Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law, in association with the Fashion, Arts, Media & Entertainment (FAME) Center sponsored a program on The US & China: Perspectives on Brand Protection and Intellectual Property at 5 PM in New York City. Here was the agenda:
| 5:30 p.m. Opening remarks by Dean Leslie
5:45 – 7 p.m. Panel 1: U.S. Issues for Chinese Businesses
Moderators Geoffrey Sant | Special Counsel at Dorsey & Whitney LLP Barbara Kolsun | Professor and Director of FAME at Cardozo School of Law Panelists Cindy Yang | Partner, Schiff Hardin LLP Helen Su | Counsel, Alston & Bird LLP Mark Cohen | Senior Counsel, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and author of the China IP Blog 7:10 – 8:35 p.m. Panel 2: China Issues for U.S. Businesses
Moderators Geoffrey Sant | Special Counsel at Dorsey & Whitney LLP Barbara Kolsun | Professor and Director of FAME at Cardozo School of Law Panelists Dan Harris | Founding Partner, Harris Moure and author of the China Law Blog Cedric Lam | Hong Kong Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Ling Zhao | CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office and Cardozo LLM Student Lara Miller | Associate Counsel, International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition Stephen Lamar | Executive Vice President, American Apparel & Footwear Association ————————————————— Update from October 28 — Here’s a report on Cardozo Law School’s Semi-Annual Fashion Law Symposium: Here is a link to a recording of the symposium. The first panel addressed the issues that Chinese businesses face while entering the U.S. market. The speakers discussed the challenges that businesses based in China encounter when they file intellectual property claims in the United States, and the use of Section 337 remedies to address unfair competition, including design and patent infringements from China-origin goods. Mark Cohen discussed the increase in “dueling cases” in recent years, including suits involving Vringo, InterDigital, SI Group, as well some lesser known cases such as the recent SDNY judgment in the Gucci case, and the Global Material Techs., Inc. v. Dazheng Metal Fibre Co., which involved US enforcement of a foreign money judgment contract claim, while adjudicating a trade secret claim. The discussion during the second panel focused on the obstacles that U.S. brands face in China. The speakers analyzed the problems of on-line counterfeiting from such e-commerce providers as Alibaba, as well as the role of organizations such as the IACC (International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition) and the US government in its “Section 301” and “Notorious Market” reports. Issues involving drafting of contracts and licensing agreements that include counterfeit and infringement clauses were also discussed. Authors of summary: Anna Radke and Avery Nickerson, with additional edits by Mark Cohen. |
