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• USPTO Road Show: Protecting and Enforcing Intellectual Property Concerning China -- What Houston Businesses Need to Know

  • When
    April 29, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Anne & Charles Duncan Hall, Rice University (see detailed directions)
  • Registered
    143 registrants

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  Approved for 3.0 hours Texas CLE credit

  
  

  The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been among the top destinations for Texas exports in recent years.  But business owners doing business in or with China may find that their valuable intellectual property (IP) is being infringed.  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.

  At this program, U.S. government experts, IP attorneys, and local business representatives will share their insights on how U.S. rights holders can protect and enforce their IP in the United States. 

  Topics include:

  • IP developments in China: Challenges and opportunities in a shifting IP environment
  • Enforcing IP rights in the United States against infringement originating in China
  • IP and China: The Texas experience

  Houston-area business owners who are new to conducting business in or with China will benefit from this program, which will share basic knowledge needed to develop an effective IP strategy.

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

  Continuing legal education (CLE) credit may be available to attendees of this program, pending approval by the State Bar of Texas.

  This program is organized by the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs and the USPTO’s Southwest Regional Outreach Office, in collaboration with Rice University’s Fondren Library.  The program 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.

  
  

  REGISTER TODAY via the "Register" button above.  

  
  

  

  
  

  AGENDA and SPEAKERS:

    8:00  Registration/Check-in

    8:45  Opening Remarks

  • Dr. Tam Dao, Assistant Vice President for Research Security, Rice University
  • Branden Ritchie, Deputy Chief Policy Officer for Creative Works and Global Outreach, USPTO

    8:55  IP Developments in China:  Challenges and Opportunities in a Shifting IP Environment

  • Conrad Wong, Senior Attorney, China Team, USPTO

    9:15  Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights from an E-commerce Perspective

  • Kebharu Smith, Director, Counterfeit Crimes Unit, Amazon
  • Hope Shimabuku, Regional Director, Southwest Office, USPTO, Moderator 

    9:45  U.S. Export Control and the Effects on U.S. Right Holders

  • Grant Leach, Partner, Husch Blackwell, Omaha, Nebraska
  • Hannah Edlund, Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC), Rice University, Moderator

  10:05  Break

  10:20  IP Enforcement in the U.S.:  Border, Civil and Criminal Enforcement  

  • Mackenzie Martin, Baker McKenzie 
  • Juan Pagan, US Homeland Security Investigations, Port of Houston
  • Scott Flake, Counterintelligence Task Force Coordinator, FBI
  • Dr. Patricia Stepp, Assistant Vice President for Technology Transfer, Rice University, Moderator
    

  11:00  Best Practices When Doing Business in/with China:  The Texas Experience

  • Leslie Streeter, IP Counsel, LyondellBasell
  • Marlene Valderrama, Senior IP Asset Manager, Halliburton
  • Oren Gelber, Associate General Counsel, Academy Sports + Outdoors
  • Phyllis Turner-Brim, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Products, Services, and Global Brand Security, HP Inc.
  • George Webb, School of Engineering & Computing, Rice University, Moderator

  11:55  Closing Remarks

  12:00  Road Show adjourns

  
  

  Note that the agenda is subject to change.

  
  

  For additional details, visit the USPTO event page https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/strategies-protecting-and-enforcing-intellectual-property-china-what-houston-area.

  LOCATION:
  

  
  

  Anne & Charles Duncan Hall, Rice University

  6100 Main Street, Entrance #1 or #2

  Houston, Texas 77005 

  https://map.concept3d.com/?id=473#!m/119192?share
  

  DIRECTIONS AND PARKING:

  • Rice campus maps are available at https://www.rice.edu/campus-maps
  • An annotated map is attached:  Marked Rice Map-1.pdf

  • Anne & Charles Duncan Hall is building 46 on the printable map, located at https://map.concept3d.com/?id=473#!m/119192?share on the interactive map.  It is best accessed via Entrance 1 or 2 on Main St (between Sunset Blvd and Cambridge St).  
  • Visitor parking (credit card only) is available at:  
  • • Founders Court (FC) Visitor Lot, located at https://map.concept3d.com/?id=473#!m/120714?share.  The FC Lot can be approached via Entrance 1 or 2 on Main St (between Sunset Blvd and Cambridge St).  
    • Entrance 3 Garage (E3G), located at https://map.concept3d.com/?id=473#!m/120754?share.  This garage can be approached via Entrance 3 (Main St at Cambridge).  

