On May 20, 2020 (4:30 PM PST), Berkeley will be hosting the next in our China series: Following the Data: What the Latest Research Says about China’s Legal and IP Environment. The webinar will cover data-driven research on Chinese legal developments and how these tools can provide strategic insights.  The speakers include: Benjamin Liebman, Columbia University; Tobias Smith, UC Berkeley; Melissa Schneider, Darts IP; Robert Merges, UC Berkeley; and Fei Deng, Charles River Associates.  I will be moderating.

On May 13, Berkeley hosted a book warming for Mara Hvistendahl’s The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI and Industrial Espionage concerning a Chinese economic espionage case involving hybrid corn seed.  We had a lively discussion among the author, the former FBI agent in charge of the case (Mark Betten), the Dupont IP lawyer representing the victim (Jennifer Johnson), Jim Pooley, and myself involving IP and competition issues, racial profiling, criminalization of trade secrets issues and other issues. Here is the link to the recording.

Attendees are also invited to attend a series of webinars on IP-related issues in China which will include such topics as pharmaceutical IP matters, trade secret issues, licensing and antitrust, ‘101 issues in China, and abusive trademark registrations.  Please consult the website for fees for further information on the program, CLE credit, and the possibility of earning a certificate from Berkeley Law after completion.  We begin on May 25 with a discussion on the important pharma-related IP developments in China, many of which were agreed to in the Phase 1 Trade Agreement, and will include several speakers from the US and China who have been tirelessly working on these issues.

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