Events


NEW EVENTS
2016

March 2, Washington DC
US-China Legal Exchange: Elizabeth Chien-Hale will be speaking
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May 16, Beijing, China
Elizabeth spoke on the topic of “Entrepreneurship and Innovative Economic Development:  Examples from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.”

May 20, 2016, Taipei, Taiwan

“2016 IP Strategy Forum: Taiwan, the United States, and China”, Elizabeth was the Forum organizer and panel moderator.

June 13, 2016, Beijing, China

Elizabeth spoke on the topic of “Design Patents Essentials”

June 14, 2016, Beijing, China

Elizabeth spoke on the topic of “IP Commercialization:  Strategies and Options,” at the Tsinghua University, IP Management Office

 

2015

Jan. 20-23, 2015, Taipei, Taiwan
Smart City Expo-2015
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April 8-11, 2015, Washington DC, USA
American Society of International Law and International Law Association Joint Annual Meeting, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale will participate as a member of the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law
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April 26-30, 2015, New Delhi, India
Global Legal Confex, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale will participate as a speaker at this event, which takes place in India and serves as a platform of thought provoking ideas and best practices from the legal industry on subjects like Litigation, Intellectual Property, Disputes, Compliance, Risk Management, and Legal Outsourcing among others from all around the globe.
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Sep., 2015, Beijing, China
Annual Meeting of the Chinese IP Society
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Sep., 2015, Xian, China
Low Carbon Earth Summit-2015, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale will participate as a speaker
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2014

Feb. 19-21, 2014, Taipei, Taiwan
Smart City Expo-2014, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale attended the Form on Energy Conservation
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April 7-12, 2014, Washington DC, USA
American Society of International Law and International Law Association Joint Annual Meeting, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale participated as a member of the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law
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Sep. 21-23, 2014, Qingdao, China
Low Carbon Earth Summit-2014, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale will moderate Forum 5: Best Practice of Low Carbon Industry
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2013

March, 2013, Beijing, China
The 3rd Annual China IP Forum Award Ceremony, where Elizabeth Chien-Hale received the Outstanding In-House IP Manager Award.
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April, 2013, Washington DC, USA
American Society of International Law Annual Meeting, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale participated in the meeting as a member of the Executive Council of the Society.
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April 3-5, 2013, Washington DC, USA
American Bar Association IP Law Section’s Spring Meeting, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale spoke at a panel regarding the new developments in IP laws of the P.R. China
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May 30-31, 2013, Shenzhen, China
Corporate Intellectual Property Conference, Elizabeth Chien-Hale participated as a panel moderator
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Sep., 2013, Xian, China
Low Carbon Earth Summit-2013, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale participated as a speaker at this conference and commented on IP and innovation issues concerning the low-carbon industry.
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Nov., 2013, Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Arbitration Association, Elizabeth Chien-Hale participated in the panel to discuss using arbitration as an alternative to court litigation in resolving IP disputes.
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2012

Feb. 13-14 2012, Shanghai, China
The 3rd Advanced China IP Counsel Form: Elizabeth Chien-Hale co-chaired the two-day, well-attended event on China IP issues.
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May 30-June 2 2012, Beijing, China
2012 AIPEC Summit: Elizabeth Chien-Hale attended this conference and was a speaker at the opening panel on the financial aspects of patents, and the differences in the uses of patent licensing v. technology transfer in different jurisdictions.
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Sep. 20-21, 2012, Shanghai, China
China IP Focus: Elizabeth Chien-Hale moderated the opening portion of conference and conducted an open interview with General Counsel of HuaWei, China’s leading patent filer best known for its routing products.
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OLDER EVENTS

2004

July 4-11, 2004, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, China
ABA/IPL Section trip to China organized by the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale
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Oct. 14-16, Alberta, Canada
The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada holds its 78th Annual Meeting, an opportunity to hear about the latest developments in patents, trade-marks and copyrights from leading Canadian, American, European and Australian speakers.
The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

Nov. 14-17, 2004, New Delhi, India
The Second International Conference on International Law will be held in New Delhi, India, featuring prominent speakers from India and elsewhere in the world, and including a working session on intellectual property rights.
Please contact Mr. Bimal N. Patel at bimalrupal@wanadoo.nl or MrJayraj, Secretary-General, ISIL at isil@vsnl.com for more information.


2005

30-April 2, 2005, Washington D.C., USA
The 99th Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law. The Institute’s Director Elizabeth Chien-Hale, who co-chairs the Intellectual Property Law Interest Group of the Society, hosted a reception for the Interest Group members and other interested members of the public. Francis Gurry, Deputy Director General of WIPO, gave opening remarks.
Loews L’Enfant Plaza Hotel

April 14-16, 2005, Washington D.C., USA
20th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section. Institute’s Director Elizabeth Chien-Hale will chair a panel on procuring and enforcing intellectual property rights in China
Crystal Gate Marriott Hotel
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April 18, 2005, New York City, NYC, USA
The New York Intellectual Property Law Association will feature an evening reception with a distinguished IP delegates from China, including an informal discussion on the topic of IPR rights in current day China. The Institute’s Director Elizabeth Chien-Hale moderated the event.

May 23, 2005, Palo Alto, CA
The Silicon Valley China Wireless Technology Association presents a workshop on enforcing intellectual property rights in China. The Institute’s Director Elizabeth Chien-Hale moderated the discussion.

