8:30–9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00–9:10 a.m. Welcome remarks
- Hope Shimabuku, Director, Texas Regional Office, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- David Royce, International Trade Specialist, Dallas-Fort Worth Office of the U.S. Commercial Service
- Kirby Drake, Dallas Bar Association
9:10–9:40 a.m. IP developments in China: Challenges and opportunities in a shifting IP environment
- Michael Mangelson, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA), USPTO
9:40–10:55 a.m. Panel 1: Securing IP rights in China
Moderator:
- Michael Diehl, Senior Attorney, OPIA, USPTO
Speakers:
- Jason Yao, Partner, Management Committee Member, Wanhuida Intellectual Property, Shenzhen, China
- Christopher Shaowei, Senior Partner, NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys, Beijing, China
- Spring Chang, Founding Partner, Chang Tsi & Partners, Beijing, China
10:55–11:10 a.m. Break
11:10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Panel 2: Enforcing IP rights in China
Moderator:
- Michael Mangelson, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO
Speakers:
- Jason Yao, Partner, Management Committee Member, Wanhuida Intellectual Property, Shenzhen, China
- Kebharu Smith, Director and Associate General Counsel – Counterfeit Crimes Unit, Amazon
- Christopher Shaowei, Senior Partner, NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys, Beijing, China
12:30–1:40 p.m. Lunch and discussion of U.S. export control requirements
Non-public meeting of the Dallas Bar Association
Discussion of U.S. export control requirements vis-à-vis China with Grant Leach, Partner, Husch Blackwell and [speaker TBD, from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security]
1:40–2:00 p.m. U.S. government and other resources to help U.S. businesses
- Michael Diehl, Senior Attorney, China Team, OPIA, USPTO
- David Royce, International Trade Specialist, Dallas-Fort Worth Office of the U.S. Commercial Service
2:00–3:00 p.m. Panel 3: Enforcing IP rights in the United States against infringement originating from China
Moderator:
Speakers:
- Charles M. Hosch, co-founder and member, Hosch & Morris, Dallas, Texas
- Howard L. Lim, Counsel, Carter Arnett, Dallas, Texas
- Colin Colt, Attorney Advisor, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Andrew Briggs, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas
3:00–3:15 p.m. Break
3:15–4:30 p.m. Panel 4: IP and China: The Texas experience
Moderator:
- Marylauren Ilagan, Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property, OLAPLEX
Speakers:
- Bharat Kapoor, Vice President, Online Brand Protection, Authentix
- Julia A. Simon, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Senior Privacy Officer, Mary Kay Inc.
- Kenny Liu, Senior Counsel, Texas Instruments
- Jeni Zuercher, Director of Global Brand Protection, YETI
4:30 p.m. Closing remarks
- Michael Mangelson, Principal Counsel and Director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO
- David Royce, International Trade Specialist, Dallas-Fort Worth Office of the U.S. Commercial Service