STOPfakes Roadshow
The STOPfakes Roadshow delivers critically important information about intellectual property to the audience that needs it most—start-ups, entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized businesses, independent creators, and inventors. The information is presented by experts from multiple government agencies that deal with intellectual property issues.
This all-day event includes presentations as well as one-on-one consultations with the various resources as well as a continental breakfast and lunch. Participants may also apply for Copyright and Trademark Recordation with CBP on-site. With the help of our event sponsors, the cost is just $50 per person.
Event Agenda (subject to change)
9:00
Registration Opens: Check-in and One-on-One sign-up
10:00 – 10:15
Welcome and Opening Remarks - Wisconsin Host & Sponsor*
10:15 – 10:25
Government Welcome/Speaker Identification - Michelle Sara King, Intellectual Property Team Lead & Senior International Trade Specialist, Office of Standards and Intellectual Property, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Industry & Analysis
10:25 – 10:55
Introduction to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Protecting your Patents and Trademarks in the United States - Charisma Hampton, United States Patent and Trademark Office
10:55 – 11:05
Break
11:05 – 11:35
Copyright and Your Business's Creative Works: How Copyright Impacts You - George Thuronyi, United States Copyright Office
11:35 – 12:05
CBP’s IPR Border Enforcement Regime - Zachary Keegan, Attorney-Advisor, Intellectual Property Enforcement Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, CBP
12:05 -1:00
Lunch (provided)
12:05 – 1:00
Lunchtime One-on-Ones - 10 min sessions. Sign-up sheet available during morning registration and throughout the day.
1:00 – 1:30
Protecting your Business from Trade Secret Theft - The Insider Threat and the Current Foreign Threat - Eric M. Proudfoot, Economic Crimes Unit-Intellectual Property Rights Threat, FBI HQ: Criminal Investigative Division
1:30 – 2:00
Putting Your IP to Work: Tools for Enforcement of IP Rights and Protecting Your Innovation - Jennifer L. Gregor, Practice Group Leader - IP Litigation, Godfrey & Kahn S.C.*
2:00 – 2:20
ITA: Supporting Exporters and the STOPfakes Program - Michelle Sara King, Intellectual Property Team Lead & Senior International Trade Specialist, Office of Standards and Intellectual Property, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Industry & Analysis
2:20 – 2:30
Closing Remarks
2:30 – 4:00
One-on-One Consultations - 10 min sessions. Sign-up sheet available during morning registration and throughout the day.
2:30 – 4:00
Get On-Site Help with the Recordation Process (40 minutes) - On-site assistance is made available by CBP staff to navigate the recordation application portal and process. Trademark recordation is $190 per international class of goods, and copyrights are $190 per application; it takes about 40 minutes.
* Note that these remarks are independent of the US government and do not necessarily reflect the views/opinions/perspectives of the US government.
