Back by popular demand, with a complete updated 2011 agenda and speaker faculty, ACI’s 2^nd Advanced China IP Counsel Forum, scheduled on January 19&20, 2011 in Shanghai, will once again provide you with a practical analysis of notable China IP law developments and best practice for global IP portfolio management & litigation strategies and technology protection in cross border R&D. 

 

 

• Develop reasonable employment remuneration policy and agreements that will withstand employee challenges

• Implement effective corporate trade secret protection measures

• Structure IP ownership to qualify as “High and New Tech Company” (HNT) status

• Establish IP fi ling strategies for inventions “Made-in-China”

• Use patent invalidation in China and patent re-examination in the U.S when being sued

• Conduct effective freedom-to-operate (FTO) on utility model patents and design patents

• Identify the most commercially viable patents in your IP portfolio

• Maximize the scope of patent protection in China

• Adjust corporate trademark practices to proposed 3rd trademark law amendment

 

Lincun Yang, Director of the Intellectual Property Affairs Center, Ministry of Science and Technology of PRC

 

 

Co-chaired by Jack Chang, Senior IP Counsel, Asia from General Electric and Oliver Lutze, Head of IPR from Bayer China, this event has confirmed more than 30 senior IP attorneys across the world such as Philips, Corning, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Intel, ABB and more.

 

 

Workshop A Understanding the Essential IP & Regulatory Framework for Operating Successful and Compliant R&D Centers in China

 

Workshop B Collaborative Research: How to Tackle IP Due Diligence, IP Ownership, and Confidentiality

Agreements

 

Reserve your place now by calling + 44-20-7878-6888/1-416-926-8200 or by registering online at www.americanconference.com/ChinaIP . I look forward to seeing you in Shanghai!