Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Navigating the Chinese Patent System: What U.S. Patent Counsel Need to Know -- Protecting IP Rights in China, Leveraging New Amendments, Understanding Current Litigation Trends and More" on May 18, 2017 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT). Elizabeth Chien-Hale of Brinks Gilson & Lione and E. Robert Yoches of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will provide guidance to U.S. patent counsel and companies on Chinese patent law and what they need to know about the Chinese system; address changes to the Guidelines for Examination, current litigation trends, and the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL); and offer U.S. companies and counsel best practices for increasing IP protection under the Chinese system. The webinar will review the following issues:
• How the amendments to the Guidelines for Examination change patentability in China
• The role of the AUCL in IP enforcement in China
• Litigation trends in China and advantages of using the Chinese system
The registration fee for the webinar is $297. Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.
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