Speaker at a seminar in Shenzhen, China, sponsored by the Shenzhen Patent Association, to discuss recent trends in U.S. District Court and International Trade Commission (ITC) litigation in view of Supreme Court and Federal Circuit decisions in the last 18 months, establishing a domestic industry to support an ITC Section 337 action, the role of Commissioners in ITC investigations, remedies before the ITC, and the emergence of post-grant proceedings before the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), including advanced tips for practitioners before the PTAB.

Co-speakers included Commissioner David S. Johanson of the United States International Trade Commission and Timothy Browning, Counsel and Intellectual Rights Officer for the U.S. Consulate General, Guangzhou, China.