Event summary

October 30, 2023

8:30 a.m. CT - 4:30 p.m. CT

Corporate Conference Center

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

2740 W Mason St.

Green Bay, WI 54307

Add to Calendar2023-10-30 09:30:002023-10-30 09:30:00Strategies for protecting and enforcing intellectual property regarding China: What Green Bay and Wisconsin businesses need to know Green Bay-area and Wisconsin enterprises doing business in or with China may find their valuable intellectual property (IP) is being infringed upon. 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 in-person program where experts from the U.S. Government, IP attorneys, and local business people 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 businesses need to know about protecting all types of IP in China, particularly small- and medium-sized businesses 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 Export controls and China U.S. government resources for U.S. companies IP and China: The Green Bay experience Please note that this is an in-person program only. There is no virtual attendance option. This program has been organized by the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA) in collaboration with U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher's Office, the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, the Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce and the United States Commercial Service's Wisconsin office. 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 today Agenda subject to change 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration 9:00 – 9:20 a.m. Welcome remarks Dr. Kristen Raney, President, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Conrad Wong, Senior Attorney, Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Alexandria, Virginia Marilyn Nash, Regional Outreach Officer, USPTO Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office, Detroit, Michigan Koreen Grube, Director, U.S. Commercial Service, Milwaukee 9:20 – 9:30 a.m. Keynote remarks The Honorable Mike Gallagher, Member, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighth District, Wisconsin 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Topic 1: IP protection and China – the Wisconsin experience Moderator: The Honorable Mike Gallagher Speakers: Erik Iverson, Chief Executive Officer, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), Madison Nathan Davis, Patent Counsel, InSinkErator, Racine Ben Wolfgram, Co-Founder, BenShot Glass, Appleton Aaron Popkey, Director of Public Affairs, Green Bay Packers, Green Bay Alan Cheslock, Partner, Michael Best & Friedrich, LLC, Manitowoc 10:30 – 10:40 a.m. Break 10:40 – 11:00 a.m. Topic 2: IP developments in China: Challenges and opportunities in a shifting IP environment Duncan Willson, Senior Attorney, OPIA, USPTO, Alexandria, Virginia 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Topic 3: Enforcing IP rights in the U.S. against infringement from China Moderator: Conrad Wong, OPIA, USPTO Civil IP Enforcement: Michael Keyes, Partner, Dorsey and Whitney, Seattle, Washington Border and criminal IP enforcement: Colin Colt, Attorney-Advisor, Intellectual Property Enforcement Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, D.C. Benjamin Proctor, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch on premises (lunch provided to attendees) Lunch presentation: U.S. government and other resources to help U.S. businesses Conrad Wong, OPIA, USPTO Koreen Grube, Director, U.S. Commercial Service, Milwaukee 1:30 – 1:50 p.m. Topic 4: E-commerce enforcement in the United States and China Jesse Johnson, Legal – Brand Protection Lead, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Milwaukee 1:50 – 2:10 p.m. Topic 5: U.S. export controls Brent Webster, Export Counselor, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 2:10 – 2:50 p.m. Topic 6: Trade secret protection United States: Thomas T. Moga, Member, Dykema, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan China: Duncan Willson, OPIA, USPTO 2:50 – 3:00 p.m. Break 3:00 – 3:40 p.m. Topic 7: Securing IP rights in China Moderator: Duncan Willson, OPIA, USPTO Trademarks: Amy Hsiao, Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Eligon IP, Atlanta, Georgia Patents: Thomas T. Moga, Dykema 3:40 – 4:20 p.m. Topic 8: Enforcing IP rights in China Moderator: Conrad Wong, OPIA, USPTO Trademark Enforcement: Amy Hsiao, Eligon IP Patent Enforcement: Thomas T. Moga, Dykema 4:20 p.m. Closing remarks Conrad Wong, OPIA, USPTO 4:30 p.m. Adjourn For more information, visit the registration page or email Lakeshia.Harley@uspto.gov. This program is hosted by the USPTO’s Global Intellectual Property Academy, a unit of OPIA. The USPTO 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. Corporate Conference Center Northeast Wisconsin Technical College 2740 W Mason St. Green Bay, WI 54307 United States Corporate Conference Center Northeast Wisconsin Technical College 2740 W Mason St. Green Bay, WI 54307 United States Corporate Conference CenterAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

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Strategies for protecting and enforcing intellectual property regarding China: What Green Bay and Wisconsin businesses need to know

Green Bay-area and Wisconsin enterprises doing business in or with China may find their valuable intellectual property (IP) is being infringed upon. 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 in-person program where experts from the U.S. Government, IP attorneys, and local business people will share insights on how U.S. rights holders can protect and enforce their IP in China and the United States.

