Aerial view of a skyscraper in downtown Hangzhou, Zhejiang’s largest city.

On October 11, 2021, PCK’s CEO and co-founder, Andrew Currier, shared his intellectual property (IP) expertise with more than ten thousand industry members, academics, and government employees in China’s Zhejiang province. The lecture focused on Corporate IP strategy and was sponsored by Zhejiang Provincial Administration for Market Regulation and co-hosted by Zhejiang Provincial Science & Technology Cooperation Center (ZSTCC). Andrew’s lecture was a component of the Zhejiang High-level IP Training Program.

In the first half of his lecture, Andrew taught the audience how to use patents as business tools and covered several key factors to consider before filing a patent application. In the second half, Andrew discussed how international relations between China and the United States have affected IP case law in both countries.

For more information on corporate IP strategy or to obtain protection for your assets, please contact Andrew at currier@pckip.com.

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