Kirkpatrick, together with the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Business Club China, the AWEX and the law firm Bird & Bird, organized on March 12th, a seminar on Intellectual Property and investment in China. This seminar was chaired by Mr. Jean-François Plucker, CEO of Kirkpatrick.  Bernard Dewit, President of the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, introduced the speakers.  You will find below the programme as well as the written interventions of Mr. Guo, (a Chinese lawyer specialized in Intellectual Property), Mr. Paul Hermant (Bird & Bird), and Mr Heusse (Nomacorc), Ms Dominique Kaesmacher, Head of Legal Practice, Kirkpatrick and Mr. Marco Connor, Head of Patent Practice, Kirkpatrick.

 

Programme

9.30 - 10.00: Registration

10.00-10.15: Introduction: "Belgian companies in China: has anything changed with the crisis?" by Bernard Dewit, Chairman of the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce

10.15-10.45: "Investing in and exporting to China: legal framework and practical cases" by Paul Hermant, Managing Partner at Bird & Bird Brussels

10.45-11.15: Coffee Break

11.15-11.45: "Optimizing trademarks, models and patents protection in China. Belgian approach" by Dominique Kaesmacher, Partner & Chief  IP Attorney at Kirkpatrick

11.45-12.15: "Efficient anti counterfeiting practices in China: recent developments" by M. Guo, CEO of Beijing Sunlight Law Firm

12.15-12.30: "Doing business in China: a practical perspective" - testimony by a Belgian company

12.30-13.10: Questions and answers

13.00-14.00: Lunch