.
This free event will feature speakers from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the private sector, who will provide valuable insights into protecting and enforcing IP when doing business in this region. The event will benefit U.S. rights holders of all types of IP—including patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets—but will be particularly valuable for small and medium-sized enterprises and new-to-market firms who are conducting business in Southeast Asia for the first time.
Topics will include:
- Protecting and enforcing IP in ASEAN Economic Community markets
- Practical market experiences in Southeast Asia
- Cross-border e-commerce digital asset protection considerations
- U.S. government resources
For overseas participants, please note the program times in the following time zones:
- 6–8 a.m. Indochina time/Western Indonesia time (Bangkok and Jakarta)
- 7–9 a.m. Singapore time (SGT)
Agenda
Agenda subject to change
All times are U.S. Eastern Time
7:00–7:10 p.m. Welcome and opening remarks
- Vu Nguyen, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Policy and International Affairs, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Frances Selema, Global Asia Team Lead, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
7:10–7:30 p.m. Panel 1: Protecting and enforcing IP in AEC markets
Moderator:
- Peter Fowler, Senior Counsel for Enforcement, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTO
Panelists:
- Loc Xuan Le, Partner, Tilleke & Gibbins, Hanoi-Vietnam
- Frederic Rocafort, Attorney, Harris Bricken, Seattle, Washington
7:30–8:15 p.m. Panel 2: Practical market experiences in Southeast Asia
Moderator:
- Matthew Kohner, Regional Intellectual Property Attaché for Southeast Asia, USPTO, U.S. Embassy Bangkok
Panelists:
- Christopher Knight, CEO, Everett Knight, Ltd. (Asia Pacific), Bangkok, Singapore
- Loc Xuan Le, Partner, Tilleke & Gibbins, Hanoi-Vietnam
- Jillian Mertsch, Senior Director Government Affairs, Qualcomm, San Diego
- Chu Kee Lim, Public Affairs Lead for Southeast Asia, Australia & New Zealand, UPS, Singapore
8:15–8:30 p.m. Panel 3: CBEC Asia: Cross-border E-commerce digital asset protection considerations
- Mark Matsumoto, Project Director, CBEC Asia
8:30–8:50 p.m. Panel 4: U.S. government resources
Panelists:
- Stevan Mitchell, Director, Office of Standards and Intellectual Property, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Cheepchanok Chernkwanma, Senior Intellectual Property Specialist, U.S. Embassy Bangkok
8:50–9:00 p.m. Q&A and closing remarks
Additional information
For more information, visit the registration page or email Lakeshia.Harley@uspto.gov in the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs.
To request an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Lakeshia Harley.
This program is presented 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.