8:30-9:00         Registration

Moderated by GD IPO Representative

9:00-9:25:  Moderator introduces speakers and participants

9:05:  Opening Remarks by GD IPO Representative

9:10:  Opening Remarks by Conrad W. Wong, PTO Guangzhou

9:15:  Opening Remarks by Vice Mayor of Guangzhou City

9:20:  Opening Remarks by Robert Goldberg, Consul General, U.S. Consulate General, Guangzhou

9:25:  Group Photo

Panel 1: Innovation, IP, and Business Development – Industry Perspectives on the Components of Innovation  

Moderator:  Conrad W. Wong, PTO Guangzhou

Various Chinese and U.S. industry representatives will speak about corporate strategies that have allowed their companies to innovate and succeed in the global marketplace.  Potential topics include:  The role of corporate culture in promoting risk-taking and innovation; how to determine the importance of IP in business portfolios; when and how to file for IP protection; and the general importance of a strong IP protection system to a business.

9:30:  Rex Hockaday, Caterpillar

9:45:  Zhongqing Zhang, Huawei Technologies

10:00:  Brenda Panichi, Procter & Gamble

10:15:  Derong Liao, Hong Kong Productivity Council

10:30:  Question-and-Answer Period

Moderator:  Douglas Clark, Lovells

Industry representatives from Chinese and U.S. companies provide practical case-study examples about how to determine the importance of IP in business portfolios, when and how to file for IP protection, and the general importance of a strong IP protection system to a business.     

10:45:  Information Technology Industry

Zhang Yan, IBM

Martin Lerigo, CISCO

Xiaoming Guo, ZTE

11:30:  Pharmaceutical Industry

Shawn Li, Johnson & Johnson

Weiwei Su, Zhongshan University

12:00:  Question-and-Answer Period

12:15-13:30:    Lunch

IP experts from China and the U.S. share their expertise, and provide practical tips and information on several topics pertinent to IP enforcement.

13:30:  Topic A:  Commencement of Action, and Attorneys’ Perspective.  How to initiate an action; when and where to initiate the action; what claims to assert; what types of infringement to allege; the role of the U.S. International Trade Commission and possible Section 337 involvement; trademark matters; civil cases; and administrative cases. 

Moderator:  The Honorable Larry J. McKinney, United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Speakers:

Geoffrey Lin, Lovells

Shaojun Zhang, Guangdong Holdwin Law Firm

Kathryn Guan, Procter & Gamble

14:30:              Question-and-Answer Period

14:45:  Topic B:  Evidentiary Preparation and Case Presentation.  How to respond to a complaint, and the types of defenses to assert.  Discovery and evidence gathering:  How to protect confidential information; how to gather evidence; the court’s in resolving disputes related to evidence gathering and discovery.  Types of remedies to request; when and how to negotiate a settlement; use of alternative dispute resolution or mediation.  Presenting the case in court.

Moderator:  Kevin Brady, Connolly Bove Lodge and Hutz, LLP

Speakers:

David Buxbaum, Anderson and Anderson, LLP

Rose Baochun Zeng, Guangdong United Intellectus Law Firm

Ali Xu, Nike

15:45:              Question-and-Answer Period

16:00:  Coffee and Tea Break

16:15:  Topic C:  Case Determination and Appellate Remedies:  Whether or Not to Appeal.  Seeing the case through the eyes of the Judge.  Understanding the analysis behind the decision from the judicial point of view.  When a case should be appealed, and when it is best to leave a decision alone.  How appeals affect rights’ holders.

Moderator:  The Honorable Kent A. Jordan, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Speakers:

The Honorable Guanghai Lin, Guangdong High Court

The Honorable Larry J. McKinney, United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Sam Ho, Motion Picture Association

17:15                           Question-and-Answer Period

17:30               Closing remarks from GZ IPO Representative