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The Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association Please join us on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, for our February meeting. Register by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2025.
Location:
Aloft Cleveland Downtown 1111 West 10th Street Cleveland, OH 44113 Parking options include the on-site garage, the Flats East Surface Parking Lot, and valet.
Aloft Cleveland Downtown
1111 West 10th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
Parking options include the on-site garage, the Flats East Surface Parking Lot, and valet.
Agenda:
Committee CLE Meetings (4:30–5:30 p.m., CLE accreditation will be applied for): 1) Trademark and Unfair Competition Committee (1.00 hr CLE credit)
Committee CLE Meetings (4:30–5:30 p.m., CLE accreditation will be applied for):
1) Trademark and Unfair Competition Committee (1.00 hr CLE credit)
Topic: Busting Myths and Explaining China and Trademark Counterfeiting Speaker: Paolo Beconcini, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP (visiting from Los Angeles) Paolo has headed Squire’s China Intellectual Property team since 2012, spanning several offices, including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. In this presentation, Paolo will start from common perceptions (stereotypes) about China and how it protects trademark rights against counterfeiters to explain and analyze it in a more practical and unbiased manner. In the process he will provide some thought-provoking ideas about Westerners’ mistakes, current trends and what the future has in store for us in the emerging international political landscape. 2) Data/Privacy and Cybersecurity Committee (1.00 hr CLE credit)
Topic: Busting Myths and Explaining China and Trademark Counterfeiting
Speaker: Paolo Beconcini, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP (visiting from Los Angeles)
Paolo has headed Squire’s China Intellectual Property team since 2012, spanning several offices, including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. In this presentation, Paolo will start from common perceptions (stereotypes) about China and how it protects trademark rights against counterfeiters to explain and analyze it in a more practical and unbiased manner. In the process he will provide some thought-provoking ideas about Westerners’ mistakes, current trends and what the future has in store for us in the emerging international political landscape.
2) Data/Privacy and Cybersecurity Committee (1.00 hr CLE credit)
Details to be announced Cocktail Reception (5:30–6:15 p.m., open bar)
Details to be announced
Cocktail Reception (5:30–6:15 p.m., open bar)
Dinner (6:15–7:30 p.m., 1.00 hr CLE accreditation will be applied for):
Topic: Guarding Glamour: Navigating Intellectual Property Challenges in the Luxury Goods Industry Keynote Speaker: Jana Checa Chong, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel at Louis Vuitton (visiting from New York City) Ms. Checa Chong has advised Louis Vuitton on intellectual property and fashion law issues for over a decade. Additionally, she has served as an adjunct professor for the Fashion Law Practicum course at Fordham University School of Law, her alma mater. Prior to her work at Louis Vuitton, Ms. Checa Chong was an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. She holds degrees from The George Washington University and Fordham University School of Law. Dinner Entrée Options:
Topic: Guarding Glamour: Navigating Intellectual Property Challenges in the Luxury Goods Industry Keynote Speaker: Jana Checa Chong, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel at Louis Vuitton (visiting from New York City)
Ms. Checa Chong has advised Louis Vuitton on intellectual property and fashion law issues for over a decade. Additionally, she has served as an adjunct professor for the Fashion Law Practicum course at Fordham University School of Law, her alma mater. Prior to her work at Louis Vuitton, Ms. Checa Chong was an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. She holds degrees from The George Washington University and Fordham University School of Law.
Each entrée is accompanied by a Chopped Salad and Chef's Apple Crisp for dessert.
Cost:
Cancellations:
Any cancellations must be received by 5:00 p.m. on January 31, 2025. Please email vo.trinht@gmail.com with any cancellation—no fax or telephone cancellations will be honored.