June 22-26, 2005, San Francisco, CA, USA
2005 Summer IPL Conference, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section. Institute’s Director Elizabeth Chien-Hale was at a panel discussing intellectual property protection system in China.
Palace Hotel
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2006

April 1, 2006, Washington DC, USA
American Society of International Law Annual Meeting, Workshop Sponsored by the Intellectual Property Interest Group:
Standards, Patents, and International Trade: When Do Standards Become Barriers?
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April 26, 2006, Telephone Briefing, USA
Practising Law Institute’s Patent & Trademark Protection in China – New Laws, Developments and Strategies: the Institute’s Director Elizabeth Chien-Hale moderated and spoke at the Briefing.
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Aug. 4-6, 2006, Honolulu, HI, USA
2006 Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association. The Institute’s Director Elizabeth Chien-Hale spoke at a distinguished panel entitled “Doing Business in China: The Latest Challenges.”
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2007

March 14-15th, 2007, Beijing, China
LISA Forum Asia: the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale organized programs on the intellectual property aspects of conducting businesses in P.R. China.
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March 27th, 2007, Washington DC
ASIL-George Washington University School of Law, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale, in cooperation with the George Washington University, organized a pre-Annual Conference program for the American Society of International Law to address intellectual property rights in India and China.
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November 9th, 2007, Santa Clara, California
ASIL-Santa Clara Joint Conference, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale organized one-day conference on the protection of new forms of intellectual property rights, including traditional knowledge and cultural expressions.
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2008

Jan. 4-9, 2008, Vail, Colorado
The Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale spoke at this annual IP Conference addressing intellectual property rights issues in China.
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April, 2008, Beijing China
Joint Seminar on Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources ????????????: from Public Policy to Practical Solutions, the USPTO and SIPO joined together to convene a conference on these important topics, and Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale participated as a speaker

 

May, 2008, Washington DC
ASEAN’s Evolving Legal and Institutional Framework- May, 2008, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale helped to organize a panel for the American Society of International Law discussing the nature of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations within the context of international law as a legal entity.
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2009

March 25, 2009, Washington DC, USA
American Society of International Law Annual Meeting, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale organized a special program for the Society’s Intellectual Property Interest Group, inviting speakers from various sectors, including retired Supreme Court Justice from China Mr. ZhiPei Jiang, for a half-day seminar on IP developments in China.
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June 3-4, 2009, Foshan, China
International Industry Design Forum: comparing Chinese, US, Japanese, and European Systems of Design Protection, Elizabeth participated on behalf of Apple and spoke at this Forum organized by the USPTO, SIPO, JPO, and OHIM.
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July 16th, 2009, NY, NY
PLI’s Annual Doing Business in China Seminar, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale participated in this broad-scoped one-day conference covering all legal aspects of doing business in China; she spoke on intellectual property issues.
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Aug. 18-19, 2009, Washington DC
Intellectual Property Issues in China: Exploring a Road Map for the New Administration: the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale spoke at the USPTO Patent Academy.
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Oct. 2009, Los Angeles, California
The Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale spoke and helped to organize the LA portion of this US Commerce Department-China Ministry of Commerce Bi-Annual legal dialog; the 2009 dialog included Patent Law and Telecommunication Law.
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2010

April 20-21, 2010 Taipei, Taiwan
Intellectual Property Taiwan 2010: for this conference organized by Lexis-Nexis, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale moderated the entire conference and moderated a couple of interactive panels involving general counsels of Taiwanese companies and judges to discuss IP issues facing the industries in Taiwan.
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July 23, 2010 New York City
Doing Business Deals in Emerging Markets, BRIC and Beyond 2010: Elizabeth Chien-Hale spoke as a panelist at this new course by PLI in New York City regarding various aspects of doing business in BRIC countries.
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September 28, 2010 Chicago, Illinois
Is China Still Open for Business? The Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale and Paul Jones spoke at the LES US and Canada Annual Meeting to discuss the latest policy changes in China regarding indigenous innovation and their implications.
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Oct. 16-19, 2010 Jeju, Korea
The Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA) 2010 Council Meeting, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale attended the 58th APAA Council Meeting as the representative from the Section of Intellectual Property Law, American Bar Association, which meeting was held at the International Convention Center (ICC) in Jeju, Republic of Korea. Approximately 1,450 IP experts attended this meeting, including observers from 18 countries and 12 organizations from around the world.
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December 15th, 2010, Washington DC
ECFA: A New Era Across the Taiwan Strait, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale helped the American Society of International Law to organize a program on the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) which sets the standard for governing the trade relationship across the Taiwan Strait.
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2011

Jan. 19-20, 2011, Shanghai, China
2nd Advanced China IP Counsel Forum: Elizabeth Chien-Hale attended the conference and teamed up with a PRC government official to discuss the indigenous innovation policy of the Chinese government.
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April 15, 2011, Hsinchu, Taiwan (meeting cancelled)
Explanation Meeting on the Forming of an IP Bank: Elizabeth Chien-Hale, as the interim CEO of ITRI’s virtual venture, was going to give an explanation to the representatives of Taiwan industries regarding the forming and operation of the IP Bank.
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Nov. 12-15, 2011, Manila, Philippines
The Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA) 2011 Council Meeting, the Institute’s Elizabeth Chien-Hale attended the 59th APAA Council Meeting as the representative from the Section of Intellectual Property Law, American Bar Association.
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