Strategies for protecting and enforcing IP concerning China

China has been among the top destinations for Utah exports in recent years. But business owners doing business in or with China may find that 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. Join us for this this free, one-day program, where experts from the U.S. government, IP attorneys, and local business people will share their 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: The Utah experience

This program will be of particular benefit to Utah business owners who are just starting to consider doing business in or with China by imparting basic knowledge from which to develop an IP strategy.

Please note that this is an in-person program only; there is no virtual attendance option.

Continuing legal education (CLE) credit may be available to attendees of this program, pending approval by the Utah Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education.This program is organized by the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Office of Policy and International Affairs and the USPTO’s Rocky Mountain Regional Office, in collaboration with S.J. Quinney College of Law and the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, and the U.S. Commercial Service Utah Office. 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.

Host or Publisher U.S. Patent and Trademark Office