  The China IP Road Show is open to the public and is hosted at Rice University with financial support from HIPLA and organizational support from these Rice departments: 

  • Patent & Trademark Resource Center, Fondren Library 
  • Rice Center for Engineering Leadership
  • Office of Technology Transfer 
  • Science & Technology Policy Program, Baker Institute for Public Policy

  
  

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
  

  For more information, please contact: 

  Lakeisha Harley

  USPTO Office of Policy and International Affairs

  lakeisha.harley@uspto.gov

  
  

  George Webb 

  Rice Center for Engineering Leadership

  (713) 348-2704

  gwebb@rice.edu

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  For a schedule of HIPLA programs and other IP events of interest, we invite you to visit the HIPLA Calendar at https://hipla.org/calendar 

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• Fun with Fein!

  • When
    May 06, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD
  • Spaces left
    40

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  HIPLA May Luncheon:

  Fun with Fein! - Come celebrate with us Edward J. Fein's many years of practice and exploration with NASA

  

  
  

  Location:  

  TBD

  
  

  Agenda for HIPLA  lunch:
  

  • Meeting opens at 11:30 AM for lunch and networking.
  • Dress for HIPLA CLE lunches is business casual.  Suits are not expected.
  • To invite friends or colleagues, please share the event link from the HIPLA events calendar or from "Tell them you're going!" below.

  
  If you have any questions, please contact the HIPLA Meetings & Programs Chairs:
  

  • Lauren Kickel, lakickel@vorys.com
  • Vikesh Patel, vpatel@kmd.law 

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  Have an idea for HIPLA's next CLE?

  HIPLA welcomes members to submit proposals for CLE programs for 2025-2026:

  • Proposed topics should be authoritative, timely, and of practical interest to IP attorneys and patent agents who are HIPLA's members.  
    
  • For details and to submit a proposal, please visit our new portal at https://forms.gle/rKhBr6rMafbw1RVEA 

  

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• [other] AIPLA - AIPLA 2025 Spring Meeting

  • Start
    May 13, 2025
  • End
    May 15, 2025
  • Location
    Minneapolis, MN

  HIPLA is pleased to share notice of certain non-HIPLA events that may be of interest to HIPLA members:

  • For these events, please confirm the event details with the host organization, as HIPLA makes no representations regarding the accuracy of the information presented here. 

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  Have an idea for HIPLA's next CLE?

  HIPLA welcomes members to submit proposals for future CLE programs:

  • Proposed topics should be authoritative, timely, and of practical interest to IP attorneys and patent agents who are HIPLA's members.  
    

  • For details and to submit a proposal, please visit our new portal at https://forms.gle/rKhBr6rMafbw1RVEA 
    

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• HIPLA Golf Tournament 2025

  • When
    May 16, 2025
  •  
    7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Hermann Park

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  SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

  • Registration and Breakfast ..................................... 7:00 AM
  • Tee Time (Shotgun Start) ........  8:00 AM
  • Lunch, Awards, and Prizes ..... 12:00 PM

  
  

  The HIPLA Golf Tournament is open to HIPLA members and their guests, any member of a firm or corporate legal department with a HIPLA member, and sponsor’s employees and guests.  To share this invitation with friends and colleagues, please forward this link:  

  https://hipla.org/event-6030187
  

  
  

  
  

  Pricing

  • $95/player, $360/foursome on or BEFORE April 25th
    
  • $105/player, $400/foursome AFTER April 25th
  • First 50 players to register receive a free mulligan and an additional chance to win prizes!
  • Registration includes breakfast, lunch, golf, beverage cart and swag bag. 

