China Outreach Events In The U.S.

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USPTO China Roadshow: Protecting Your Intellectual Property In China
Houston, TX
April 2-3, 2008

This free 2-day program will educate US companies on how to best protect and enforce their intellectual property rights in China. This program is part of the USPTO’s continuing commitment to increase public awareness of the importance of intellectual property rights and the need to protect and enforce these rights in the global marketplace.

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Duaine A. Priestley, Director
U.S. Export Assistance Center
Houston, TX
Phone: (713) 209-3105
Email: duaine.priestley@mail.doc.gov

Asia-Pacific Business Outlook
Conference
April 7-9, 2008

The Asia/Pacific Business Outlook, hosted by the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, with the support of the U.S. Commercial Service. This conference is a premier U.S. commercial trade event focusing on the Asia/Pacific region. APBO 2008 brings the experts closer to you with 14 Senior Commercial Officers from Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Jeff Hamilton
Asia Pacific Team Leader
U.S. Commercial Service - Salt Lake

Tel: 801-255-1872
Email: Jeff.Hamilton@mail.doc.gov

Doing Business in China: Opportunities for U.S. Companies
April 22, 2008
Piketon, Ohio

Hosted by Ohio State University- South Centers, with the support of the U.S. Commercial Service, Ohio Department of Development-International Trade Division, the Greater Cincinnati Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and the Southern Ohio District Export Council. Opportunities for U.S. Companies seminar will provide U.S. companies with experts discussing the Chinese Commercial Landscape, Keys to Trade Finance, Investment & Trade Regulations, Managing Global Logistics, and a Corporate Perspective.

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Jennifer Schwachter
Rural Export Coordinator
U.S. Export Assistance Center
Cincinnati, OH

Tel: 513-684-2944
Email: Jennifer.Schwachter@mail.doc.gov

Practical Tips on Filing Patents in China
April 24, 2008 at 11am-12:30pm EST
Webinar

The goal of this webinar is to provide inventors, companies, and patent attorneys practical information on how to file patent applications at China’s State Intellectual Property Office. We will cover invention, utility model and design patents. Please join Elaine Wu, Attorney-Advisor at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Chen Wang, Corporate Counsel at E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company for this discussion. If you have any topics or specific questions you would like addressed in this webinar, please feel free to email.

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Ellen Szymanski
International Trade Specialist
Office of China Economic Area

Tel: 202-482-5244
Email: Ellen.Szymanski@mail.doc.gov

Pollution Prevention Energy Efficiency WebinarPatent Invalidation/Reexamination Process in China
April 25, 2008 at 11am-12:30pm ET
Webinar

More and more U.S. companies are getting involved in either defending the validity of their patents in China or seeking invalidation of junk patents filed in China. This process occurs at China’s State Intellectual Property Office’s Patent Reexamination Board. Please join us for a discussion with Thomas Moga, senior attorney at Butzel Long who is currently involved in a number of such cases.

If there are any topics or questions you would like addressed in this webinar, please feel free to email Tom at MOGA@butzel.com.

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Ellen Szymanski
International Trade Specialist
Office of China Economic Area

Tel: 202-482-5244
Email: Ellen.Szymanski@mail.doc.gov

Pollution Prevention Energy Efficiency Webinar
April 25, 2008 (12 PM ET)
Webinar

This live internet briefing features P2E2 technologies in demand in the Guangdong/Hong Kong area. Learn what is needed, who is buying, and how to tap into investment capital and loan guarantees for Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency technologies.

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Kellie Holloway
China Business Information Center
U.S. Commercial Service

Tel: 503-326-3002
Email: kellie.holloway@mail.doc.gov

U.S. Franchise Opportunities in China April, 2008
April, 2008 (7:00-8:30 pm ET)
Webinar

U.S. Franchise concepts are in demand in China. Learn what is working, where the most growth is expected, how to identify a master franchisee, and the inherent challenges in China's developing market.

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Kristin Houston, Senior International Trade Specialist and Global Franchise Team Leader
U.S. Commercial Service - Newport Beach

Tel: 949-660-1688, ext. 314
Email: kristin.houston@mail.doc.gov

Selling Industrial Support Machinery to China
May 7, 2008, 8:00-9:15 pm EST
Webinar

This live internet briefing features new strategies for protecting your business in China while exploring market opportunities for industrial support machinery. Learn what is needed, market entry and after sales service strategies, and critical IP considerations from Shanghai-based experts in the industrial equipment field. This is the first in a multi-part China machinery webinar series on the industrial and heavy equipment markets in China. Supported by the US Commercial Service's Manufacturing Team.

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Deborah Dirr
International Trade Specialist
U.S. Export Assistance Center
Cincinnati, OH

Tel: (937) 259-2522
Email:deborah.dirr@mail.doc.gov

Export 301 – China: The Challenge of Doing Business in a Volatile Global Economy
May 7, 2008 (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET)
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Does it make sense in this volatile economy to do business with China? If so, what are the global and economic challenges that affect the conduct of business in China? Why and more importantly how do you go about the task of legal and fiscal due diligence in China? What about intellectual property rights? What are some effective and realistic strategies for coping with this in China? Please join us for a one-day, comprehensive seminar that will cover the challenge of how to do business in China in the midst of an extremely volatile global economy.

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Bill Lawron
International Trade Specialist
U.S. Export Assistance Center
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Tel: (305) 526-7425 ext 26
Email: william.lawton@mail.doc.gov

Expo of U.S. Clean Cement Technologies
May 13-15, 2008
Charleston, South Carolina

Delegations of government officials and cement manufacturers from India, China, Australia, Korea, Japan, and Canada will be in attendance at the Expo. Additionally, CS-India and CS-China are recruiting reverse trade mission delegations composed of senior executives from major cement manufacturers in both India and China. The Expo is free for U.S. companies to participate, and will include a day of site visits at cement facilities in the Charleston area, two dinners and networking receptions, and access to government delegations participating in the Task Force meeting.

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Frank Caliva
Office of Energy and Environmental Industries
U.S. Department of Commerce

Tel: 202.482.8245
Email: frank.caliva@mail.doc.gov

Health Information Technology Opportunities in China
May 21, 2008 (9:00 p.m. ET)
Webinar

Wondering how you can successfully enter the Chinese market with your Health IT products and services?  Who should you talk to?  What regulations affect your industry?  How can you avoid pitfalls, find the right partner, and set up for success? Join this webinar, hear the experts, participate in the Q&A session and find out.

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September Secrist, International Trade Specialist
US Commercial Service - Seattle

Tel: (206) 553-5615 x229
Email: tembi.secrist@mail.doc.gov

China Publishing Industry Webinar
May, 2008 (7:00-8:30 pm ET)

This live internet briefing explores China's book and publishing industry.  Learn about what sells, who buys, and how to navigate the restrictive environment of state owned enterprises, regulations and piracy.

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Dawn Bruno, Global Publishing Team Leader & Senior International Trade Specialist
U.S. Commercial Service - New York

Tel: 212-809-2647
Email: dawn.bruno@mail.doc.gov

Nutritional Supplement Market in China: Webinar Webinar
June, 2008

Exports are increasing, demand for healthful lifestyle products is booming, yet China's nutritional supplement market is fraught with regulations and counterfeit. Learn the reality of this industry, barriers to entry, competition, finding a representative, navigating required government approvals, and more.

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Allan Christian, Senior International Trade Specialist
U.S. Commercial Service,
UNited States Export Assistance Center, Portland, Oregon

Tel: 503-326-5450
E-mail: allan.christian@mail.doc.gov