IP Law and Practice in the United States

Finnegan attorneys Esther Lim, Ningling Wang, Ming-Tao Yang, and Shaobin Zhu will teach a three-credit class at the Intellectual Property School of Renmin University of China. The school is the first teaching and research institute in China that specializes in Intellectual Property. To start off the Spring semester, Esther Lim will present on "Introduction to IP Law." The class will take place in Suzhou, China.

Topics to be discussed:

• Introduction to U.S. Intellectual Property Law
• U.S. Patent System and Patent Prosecution
• Patent Litigation in the U.S. International Trade Commission
• Patent Reexamination and Post-Grant Review
• Strategic IP Acquisition, Protection and Management