The Global Intellectual Property Academy of the Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be holding the USPTO's biennial trade secret symposium from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (ET) on May 11, 2022 and from 8:00 am to 10:00 am (ET) on May 12, 2022. The symposium will address the details of trending cross-border issues affecting the protection of trade secrets, bringing together experienced practitioners from government, industry, and academia to lead panels on:
• Balance and tension between patents and trade secrets as forms of intellectual property (IP) protection
• Current risks associated with overseas talent recruitment programs and cyber theft risk mitigation strategies
• Cross-border issues and coordination of civil enforcement with criminal prosecutions
• Views from the USPTO's IP attachés posted overseas
Those interested in registering for the symposium can do so here.
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