2009 US-China Legal Exchange
Held by the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of
Commerce
When: October 16, 2009
Where: Asia Society, 725 Park Ave, New York, New York,
10021
Cost: $150 (Registration includes lunch and
refreshments)
Registration has been closed for the U.S. - China Legal
Exchange. For additional questions, please contact Carmela
Mammas at Carmela.Mammas@mail.doc.gov
or by phone at (212) 809-2676 or Ryan Hollowell at Ryan.Hollowell@mail.doc.gov or
by phone at (212) 809-2678.
AGENDA
Presentation: Overview of China's New Patent Law
Mr. Jin Wuwei Presentation
Mr. James F.
Ewing Presentation
Presentation: How to Obtain a Patent Under China's New Patent
Law
Ms. Yuan Jie Presentation
Ms. Flora Feng
Presentation
Presentation: How to Enforce a Patent Under China's New Patent
Law
Ms. Yuan Jie Presentation
Mr. Kent H.
Cheng Presentation
Presentation: Overview of China's Draft Telecom Law
Mr. Zhao Xiaoguang Presentation
Mr. William
Coulter Presentation
Presentation: Development of China's Telecommunications
Market and Recent Reforms
Mr. Shi Yuchun
Presentation
Mr. Matthew
Cantor Presentation
Presentation: China's Regulation of the Telecommunications
Market
Mr. Shi Yuchun
Presentation
Mr. Matthew
A. Brill Presentation
Overview
On Friday, October 16, 2009, the U.S. Department of
Commerce will host the US-China Legal Exchange and
Roundtable at the Asia Society. The day-long seminar is
open to the business, legal and academic communities and will
feature presentations by Chinese officials and local legal
experts on China’s amendments to the patent law (1/2 day) and
China’s draft telecommunications law (1/2
day).
The U.S.-China Legal Exchange and Roundtable is an excellent way
for the business and legal community to learn about important
changes to China's Patent Law and draft Telecommunication
Law. This year's delegation will be led by Vice Minister
Zhang Qiong from China's State Council Legislative Affairs Office
(SCLAO) - the office in charge of coordinating the development of
new laws and regulations within the Chinese Government - and
Director General Li Ling of the Department of Treaty &
Law. The Exchange takes place as part of the annual
high level bilateral exchange of the Joint Commission on Commerce
and Trade (JCCT) and focused, in the past, on China's
anti-monopoly law, revisions to partnership law, national
security review conducted by CFIUS, and the U.S. regime for
protecting and enforcing trade secrets, among other topics.
The day-long conference will include senior Officials
of SCLAO and Department of Treaty & Law, DOC
General Counsel Cameron Kerry and a senior USPTO official (tbc),
and leading local legal experts highlighting the implications and
practical application of the Patent and draft Telecommunication
Laws.
Background
The US-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 led by China's 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)
- Director General Li Ling,
Department of Treaty
& law
- Director General Zhao
Xiaoguang, Department of
Industry,
Communication and Commerce State
Council
Legislative Affairs Office
- Deputy Director
General Yuan Jie, Legislative
Affairs
Commision
- Deputy Director General Wu
Zhenguo, Department
of Treaty
and Law
- Mr. Liu Jian, Secretary of
Vice Minister Zhang State
Council
Legislative Affairs Office
- Director Jin
Wuwei, Department of Education,
Science,
Culture and Health Legislative Affairs Office
- Division Director Yuan
Liang, Department of
Translation and
Foreign Affairs State Legislative
Affairs
Office
- Divison Director Liu
Hong, Department of Treaty & Law
- Mr. Shi Yuchun, Official,
Department of Policies, Laws
and Regulations
Ministry of Industry and Information
Technology
- Mr. Yao Chenxi,
Official, Department of Treaty & Law,
Ministry of
Commerce
USG Delegates:
- Cameron F. Kerry, General
Counsel, U.S. Department
of Commerce
(DOC)
- Sharon R. Barner, Deputy
Under Secretary for
Intellectual
Property and Deputy Director, U.S. Patent
and Trademark
Office (USPTO)
- Lawerence E.
Strickling, Assistant Secretary for
Communications
and Information and Administrator,
National
Telecommunication and Information
Administration
- John F. Cobau, Chief
Counsel for International
Commerce,
DOC
- Joel B. Blank, Senior
Attorney, DOC
It should also be noted that an unofficial translation of China's
Draft Telecommunication Law can be found here.
Contributing Organizations
Asia Society
U.S. Commercial Service – New York
Supporting Organizations
AABANY
Asian American Business Development Center, Inc.
U.S. China Exchange Association
Committee of 100
Connecticut Bar Association
U.S. Council for International Business
Global Trade & Technology Center
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce
New Jersey Technology Council
New York City Bar Association International Trade Committee
New York District Export Council
NEXCO
Section on International and Comparative Law of the Pennsylvania
Bar Association
World Trade Council of The Long Island Association
Registration
Registration has been closed for the U.S. - China Legal
Exchange. For additional questions, please contact Carmela
Mammas at Carmela.Mammas@mail.doc.gov
or by phone at (212) 809-2676 or Ryan Hollowell at Ryan.Hollowell@mail.doc.gov or
by phone at (212) 809-2678.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Contributing organizations are seeking sponsorships to recover
the costs of simultaneous interpreters, meals and refreshment
breaks. For additional information and to learn more about
our sponsorship opportunities, please contact Carmela Mammas at
Carmela.Mammas@mail.doc.gov .
