Click on the categories below to see a list of recent publications by and about the USPTO’s IP attachés and their work throughout the world. What can your IP attaché do for you? Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs, explains the USPTO’s IP Attaché Program including its mission, history, and future. [Courtesy of International Trademark Association] IP Attaché Program Director Dominic Keating discusses how IP attachés provide services to practitioners and their clients. [Courtesy of American Bar Association’s Landslide magazine] Learn how USPTO’s IP Attaché Program can assist U.S. stakeholders in an article co-authored by Director of the IP Attaché Program Dominic Keating and IP Attaché Conrad Wong entitled USPTO’s Intellectual Property Attaché Program: How it Can Help. [Courtesy of Michigan State University Brand Protection Journal] U.S. Department of Commerce Blog highlights the valuable role IP attachés can play in helping U.S. companies safeguard their IP interests while operating abroad. [Courtesy of the U.S. Commerce Department] Former IP attaché for the Middle East and North Africa, Aisha Salem, discusses her role and her work in an interview conducted by GC Magazine. [Courtesy of GC Magazine] IP attachés discuss how they assist brand owners to effectively address IP policy and protection issues based on their in-depth understanding of foreign country practices. [Courtesy of Managing Intellectual Property] IP Attaché Outreach in the United States Director's Blog: IP attachés join USPTO Director Iancu to meet with stakeholders in Seattle. Director's Blog: USPTO’s Chief Policy Officer Shira Perlmutter joins IP attachés to discuss international trademark protection and other IP matters with US stakeholders in Boston. Hope Shimabuku, USPTO’s Director of the Dallas Regional Office, blogs about her outreach meetings with the IP attaches in the Dallas area. John Cabeca, USPTO’s Director of the Silicon Valley Regional Office, blogs about his outreach meetings with the IP attaches in Long Beach. IP Attaches deliver remarks at the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting in Seattle. IP attachés at work Former IP Attaché Mike Mangelson, based in Shanghai, China, discusses how to protect IP rights when doing business in China through e-commerce. In this informative video, Mr. Mangelson describes the critical steps one can take to combat counterfeiting. He also describes effective strategies that will help protect and enforce rights within the Chinese e-commerce business environment. [Courtesy of USDA's eCommerce Virtual Training Center] IP Attaché, Duncan Willson, based in Beijing, China, discusses the latest IP developments in China in an interview conducted by Managing Intellectual Property. [Courtesy of Managing Intellectual Property] Former IP Attaché, Joel Blank, based in Beijing, China, meets with General Xie Hong, Deputy Director of the Guangdong IP Office, to exchange views on IP matters. [Courtesy of State IP Office of the P.R.C. (SIPO)] In an interview, IP Attaché in the Middle East, Pete Mehravari, discusses the pirate site BeoutQ and suggests options to address it [ Courtesy of the Pensinsula ] IP Attaché in the Middle East, Pete Mehravari, discusses recent trends regarding IP protection in Kuwait. [KUNA News Agency] Copyright and the digital economy IP Attaché Ann Chaitovitz, based in Lima, Peru, talks about how new technologies are changing the distribution of creative materials in this interview conducted at the Bogotá International Book Fair in April 2016. [ Courtesy of the Copyright Clearance Center ] Combatting counterfeits Former IP Attaché Mike Mangelson, based in Shanghai, China, comments to the World Intellectual Property Review about the State Council of China’s efforts to crack down on trademark counterfeiting. [ Courtesy of INTA Daily News] Basic tips on IP rights for a new business Former IP attaché for the Middle East and North Africa, Aisha Salem, discusses the importance of Intellectual Property (IP) protection for startup companies. [ Courtesy of Communicate Kuwait Magazine ] IP attachés discuss protecting U.S. interests abroad Former IP Attaché Joel Blank, based in Beijing, China, talks about Chinese progress in IP protection in this interview conducted by InnoXcell. [ Courtesy of InnoXcell ] Former IP Attaché Joel Blank, based in Beijing, China, explains the critical role of IP in China. This article originally published in Chinese on http://www.yicai.com/ (link is external) [ Courtesy of Yicai/China Business News media group ] IP attachés participate in annual U.S. Chamber of Commerce roundtable discussion Please click the links below to view videos: Global Innovation Policy Center's 12th annual IP attaché roundtable (Dec. 2018) Global Innovation Policy Center’s 11th annual IP attaché roundtable (Dec. 2017)
