C5 will be holding its 3rd Advanced China IP Counsel Forum on February 13-14, 2012 in Shanghai, China. C5 faculty will provide insights on:
• Ensuring an employment remuneration policy that can withstand potential employee lawsuits challenges;
• Aligning tax planning with IP investment in China to maximize tax incentives and R&D funding;
• Beijing High People's Court Patent infringement establishment and its impact on multinational patent litigation practice;
• Resolving IP ownership challenges in collaborative research with Chinese universities;
• Effective strategies to prevent trade secret leakage and maximize damage claims;
• Building up evidence for criminal threshold to initiate anti-counterfeiting raids by Police Department;
• Meeting new requirements on filing patent infringement lawsuits between trade fairs;
• Adjusting copyright protection and business strategies to prepare for 3rd China copyright amendment; and
• Impact of proposed amendment to the PRC Trademark Law on registry and enforcement strategies.
In particular, C5's faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:
• Ensuring your employment remuneration policy can withstand potential employee lawsuit challenges;
• How to get R&D funding and tax benefits: Aligning tax planning with intellectual property related investment in China;
• Patent infringement establishment: Beijing High People's Court's guideline, key changes and impact on multinational patent litigation practice;
• Resolving IP ownership challenges in collaborative research with Chinese universities: How to create a win-win working relationship;
• Protecting trade secrets: Effective strategies to prevent leakage and maximize damage claims;
• Effectively working with China government authorities to initiate anti-counterfeiting raids;
• Exclusive panel -- Meeting of the China IP minds;
• Enforcing patent rights against infringement at trade fairs in China;
• Preparing for 3rd China copyright amendment: How to adjust copyright protection and business strategies;
• Resolving complex IP licensing challenges in China: Compliance & royalties;
• Secrecy examination: Developing and refining your filing strategy for China;
• Impact of proposed amendment to the PRC trademark law on registry and enforcement strategies;
• Distinguishing "similarity" with "likelihood of confusion" to prevent trademarks infringement; and
• Interactive Q&A session with speakers.
Two pre-conference workshops will be held on February 14, 2012. The first workshop, entitled "How to Bullet Proof your Technology Contracts in China: A Practical Checklist for Intellectual Property Attorneys," will be offered from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. The second workshop, entitled "A Deep Dive into China Patent Litigation: Litigation Tactics from Both Plaintiff and Defendant Perspectives," will be offered from 1:30 to 5:00 pm.
The agenda for China IP Counsel Forum can be found here (conference) and here (workshops). A complete brochure for this conference, including an agenda, detailed descriptions of conference sessions, list of speakers, and registration form can be obtained here.
The registration fee for the conference is $2,395 (conference alone), $2,995 (conference and one workshop), or $3,595 (conference and both workshops). Those registering by January 12, 2012 will receive a $200 discount. Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by calling +44 20 7878 6888 in Europe or 416-926-8200 in the U.S., or by faxing a registration form to 416-927-1563.
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