Asialaw's 6th Annual Asia-Pacific In-House Counsel Summit

Foley is pleased to be a sponsor of Asialaw’s 6th Annual Asia-Pacific In-House Counsel Summit on March 18-19, 2009 in Hong Kong. Partner Jon W. Dudas, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, presented in the China workshop at the summit.

In addition to Mr. Dudas, Foley Partners Sharon R. Barner, Catherine Sun, Harold C. Wegner, and Stephen A. Bent and Foley Senior Counsel Yan Zhao hosted the China workshop, which addressed:

• A global approach: Practices that foster or undercut your company’s intellectual property (IP) program within and outside of China
  
  
  
  
  
  • The impact of prior use, prior disclosure, and prior sale
    
  • Activities, separate and joint, that raise infringement risks
    
  • International strategies to increase patent value and dramatically reduce time to issuance
  
  
• An eye on the ground: China IP acquisition, commercialization, and enforcement trends in light of newly passed legislation and 2008 landmark cases
  
• An industry perspective: Opportunities and competitive strategies in Chinese and global health care

The Summit brings together nearly 500 in-house attorneys and industry leaders to share their experiences and discuss issues affecting enterprises operating or making investments globally and in the Asia-Pacific region.

For more information, visit Asialaw’s Web site.