China IP roadshow graphic with skylines of both China and US

Topics will include:

What businesses need to know about protecting all types of IP in China, particularly small- and medium-sized businesses
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
Export controls and China
U.S. government resources for U.S. companies
IP and China: The Green Bay experience

Please note that this is an in-person program only. There is no virtual attendance option.

This program has been organized by the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA) in collaboration with U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher's Office, the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, the Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce and the United States Commercial Service's Wisconsin office. 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

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 – 9:20 a.m. Welcome remarks

Dr. Kristen Raney, President, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Conrad Wong, Senior Attorney, Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Alexandria, Virginia
Marilyn Nash, Regional Outreach Officer, USPTO Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office, Detroit, Michigan
Koreen Grube, Director, U.S. Commercial Service, Milwaukee

9:20 – 9:30 a.m. Keynote remarks

The Honorable Mike Gallagher, Member, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighth District, Wisconsin

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Topic 1: IP protection and China – the Wisconsin experience

Moderator:

The Honorable Mike Gallagher

Speakers:

Erik Iverson, Chief Executive Officer, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), Madison
Nathan Davis, Patent Counsel, InSinkErator, Racine
Ben Wolfgram, Co-Founder, BenShot Glass, Appleton
Aaron Popkey, Director of Public Affairs, Green Bay Packers, Green Bay
Alan Cheslock, Partner, Michael Best & Friedrich, LLC, Manitowoc

10:30 – 10:40 a.m. Break

10:40 – 11:00 a.m. Topic 2: IP developments in China: Challenges and opportunities in a shifting IP environment

Duncan Willson, Senior Attorney, OPIA, USPTO, Alexandria, Virginia

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Topic 3: Enforcing IP rights in the U.S. against infringement from China

Moderator:

Conrad Wong, OPIA, USPTO

Civil IP Enforcement:

Michael Keyes, Partner, Dorsey and Whitney, Seattle, Washington

Border and criminal IP enforcement:

Colin Colt, Attorney-Advisor, Intellectual Property Enforcement Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Proctor, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Green Bay

12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch on premises (lunch provided to attendees)

Lunch presentation: U.S. government and other resources to help U.S. businesses

Conrad Wong, OPIA, USPTO
Koreen Grube, Director, U.S. Commercial Service, Milwaukee

1:30 – 1:50 p.m. Topic 4: E-commerce enforcement in the United States and China

Jesse Johnson, Legal – Brand Protection Lead, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Milwaukee

1:50 – 2:10 p.m. Topic 5: U.S. export controls

Brent Webster, Export Counselor, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

2:10 – 2:50 p.m. Topic 6: Trade secret protection

United States:

Thomas T. Moga, Member, Dykema, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

China:

Duncan Willson, OPIA, USPTO

2:50 – 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 – 3:40 p.m. Topic 7: Securing IP rights in China

Moderator:

Duncan Willson, OPIA, USPTO

Trademarks:

Amy Hsiao, Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Eligon IP, Atlanta, Georgia

Patents:

Thomas T. Moga, Dykema

3:40 – 4:20 p.m. Topic 8: Enforcing IP rights in China

Moderator:

Conrad Wong, OPIA, USPTO

Trademark Enforcement:

Amy Hsiao, Eligon IP

Patent Enforcement:

Thomas T. Moga, Dykema

4:20 p.m. Closing remarks

Conrad Wong, OPIA, USPTO

4:30 p.m. Adjourn

For more information, visit the registration page or email Lakeshia.Harley@uspto.gov.

This program is hosted by the USPTO’s Global Intellectual Property Academy, a unit of OPIA. The USPTO 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.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE)

Wisconsin continuing legal education (CLE) credit may be available to attendees of this program, pending approval by the Supreme Court of Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners.

This event is part of a series: China IP events