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March 26, 2024

8:30 a.m. CT - 5:00 p.m. CT

Malcolm X College

1900 West Jackson Blvd.

Conference Center - Rooms 1106 and 1107

Chicago, IL 60612

Add to Calendar2024-03-26 09:30:002024-03-26 09:30:00Strategies for protecting and enforcing intellectual property in China: What Illinois businesses need to know China has been among the top destinations for Illinois’ exports in recent years. Business owners doing business in or with China may find their valuable intellectual property (IP) is being infringed there. Even businesses not operating in China may find counterfeit versions of their products for sale in China or the United States, or their trademarks registered in China without their knowledge.Join us for this free, one-day program, where experts from the U.S. government, IP attorneys, and local businesspeople will share their 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 ChinaIP developments in China: Challenges and opportunities in a shifting IP environmentEnforcing IP rights, in both China and the United States, against infringement originating in ChinaU.S. government resources for U.S. companiesRewards and challenges of doing business in China: The Illinois experienceThis program will be of particular benefit to Illinois business owners who are just starting to consider doing business in or with China by imparting basic knowledge from which to develop an IP strategy.Please note, this is an in-person program only; there is no virtual attendance option.Continuing legal education (CLE) credit for Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin attorneys may be available to attendees of this program, pending approval by the relevant state authorities.This program is organized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Office of Policy and International Affairs in collaboration with with the U.S. Commercial Service Chicago, the Illinois District Export Council, and the offices of U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi and Malcolm X College. 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.Register todayAgenda(Subject to change) Agenda 8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration9:00-9:15 a.m. Keynote remarksU.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08)9:15-9:30 a.m. Welcome remarksConrad Wong, Senior Attorney, China Team, Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Alexandria, VirginiaDan Kim, State Director, U.S. Export Assistance Center, Chicago, IllinoisMarilyn Nash, Regional Outreach Officer, USPTO Midwest Regional Office, Detroit9:30-9:45 a.m. IP Developments in China: Challenges and Opportunities in a Shifting EnvironmentConrad Wong, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTO9:45-10:30 a.m. Topic 1: Securing intellectual property rights in ChinaModerator: Michael Diehl, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTO Speakers:Thomas T. Moga, Member, Dykema, Bloomfield Hills, MichiganAmy Hsiao, Chair of Asia Trademark Practice, Eligon IP, Atlanta10:30-10:45 a.m. Coffee/tea break10:45 to noon Topic 2: IP enforcement and e-commerce in China Moderator: Conrad Wong, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTOSpeakers:Amy Hsiao, Chair of Asia Trademark Practice, Eligon IPSara “Macy” Skulman, Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property, UL Solutions, Northbrook, IllinoisTravis Johnson, Vice President – Legislative Affairs, Senior Counsel, The International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, Washington, D.C.Thomas T. Moga, Member, DykemaNoon to 12:15 p.m. Remarks by U.S. Representative Danny K. Davis (IL-07)12:15-1:15 p.m. Informational lunch1:15-2:30 p.m. Topic 3: Civil and criminal IP rights enforcement in the United States Moderator: Conrad Wong, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTOSpeakers:Civil Litigation, USITC Section 337 Investigations, and Trade Secrets: David Gerasimow, Gerasimow Law, Chicago, IllinoisBorder Enforcement: Colin Colt, Attorney-Advisor, Intellectual Property Enforcement Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Washington, D.C.Criminal Investigation: Andy Melissaratos, Special Agent in Charge (SAC), Commercial Fraud and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Group, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Lombard, IllinoisCriminal Prosecution: Melody Wells, Deputy Chief, National Security and Cybercrime Section, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois2:45-3 p.m. Coffee/tea break3-3:30 p.m. Topic 4: U.S. export controls and their effects on U.S. rights holdersGrant Leach, Partner, Husch Blackwell, Omaha, Nebraska3:30-3:50 p.m. Topic 5: How U.S. business views the China IP environment (TBC)Speakers:Michael Diehl, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTOOwen Kim, International Trade Specialist, U.S. Export Assistance Center, Chicago, Illinois3:45-4:45 p.m. Topic 6: Rewards and challenges in doing business in China: The Illinois experienceModerator: Michael Diehl, senior attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTOSpeakers:Mengru Song, Director of Legal Affairs, Garrett Brands, LLC, Chicago, IllinoisLisa Waller, President, BDG International, Inc., Elgin, IllinoisKelly Hou, International Trade Specialist – Asia, State of Illinois, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Office of Trade and Investment, Chicago, Illinois4:50 p.m. Closing remarksMichael Diehl, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTO5:00 p.m. Adjourn Additional informationFor more information, visit the registration page or contactNadine Herbert in the USPTO’s. ffice 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. 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. Malcolm X College 1900 West Jackson Blvd. Conference Center - Rooms 1106 and 1107 Chicago, IL 60612 United States Malcolm X College 1900 West Jackson Blvd. Conference Center - Rooms 1106 and 1107 Chicago, IL 60612 United States Malcolm X CollegeAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

