the stanford program in law, science & technology,
orrick, herrington & sutcliffe llp,
and the stanford law society of silicon valley present:

protecting ip in china

wednesday, august 15, 2007
5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
crocker garden
stanford law school
559 nathan abbott way
stanford, ca

reception
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

panel discussion
begins at 6:30 p.m.

rsvp or for further information,
call 650-723-2730
or e-mail alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu

rsvp by august 10

there is no fee to attend
this event.

parking information
parking for this event is available near wilbur field (located near arguello mall and campus drive east) and tresidder memorial union (located at lagunita drive and mayfield avenue) on the stanford campus.
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please note that parking permits are not required on weekends, and after 4:00 p.m. on weekdays.

the protection of intellectual property has become one of the most prominent issues for u.s. companies doing business in china. china is quickly growing into an industrialized nation in which companies need to use, and therefore must protect, their most valuable assets — ip created by r&d and manufacturing facilities. with more than 1,000 r&d labs operated by multinational corporations, china has become the world's second largest spender on r&d, and has replaced germany as the world's fifth largest source of patent application filings. unfortunately, many u.s. companies still find themselves lost in the unfamiliar chinese ip system.

this seminar will discuss practical issues on ip protection in china, including:

• how to take proactive measures against the loss of ip when dealing with business partners;
• how to protect trade secrets when operating in china;
• how to secure ip inventions from chinese employees/inventors;
• how to determine where a patentee should file first for patents;
• how to assign ip inventions back home; and
• how to reward chinese employees/inventors.

speakers:

• honorable jiang zhipei, chief judge, intellectual property division, supreme people’s court, people's republic of china  
• dr. xiang wang, lead partner, china intellectual property practice, orrick, herrington & sutcliffe llp (beijing office)
• david m. simon, chief patent counsel, intel corporation
• mei gechlik, lecturer in law and microsoft rule of law fellow, stanford law school 

moderator:

professor john h. barton, george e. osborne professor of law, emeritus, stanford law school

our distinguished panelists will draw from their practical experiences with business in china and share the
lessons they have learned.