  
  

  Sponsor Opportunities

  • Hole Sponsor - $550 (includes reduced foursome rate of $340)
  • Breakfast Sponsor - Womble Bond Dickinson
  • Lunch Sponsor - $1,100 (includes reduced foursome rate of $170)
  • Beverage Cart Sponsor - Sun IP
  • Shirt Sponsor - Transperfect IP

  
  

  Tournament Format

  Four-person scramble:

  • Four players per team
    
  • After each hit, the "best" shot is selected, and the other three pick up and play their next shots within a club length of the selected best shot. 
  • If you're not a golfer or have never tried, come on out, the scramble format is fun for all skill levels and assures you a chance to contribute to your team's success.
  • Mulligans can be purchased per player: 1 for $5, 5 for $20 (sales go to Angelman Syndrome Foundation: Angelman Syndrome Foundation – With you for the journey)

  
  

  Awards

  • Best Team Score
  • 1st Runner Up 
  • Men's Long Drive
  • Women's Long Drive
  • Men's Closest to the Pin
  • Women's Closest to the Pin

  
  

  Sponsors, Prizes and Non-Profit Support

  • On course sponsor engagement
  • On course games and prizes
  • Door prizes
  • Opportunities to support Angelman Syndrome Foundation – With you for the journey

  
  

  HIPLA gratefully acknowledges our 2025 Golf Tournament sponsors:

  • BRACEWELL LLP
  • Esquire Deposition Solutions
  • Kearney, McWilliams & Davis, PLLC
  • RAW Illustrations
  • Round Table Group
  • Sun IP
  • TransPerfect IP
  • Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
  • Womble Bond Dickinson

  Questions? Is your firm or company interested in Sponsorship? Please contact:

  Ron Derrington (ron.derrington@bracewell.com) 713 221 1515, or

  Thomas Rooney (thomas.rooney@halliburton.com) 

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• [other] INTA - INTA Annual Meeting 2025

  • Start
    May 17, 2025
  • End
    May 21, 2025
  • Location
    San Diego, CA

  HIPLA is pleased to share notice of certain non-HIPLA events that may be of interest to HIPLA members:

  • For these events, please confirm the event details with the host organization, as HIPLA makes no representations regarding the accuracy of the information presented here. 

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  Have an idea for HIPLA's next CLE?

  HIPLA welcomes members to submit proposals for future CLE programs:

  • Proposed topics should be authoritative, timely, and of practical interest to IP attorneys and patent agents who are HIPLA's members.  
    

  • For details and to submit a proposal, please visit our new portal at https://forms.gle/rKhBr6rMafbw1RVEA 
    

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• [other] State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting

  • Start
    June 19, 2025
  •  
    12:00 AM
  • End
    June 20, 2025
  •  
    11:59 PM
  • Location
    JW Marriott, San Antonio Hill Country

  HIPLA is pleased to share notice of certain non-HIPLA events that may be of interest to HIPLA members:

  • For these events, please confirm the event details with the host organization, as HIPLA makes no representations regarding the accuracy of the information presented here. 
  • To recommend an event for inclusion, please contact George Webb, HIPLA Meeting Arrangements & Programs Chair, at (713) 348-2704 or gwebb@rice.edu

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  State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting

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  Have an idea for HIPLA's next CLE?

  HIPLA welcomes members to submit proposals for future CLE programs:

  • Proposed topics should be authoritative, timely, and of practical interest to IP attorneys and patent agents who are HIPLA's members.  
    

  • For details and to submit a proposal, please visit our new portal at https://forms.gle/rKhBr6rMafbw1RVEA 
    

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• 41st Annual Fall Institute on Intellectual Property Law

  • Start
    September 25, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • End
    September 27, 2025
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    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Moody Gardens Hotel & Convention Center

   

  The Forty-first Annual Fall Institute on Intellectual Property Law will be held on Thursday, September 25 through Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the Moody Gardens Hotel & Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.

  
  

  Held in conjunction with the University of Houston Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law (IPIL), the Fall Institute is a major continuing legal education (CLE) event attracting several hundred intellectual property professionals from across Texas and the nation.

