China has been among the top destinations for Illinois’ exports in recent years. Business owners doing business in or with China may find their valuable intellectual property (IP) is being infringed there. Even businesses not operating in China may find counterfeit versions of their products for sale in China or the United States, or their trademarks registered in China without their knowledge.

Join us for this free, one-day program, where experts from the U.S. government, IP attorneys, and local businesspeople will share their insights on how U.S. rights holders can protect and enforce their IP in China and the United States.

Topics will include:

• What small- and medium-sized businesses need to know about protecting all types of IP in China
• IP developments in China: Challenges and opportunities in a shifting IP environment
• Enforcing IP rights, in both China and the United States, against infringement originating in China
• U.S. government resources for U.S. companies
• Rewards and challenges of doing business in China: The Illinois experience

This program will be of particular benefit to Illinois business owners who are just starting to consider doing business in or with China by imparting basic knowledge from which to develop an IP strategy.

Please note, this is an in-person program only; there is no virtual attendance option.

Continuing legal education (CLE) credit for Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin attorneys may be available to attendees of this program, pending approval by the relevant state authorities.

This program is organized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Office of Policy and International Affairs in collaboration with with the U.S. Commercial Service Chicago, the Illinois District Export Council, and the offices of U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi and Malcolm X College. It is one of a series of China IP Road Shows that the USPTO conducts across the country. For more information about the series, visit the China IP Road Show homepage.