UCI Applied Innovation is hosting an interactive panel and Q&A session with several USPTO IP Attachés. If you have questions about the current IP landscape in international regions and want valuable tips on obtaining and protecting IP in those regions, please join us. The program is designed to encourage engagement with the audience via open Q&A.

IP Attachés serve at U.S. embassies, consulates, and missions throughout the world. Attachés work to improve IP policies, laws and regulations abroad for the benefit of U.S. stakeholders, and provide information to help U.S. stakeholders entering foreign markets or conducting business abroad. Attachés from several international regions will be participating in this interactive panel and discussing relevant topics including:

• How to navigate foreign laws and regulations
• How foreign courts and governments work
• How to protect and enforce IP abroad

This event is FREE and open to the public. Space is limited, please RVSP.

List of Attachés Attending:

Mr. Dominic Keating Director, IP Attaché Program

Mr. John Cabeca Director, Silicon Valley Regional Office

Ms. Ann Chaitovitz IP Attaché – Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

Ms. Shilpi Jha Senior IP Specialist – India and South Asia

Mr. Michael Mangelson IP Attaché – China and Taiwan

Mr. Todd Reves IP Attaché – Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean

Ms. Kitisri Sukhapinda Acting IP Attaché – ASEAN Regional

Mrs. Hollis Robinson Training Program Specialist – Office of Policy and International Affairs / Global Intellectual Property Academy

Mr. Reid Baily Senior Technical Media Advisor – Office of Policy and International Affairs / Global Intellectual Property Academy

Moderated by:
Jason Gersting, Ph.D.
Partner, Knobbe Martens

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office IP Attaché Interactive Panel / Q&A