USC Davidson Conference Center, Vineyard Room
3415 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Cost: $50
Registration fee waived for USC faculty, staff, and students.
Time:  8:30AM - 5:30PM

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the USC U.S. - China Institute will host a senior delegation from China on October 12, 2009 to discuss China's amendments to the Patent Law and draft Telecommunications Law.

The purpose of the 2009 US-China Legal Exchange is to provide the U.S. business, legal, and academic communities with an opportunity to hear directly from Chinese legal experts and government regulators on important changes to these areas.

Background
The U.S.-China Legal Exchange occurs as part of the Commercial Law Working Group activities under the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT). The United States and China established the JCCT in 1983 as a forum for high-level dialogue on bi-lateral trade issues. The Legal Exchange is an annual exchange between the DOC, led by the General Counsel's Office, and China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), led by the Department of Treaty and Law.  Hosted in alternating years in the U.S. and in China, the 2009 Legal Exchange will be held in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City.

Delegation Composition

The 2009 delegation is expected to consist of 15-20 representatives from the U.S. and Chinese Governments:

US Host: DOC General Counsel Cameron F. Kerry 

Chinese Delegation Leaders:  Vice Minister Zhang Qiong from China's State Council Legislative Affairs Office (SCLAO) and Assistant Minister Chong Quan from MOFCOM
Other Chinese officials to include representatives from other Chinese government agencies 

USG delegates: Senior officials from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and representatives of the DOC Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce and other US government agencies, as appropriate. 

To Register
There is a $50 registration fee to attend this conference, payable by check or by credit card. This fee includes breakfast, lunch, refreshments, and conference materials. To register, download the registration form and submit payment. The deadline to register is October 6, 2009.

Parking at USC

Enter campus at Gate 4 on Jefferson Blvd at Royal Street. At the gate, tell the attendant that you are attending the USCI conference at the Davidson Conference Center. The parking fee is $8. The conference center is directly east of the parking structure, at the intersection of Jefferson Blvd and Figueroa. Click here to view and print a map of the USC campus.

For more information, please call (213) 821-4382 or email uschina@usc.edu.

The 2009 US-China Legal Exchange will continue in Chicago on October 14 and New York on October 16. Visit http://www.buyusa.gov/asianow/chinalegalexchange2009.html for more information.

Sponsor(s): U.S.-China Institute, U.S. Department of Commerce