Tuesday, December 13, 20119 am–5 pmFaculty Conference Center (Burns 505)
Co-sponsored by Fordham Law School
Join us for a public discussion on practical strategies for engaging China—taking stock of the past and a plan for the future.
Featuring keynote and principal addresses:
David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USTPO.
Randall R. Rader, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Panel topics will include:- Economic and legal challenges to becoming an innovative society.- China's patent catch-up: how soon will China surpass the west?- China and IPR: 10 years after WTO accession, the report card on the IP.- Benchmarking and planning for the future: how to collaborate and engage.
Conference Materials"China's IP Transition: Rethinking Intellectual Property Rights in a Rising China" (Suttmeier and Yao) "Chinese Patenting" (Thomson Reuters) "Protection of Intellectual Property in China (30 Years and More): A Personal Reflection" (Hennessey) "Politics and IP in China Explained" (Mark Cohen) USITC's China IPR Reports China IPR: Intellectual Property Developments in China Extension of Comment Period Regarding Comments of Intellectual Property Enforcement in China
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