The Hon. Sharon R. Barner, Foley IP Litigation Partner and Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO (2009-2011), will speak at the Oregon Review of International Law’s 5th Annual Symposium: China’s Role in Regulating the Global Information Economy on April 8, 2011 at the University of Oregon School of Law. Ms. Barner will deliver a presentation titled “China’s Intellectual Property Regulations: Transformative Leadership or Trojan Horse.”
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