  Registration details will be forthcoming on the HIPLA website.  For additional information including FAQs, please visit the IPIL event page at https://law.uh.edu/ipil/hiplaipinstitute/ 

  
  

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• [other] AIPLA - AIPLA 2025 Annual Meeting

  • Start
    October 30, 2025
  • End
    November 01, 2025
  • Location
    Westin City Center, Washington, DC

  HIPLA is pleased to share notice of certain non-HIPLA events that may be of interest to HIPLA members:

  • For these events, please confirm the event details with the host organization, as HIPLA makes no representations regarding the accuracy of the information presented here. 

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  Have an idea for HIPLA's next CLE?

  HIPLA welcomes members to submit proposals for future CLE programs:

  • Proposed topics should be authoritative, timely, and of practical interest to IP attorneys and patent agents who are HIPLA's members.  
    

  • For details and to submit a proposal, please visit our new portal at https://forms.gle/rKhBr6rMafbw1RVEA 
    

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• [other] CAIL Conference on IP Law

  • Start
    November 13, 2025
  •  
    12:00 AM
  • End
    November 14, 2025
  •  
    11:59 PM
  • Location
    The Center for American and International Law, Plano TX

  HIPLA is pleased to share notice of certain non-HIPLA events that may be of interest to HIPLA members:

  • For these events, please confirm the event details with the host organization, as HIPLA makes no representations regarding the accuracy of the information presented here. 
  • To recommend an event for inclusion, please contact the HIPLA Meeting Arrangements & Programs Chairs:  

  Lauren Kickel <lakickel@vorys.com> 
  Vikesh Patel <vpatel@kmd.law>

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  63rd Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law

  November 8-9, 2024

  https://www.cailaw.org/Institute-for-Law-and-Technology/Events/2025/intellectual-property-law.html
  

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  Have an idea for HIPLA's next CLE?

  HIPLA welcomes members to submit proposals for future CLE programs:

  • Proposed topics should be authoritative, timely, and of practical interest to IP attorneys and patent agents who are HIPLA's members.  
    

  • For details and to submit a proposal, please visit our new portal at https://forms.gle/rKhBr6rMafbw1RVEA 
    

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• IPIL Fall Lecture

  • When
    November 13, 2025
  • Location
    https://law.uh.edu/ipil/falllecture.asp

  
  

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• [other] State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting

  • Start
    June 11, 2026
  •  
    12:00 AM
  • End
    June 12, 2026
  •  
    11:59 PM
  • Location
    Marriott Marquis, Houston

  HIPLA is pleased to share notice of certain non-HIPLA events that may be of interest to HIPLA members:

  • For these events, please confirm the event details with the host organization, as HIPLA makes no representations regarding the accuracy of the information presented here. 
  • To recommend an event for inclusion, please contact George Webb, HIPLA Meeting Arrangements & Programs Chair, at (713) 348-2704 or gwebb@rice.edu

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  State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting

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  Have an idea for HIPLA's next CLE?

  HIPLA welcomes members to submit proposals for future CLE programs:

  • Proposed topics should be authoritative, timely, and of practical interest to IP attorneys and patent agents who are HIPLA's members.  
    

  • For details and to submit a proposal, please visit our new portal at https://forms.gle/rKhBr6rMafbw1RVEA 
    

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• [other] State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting

  • Start
    June 17, 2027
  •  
    12:00 AM
  • End
    June 18, 2027
  •  
    11:59 PM
  • Location
    Omni Fort Worth

  HIPLA is pleased to share notice of certain non-HIPLA events that may be of interest to HIPLA members:

  • For these events, please confirm the event details with the host organization, as HIPLA makes no representations regarding the accuracy of the information presented here. 
  • To recommend an event for inclusion, please contact George Webb, HIPLA Meeting Arrangements & Programs Chair, at (713) 348-2704 or gwebb@rice.edu

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  State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting

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  Have an idea for HIPLA's next CLE?

  HIPLA welcomes members to submit proposals for future CLE programs:

  • Proposed topics should be authoritative, timely, and of practical interest to IP attorneys and patent agents who are HIPLA's members.  
    

  • For details and to submit a proposal, please visit our new portal at https://forms.gle/rKhBr6rMafbw1RVEA 
    

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