There some great online events involving Chinese IP taking place, including several hosted here at Berkeley.

At the top of my list are the webinar series here. If you missed the first event with Prof. Jerome A. Cohen, Susan Finder, Sean Randolph and myself, here is the link to the video.  Jerry Cohen launches the discussion with an overview of the past and future of Chinese legal engagement with China and his great contributions to the field.  The audience was very supportive of continued legal engagement with China. The next two programs are on US-China trade (May 6) and data-driven research on Chinese legal developments (May 20).

These China law programs are free of charge, carry CLE credit, and attendance can be applied towards receiving a certificate from the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology.  Intellectual property is an important part of the discussions in all of these events. Here are the links to the May 6 Session and May 20 Session.

In addition to these two upcoming programs, we will be hosting a non-CLE credit book warming for Mara Hvistendahl’s recent book The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI and Industrial Espionage which delves into a Chinese economic espionage case that took place in the cornfields of Iowa.   We expect to have a lively discussion among some of the individuals involved in the case, including the former FBI agent (Mark Bitten) and a  Dupont IP lawyer (Jennifer Johnson).

There are also seven IP-focused webinars after these programs end. All of these IP-focused webinars will also provide CLE credit. The series costs $100.00, or $25.00 per session.  We have a great line-up of speakers including former Federal Circuit Chief Judges Rader and Michel, former PTO Director Kappos, my colleague Rob Merges, and leading practitioners and academics.   Participants who have registered and attend a minimum number of the scheduled programs will receive a certificate from the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology.

If you are tired of staring at a screen on zoom, you might consider listening to podcasts from IP Counsel Café.  I am interviewed by Thomas Chia of Via Licensing on the impact of the trade war and coronavirus including the role of IP in China supply chain disruptions. The podcasts are available here (Episode 4, two parts).

Another notable event: my former USPTO colleagues are joining the shutdown webinar bandwagon with a program on May 7 from 9-10:30 AM EST, with former Shanghai IP Attaché Mike Mangelson and current Beijing and Guangzhou IP Attachés Duncan Willson and Conrad Wong.  Information on this free event is available here.

I hope to hear from you or see you soon!