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Conference on Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights in China and the Global Marketplace Set for Chicago, Illinois

Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at April 10, 2006 04:34 PM

Conference on Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights in China and the Global Marketplace Set for Chicago, Illinois
May 4-5

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will sponsor a two-day seminar on "Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights in China and the Global Marketplace” on Thursday and Friday, May 4-5, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

This free program, which is part of the federal government’s Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP), will provide comprehensive information on protecting and enforcing intellectual property in China for companies of any size, particularly small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). If your company is thinking about entering the China market, if you already have an established presence in China or if you simply want to learn about how to protect your company against IP theft from abroad, you will want to attend this event.

Topics will include a review of China’s current laws and regulations affecting intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement; protecting business assets to avoid IP problems from China; recognizing when an IP asset has been infringed; what to do if infringement occurs; and the U.S. government’s efforts to improve the IP protection and enforcement environment in China for U.S. industry.

Speakers at the seminar will include China IP experts, U.S. and/or Chinese government officials, representatives from U.S. and Chinese law firms servicing clients in China, and representatives from various U.S. companies.

The conference is free, but registration is required.

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