The American Chamber of Commerce, Guangdong is pleased to invite you to attend an IPR Seminar on Criminal Copyright Enforcement and Case Strategy. There will be a preliminary discussion on the recently issued criminal IP Judicial Interpretation, a brief summary of the US Ambassador's IP Roundtable, to be held on Jan. 13th in Beijing, and also an open forum discussion on best practices, experiences and methods employed by rights holders in southern China to combat criminal copyright infringement. This forum will be attended by high-ranking officials from the United States Embassy and the United States Consulate as well as representatives from the United States Patent Office in Washington D.C.

09:15-09:30    Introductory Remarks - U.S. Consul General Ed Dong
09:30-10:00    Brief summary of events from US Ambassador's IPR Roundtable
                       - Mr. James Turner from U.S. Consulate Guangzhou
10:00-10:15    Questions on IPR Roundtable from Participants and audience
10:15-10:30    Coffee Break
10:30-11:15    Presentation of new Chinese Judicial Interpretation for Criminal IP cases
                       -Mr. Mark Cohen 
11:15-11:35    Questions on new JI's
11:35-11:50    Presentation by Union Media
11:50-12:15    Presentation by Chinese Enforcement Official or Legal Practitioner on using
                       the criminal court system
12:15-13:15    Panel Discussion on Best Practices, Strategies, and Methods for Criminal  copyright  Cases - Group Discussion
13:15-14:30    Lunch 

Please RSVP by fax to 8332-1642 or e-mail to amcham@amcham-guangdong.org. If you have any questions, please contact the Chamber office: 8335-1476.