USPTO China IP Road Show

Location: Marriott Philadelphia Downtown - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jorge Espinosa will be a guest speaker giving tips on recording a trademark or copyright with US customs on July 24th. The U.S. Commercial Service is pleased to announce that the USPTO will be sponsoring a China-focused intellectual property (IP) "roadshow" in Philadelphia as part of the USPTO's public awareness and outreach. The event will provide valuable information on methods for preventing the theft of intellectual property.

General Information
Date: July 23 - 24, 2007
Location: Marriott Philadelphia Downtown
1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Registration: 7:30 am – 8:30 am • Session: 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Lunch Break: 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm (On Your Own)

Who Should Attend: Companies of any size, from those contemplating entering the Chinese market to those with an established presence in China. The USPTO also encourages attendance those who simply want to know more about better protecting themselves against IP theft from abroad.

Topics: China’s laws and regulations that may affect how a business protects and enforces its intellectual property, how best to protect business assets to avoid intellectual property problems in the first place, how to recognize when an intellectual property asset has been infringed, what to do if infringement occurs, and what the U.S. government is doing to improve the intellectual property protection and enforcement environment in China.

Admission is free although registration is required and will be available in the coming weeks. All expenses are paid by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.