Event summary

October 13, 2023

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

Nexus Theater

Knauss Center for Business Education, University of San Diego

5998 Alcala Park

San Diego, CA 92110

Add to Calendar2023-10-13 11:30:002023-10-13 11:30:00Strategies for protecting intellectual property in China: What San Diego businesses need to know San Diego-area 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. Register today for this free, one-day program, where you will hear experts from the U.S. government, IP attorneys, and local business people 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: San Diego-area businesses speak of their experiences 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 Office of Policy and International Affairs in collaboration with the U.S. Commercial Service’s San Diego office, the San Diego and Imperial District Export Council, and the Knauss School of Business at the University of San Diego. 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 Agenda subject to change 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration 9:00 – 9:10 a.m. Welcome Remarks Aron Davidson, Director, San Diego Office of the U.S. Commercial Service Tim Keane, Dean, Knauss School of Business, University of San Diego 9:10 – 9:20 a.m. Opening Remarks Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Congressman Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative for California’s 48th Congressional District 9:20 – 9:35 a.m. IP Developments in China: Challenges and Opportunities in a Shifting IP Environment Elaine Wu, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO 9:35 – 10:35 a.m. Panel 1: Securing IP Rights in China Moderator: Larry Lian, Senior Attorney, OPIA, USPTO Speakers: Securing Patent Rights: Chenyan Wu, Managing Partner, Beijing Elite Group Intellectual Property Law Office Securing Trademark Rights: Dan Chen, Partner, Fairsky Law Office Copyright registration and protection: Dan Chen, Partner, Fairsky Law Office 10:35 – 10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Panel 2: Enforcing IP Rights in China Moderator: Elaine Wu, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO Speakers: Patent Enforcement: Jerry Xia, Partner, Genlaw Trademark and copyright enforcement: Dan Chen, Partner, Fairsky Law Office E-commerce enforcement: Kathleen Wise, Corporate Counsel, Amazon Counterfeit Crimes Unit 11:45 a.m. – 12:50 p.m Export Control Michael Hoffman, Director of the Western Regional Office, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce 12:05 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Lunch Presentation: U.S. Government and Other Resources to Help U.S. Businesses Larry Lian, Senior Attorney, OPIA, USPTO Melissa Hill, Commercial Officer, San Diego Office of the U.S. Commercial Service Janice Wingo, Trade Specialist, U.S. International Trade Administration 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Panel 3: Enforcing IP Rights in the U.S. Against Infringement Originating from China Moderator: Shawn Miller, Professor in Residence, School of Law, University of San Diego Speakers: Morgan McPherson, Intellectual Property Enforcement Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Scott Commerson, Civil Enforcement, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Rich Pires, Federal Bureau of Investigations/National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center Tim Salel, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California, 2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Panel 4: IP Protection and China: The San Diego Experience Moderator: Art Dicker, Senior Counsel, R&P China Lawyers Speakers: Jill Abasto, Vice President, IP Department, Qualcomm Hunter Yancey, Vice President, Department, Qualcomm Cynthia Arko, Lead IP Legal Counsel. Dexcom Jen Pascua, Vice President, Global Intellectual Property, Illumina Robert Bowen, IP Counsel, ServiceNow 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks Elaine Wu, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO Melissa Hill, Commercial Officer, San Diego Office of the U.S. Commercial Service Additional information For more information, visit the registration page or contact William.Long@uspto.gov 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. Nexus Theater Knauss Center for Business Education, University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 United States Nexus Theater Knauss Center for Business Education, University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 United States Nexus TheaterAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

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Strategies for protecting intellectual property in China: What San Diego businesses need to know

China IP roadshow graphic with skylines of both China and US

San Diego-area 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. Register today for this free, one-day program, where you will hear experts from the U.S. government, IP attorneys, and local business people 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: San Diego-area businesses speak of their experiences

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 Office of Policy and International Affairs in collaboration with the U.S. Commercial Service’s San Diego office, the San Diego and Imperial District Export Council, and the Knauss School of Business at the University of San Diego. 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

Agenda subject to change

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 – 9:10 a.m. Welcome Remarks

Aron Davidson, Director, San Diego Office of the U.S. Commercial Service
Tim Keane, Dean, Knauss School of Business, University of San Diego

9:10 – 9:20 a.m. Opening Remarks

Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Congressman Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative for California’s 48^thCongressional District

9:20 – 9:35 a.m. IP Developments in China: Challenges and Opportunities in a Shifting IP Environment

Elaine Wu, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO

9:35 – 10:35 a.m. Panel 1: Securing IP Rights in China

Moderator:

Larry Lian, Senior Attorney, OPIA, USPTO

Speakers:

Securing Patent Rights: Chenyan Wu, Managing Partner, Beijing Elite Group Intellectual Property Law Office
Securing Trademark Rights: Dan Chen, Partner, Fairsky Law Office
Copyright registration and protection: Dan Chen, Partner, Fairsky Law Office

10:35 – 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Panel 2: Enforcing IP Rights in China

Moderator:

Elaine Wu, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO

Speakers:

Patent Enforcement: Jerry Xia, Partner, Genlaw
Trademark and copyright enforcement: Dan Chen, Partner, Fairsky Law Office
E-commerce enforcement: Kathleen Wise, Corporate Counsel, Amazon Counterfeit Crimes Unit

11:45 a.m. – 12:50 p.m Export Control

Michael Hoffman, Director of the Western Regional Office, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce

12:05 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch

Lunch Presentation: U.S. Government and Other Resources to Help U.S. Businesses

Larry Lian, Senior Attorney, OPIA, USPTO
Melissa Hill, Commercial Officer, San Diego Office of the U.S. Commercial Service
Janice Wingo, Trade Specialist, U.S. International Trade Administration

1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Panel 3: Enforcing IP Rights in the U.S. Against Infringement Originating from China

Moderator:

Shawn Miller, Professor in Residence, School of Law, University of San Diego

Speakers:

Morgan McPherson, Intellectual Property Enforcement Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Scott Commerson, Civil Enforcement, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Rich Pires, Federal Bureau of Investigations/National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center
Tim Salel, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California,

2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Panel 4: IP Protection and China: The San Diego Experience

Moderator:

Art Dicker, Senior Counsel, R&P China Lawyers

Speakers:

Jill Abasto, Vice President, IP Department, Qualcomm
Hunter Yancey, Vice President, Department, Qualcomm
Cynthia Arko, Lead IP Legal Counsel. Dexcom
Jen Pascua, Vice President, Global Intellectual Property, Illumina
Robert Bowen, IP Counsel, ServiceNow

4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

Elaine Wu, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO
Melissa Hill, Commercial Officer, San Diego Office of the U.S. Commercial Service

Additional information

For more information, visit the registration page or contact William.Long@uspto.gov 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.

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Continuing Legal Education (CLE)

Approved for CLE credit in

California

California continuing legal education (CLE) credit may be available to attendees of this program, pending approval by the State Bar of California.

This event is part of a series: China IP events