Overview Of USPTO Webinar: Understanding Patenting In China

Patent protection in China has been a hot topic of discussion and strategy for U.S. companies. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) China team within the USPTO's Office of Policy and International Affairs is a dedicated group of intellectual property (IP) attorneys and specialists with knowledge and experience on China manners from the U.S. law perspective as well as the Chinese law perspective. There are about 20 China team members at USPTO offices in Virginia, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai. In order to advance one of the principal strategic goals of the USPTO-to improve IP rights protection and enforcement domestically and abroad-the China team works to establish strong relationships with China's IP agencies. Additionally, the China team has regular contact with industry associations and individual companies as well. As part of the China team's outreach, the USPTO held a webinar on December 15, 2020 entitled "Understanding patenting in China."