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October 15, 2005

Washington, D.C. Event on IP and Piracy in China

[Editor's Note: The China Institute has asked that this event be posted, which I do with pleasure.]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & PIRACY IN CHINA: THE NEXT CHAPTER

Historically, one of the impediments to U.S.-China business relations has been China’s limited intellectual property (IP) laws. While those laws have been modernized in many respects,

U.S. companies continue to complain about enforcement of their IP rights. What are the latest trends in China’s effort to battle against rampant piracy? How long will it take for China to nurture a strong awareness of IP rights protection? How should U.S. businesses safeguard and protect their IP rights in China?

Moderator:

Prof. James Feinerman, Georgetown University Law Center

Confirmed Panelists (others pending):

Cui Xiaoguang, Beijing Sanyou Intellectual Property Agency

Dr. Albert Wai-Kit Chan, DeHeng Chen Chan LLC;

Elaine T.L. Wu, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Sponsors: The China Institute, Georgetown University Law Center, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP, DeHeng Chen and Chen, and Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2005 ~ 9:00–11:30 AM

Place: Georgetown University Law Center, 12th Floor, Gewirz Student Center, 120 F Street, NW Washington DC

Cost: $25 China Institute Members / $35 Non-Members
FREE to Corporate Members and Georgetown University Law Center Students

Continental Breakfast Included ~ Reservations Required ~ No-Shows Will Be Billed

RSVP: 212-744-8181 x125

Posted by Richard on October 15, 2005 8:13 PM

Comments

I hope that China will finally begin to take this Intellectual Property issue seriously. This problem isn't isolated to China... I know it's a problem in Korea as well. I can see that some of the US software companies are beginning to apply subscription-based business models to deal with this issue.

However, that will not resolve all issues. These authorities will need to seriously crackdown on piracy. They should begin to understand that there are indirect effects of having a reputation of copycats, cheaters and fakes. Maybe for now they don't care about being called names; but in the future, who would want to work and deal with people known for stealing from under your noses. I wouldn't want to have that reputation. It's probably best that their authorities do something about this potentially self-destructive problem.

I'm sure some people in China are taking this seriously, but I would like to see a fair game being played sooner than later. Then again, what is fair - especially with dominating companies like Microsoft. I guess that would be up for discussion.

Posted by: Sam S. Park at October 21, 2005 7:42 AM