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Strategies for protecting and enforcing intellectual property in China: What Illinois businesses need to know

China IP roadshow graphic with skylines of both China and US

China has been among the top destinations for Illinois’ exports in recent years. Business owners doing business in or with China may find their valuable intellectual property (IP) is being infringed there. Even businesses not operating in China may find counterfeit versions of their products for sale in China or the United States, or their trademarks registered in China without their knowledge.

Join us for this free, one-day program, where experts from the U.S. government, IP attorneys, and local businesspeople will share their 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
Rewards and challenges of doing business in China: The Illinois experience

This program will be of particular benefit to Illinois business owners who are just starting to consider doing business in or with China by imparting basic knowledge from which to develop an IP strategy.

Please note, this is an in-person program only; there is no virtual attendance option.

Continuing legal education (CLE) credit for Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin attorneys may be available to attendees of this program, pending approval by the relevant state authorities.

This program is organized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Office of Policy and International Affairs in collaboration with with the U.S. Commercial Service Chicago, the Illinois District Export Council, and the offices of U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi and Malcolm X College. 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.

Agenda

(Subject to change)

Agenda

8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00-9:15 a.m. Keynote remarks

U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08)

9:15-9:30 a.m. Welcome remarks

Conrad Wong, Senior Attorney, China Team, Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Alexandria, Virginia
Dan Kim, State Director, U.S. Export Assistance Center, Chicago, Illinois
Marilyn Nash, Regional Outreach Officer, USPTO Midwest Regional Office, Detroit

9:30-9:45 a.m. IP Developments in China: Challenges and Opportunities in a Shifting Environment

Conrad Wong, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTO

9:45-10:30 a.m. Topic 1: Securing intellectual property rights in China

Moderator: Michael Diehl, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTO

Speakers:

Thomas T. Moga, Member, Dykema, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Amy Hsiao, Chair of Asia Trademark Practice, Eligon IP, Atlanta

10:30-10:45 a.m. Coffee/tea break

10:45 to noon Topic 2: IP enforcement and e-commerce in China

Moderator: Conrad Wong, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTO

Speakers:

Amy Hsiao, Chair of Asia Trademark Practice, Eligon IP
Sara “Macy” Skulman, Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property, UL Solutions, Northbrook, Illinois
Travis Johnson, Vice President – Legislative Affairs, Senior Counsel, The International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, Washington, D.C.
Thomas T. Moga, Member, Dykema

Noon to 12:15 p.m. Remarks by U.S. Representative Danny K. Davis (IL-07)

12:15-1:15 p.m. Informational lunch

1:15-2:30 p.m. Topic 3: Civil and criminal IP rights enforcement in the United States

Moderator: Conrad Wong, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTO

Speakers:

Civil Litigation, USITC Section 337 Investigations, and Trade Secrets: David Gerasimow, Gerasimow Law, Chicago, Illinois
Border Enforcement: Colin Colt, Attorney-Advisor, Intellectual Property Enforcement Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Washington, D.C.
Criminal Investigation: Andy Melissaratos, Special Agent in Charge (SAC), Commercial Fraud and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Group, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Lombard, Illinois
Criminal Prosecution: Melody Wells, Deputy Chief, National Security and Cybercrime Section, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

2:45-3 p.m. Coffee/tea break

3-3:30 p.m. Topic 4: U.S. export controls and their effects on U.S. rights holders

Grant Leach, Partner, Husch Blackwell, Omaha, Nebraska

3:30-3:50 p.m. Topic 5: How U.S. business views the China IP environment (TBC)

Speakers:

Michael Diehl, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTO
Owen Kim, International Trade Specialist, U.S. Export Assistance Center, Chicago, Illinois

3:45-4:45 p.m. Topic 6: Rewards and challenges in doing business in China: The Illinois experience

Moderator: Michael Diehl, senior attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTO

Speakers:

Mengru Song, Director of Legal Affairs, Garrett Brands, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Lisa Waller, President, BDG International, Inc., Elgin, Illinois
Kelly Hou, International Trade Specialist – Asia, State of Illinois, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Office of Trade and Investment, Chicago, Illinois

4:50 p.m. Closing remarks

Michael Diehl, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTO

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Additional information

For more information, visit the registration page or contactNadine Herbert in the USPTO’s. ffice 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. 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.

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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.

This event is part of a series: China IP events