NYIPLA (New York Intellectual Property Law Assocation)
and NJIPLA (New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association) present

Intellectual Property Protection in China from A-Z

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Woodbridge Hotel at Metropark, Iselin, NJ

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8:40-9:00 AM

Morning CLE Registration (excludes lunch)

Full Day CLE Registration (includes lunch)

9:00-9:10 AM

Welcome Remarks

NJIPLA President Jon Chiodo, Senior Patent Counsel, Johnson & Johnson

NYIPLA President-Elect Dorothy Auth, Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

9:10-10:40 AM

Overview of Intellectual Property in China

Moderator, Mark Cohen, Senior Counsel, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Trademark Prosecution & Opposition in China
Duncan Wilson, Attorney Advisor, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Protection in China
Heather Lin, Senior Partner, NTD Patent & Trademark Agency Ltd.

Managing an IP Portfolio from a Chinese Corporate Perspective
Alan Zhiyong Fan, Deputy Director of IP Rights Department, Huawei Technologies

10:40-10:55 AM

Refreshment Break

10:55-12:25 AM

Enforcement Challenges and Successes in China

Moderator, Lisa Wang, Founder, Wang Intellectual Property Law

Joint Initiatives on IP Enforcement in China
Matthew Bassiur, Vice President, Pfizer Global Security

Patent Enforcement from a U.S. Corporate Perspective
Dean Garner, Assistant General Counsel - Patents, Johnson & Johnson

Negotiation Strategies with Chinese Companies
Lucy Nichols, Intellectual Property Counsel, Create.org

Emerging IP Litigation Trends in China
im Smith, Executive, Rouse

11:45-12:15 PM

Afternoon CLE Registration Only (includes lunch)

12:25-1:15 PM

Luncheon

1:15-1:45 PM

Luncheon Speaker

Honorable Randall Rader, Chief Judge (ret.), United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

1:45-3:10 PM

Chinese Infringements at Home – U.S. Border Control

Moderator, Alexander J. Hadjis, Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

Mark Abate, Partner, Goodwin Procter

F. Scott Kieff, Commissioner, ITC

Dax Terrill, Attorney Advisor, IP Rights Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

3:10-3:25 PM

Refreshment Break

3:25-4:45 PM

China: Competitor or Partner? – Strategies for the Years Ahead

Moderator, Peter Thurlow, Partner, Jones Day

Mark Cohen, Senior Counsel, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Dick Thurston, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, TSMC

David Kappos, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore

4:45-5:00 PM

Closing Remarks

5:00-6:30 PM

Networking Reception sponsored by NTD Patent & Trademark Agency Ltd