Event summary

October 3, 2023

10:00 a.m. ET - 5:00 p.m. ET

USPTO

600 Dulany Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

Add to Calendar2023-10-03 10:00:002023-10-03 10:00:00Roundtable: Future strategies in anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy In this roundtable, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) obtained insights from businesses, intellectual property (IP) rights holders, and other stakeholders regarding anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy trends and strategies. Counterfeit and pirated products are readily available to U.S. consumers through all forms of commerce, including physical markets, ecommerce, and social media sites. Many of these products endanger public health and safety as well as national security, and their presence is growing: in fiscal year 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection made over 27,000 seizures. The estimated retail value of these seized products added up to more than $3.3. billion, an increase of 152% over the previous year.The trade in counterfeit and pirated products negatively impacts American innovation and erodes the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers and workers. For example, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, digital video piracy conservatively causes lost domestic revenues of at least $29.2 billion, and as much as $71.0 billion, annually. This roundtable provided a forum for consumers, IP rights holders, representatives of online and physical marketplaces and platforms, and other private sector stakeholders to discuss:The recent evolution and growth in counterfeiting and piracyThe types of harms that have been observed from the sale of counterfeit and pirated productsSuccessful anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy strategiesSuccessful collaborative efforts between public and private partnerships to combat the sale of counterfeit and pirated productsEffective technological solutions that are being used to stem the flow of counterfeit and pirated products entering into the marketplaceThe roundtable was open to the public, and there was no charge to attend. Advanced registration, however, was required for both in-person and virtual attendance. In addition to this roundtable, the USPTO published a Federal Register Notice soliciting written comments from the public regarding effective anticounterfeiting and antipiracy strategies. For more information, see the Federal Register Notice published on May 25, 2023. The comment period closed on August 23, 2023.Agenda Agenda subject to change 10:00–10:10 a.m. Opening remarksDerrick Brent, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO10:10–10:50 a.m. Panel 1: Scope of the counterfeiting issueModerator:Caridad Berdut, Senior Counsel, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTOPanelists:Michael Benarde, NightCapTeena Bohi, Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council (A2C2)Riccardo Castiglioni, CBMLD Law FirmPatrick Kilbride, Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) at the U.S. Chamber of CommerceDonna Policz, Authentic Vision10:50–11:30 a.m. Panel 2: Challenges in supply chain securityModerator:Vu Nguyen, Attorney Advisor, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTOPanelists:Sean McLaughlin, Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA)John Pickel, National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC)Alaina van Horn, U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionLi Zhu, Quarles & Brady LLP11:30–11:40 a.m. Break11:40 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Panel 3: Protecting our infrastructure against counterfeitsModerator:Holly Lance, Attorney Advisor, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTOSpeakers:Gabrielle Holcomb, U.S. Department of EnergyDavid Norman, Crane AuthenticationSean O'Hearen, 1stLine PartnersMichael Patrick, Greenspoon Marder LLPMatthew Wayland, Semiconductor Industry Association12:20–1:00 p.m. Panel 4: Experiences in international marketsModerator:Todd Reves, Director, Building Respect for IP Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)Panelists:Roberto Arochi, Arochi & LinderLaure Chemla, Wella CompanyAnna Dalla Val, AmazonWilliam Mansfield, ABRO Industries, Inc.Gary Nelson, U-NICA1:00–2:00 p.m. Break2:00–2:40 p.m. Panel 5: Enforcement in the e-commerce universeModerator:Jennifer Blank, Attorney Advisor, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTOPanelists:James Ashe, OpSec SecurityEric Goldman, Santa Clara University School of Law Anthony Rufo, eBayAshly Sands, Epstein Drangel LLPAli Sternburg, Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)2:40–3:20 p.m. Panel 6: Deterring Bad ActorsModerator:Ameen Imam, Attorney Advisor, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTOPanelists:Tomasz R. Barczyk, Tailored IP SolutionsShabbir Imber Safdar, Partnership for Safe MedicinesTravis Johnson, International AntiCounterfeiting Association (IACC)Tim Copp, Communications Cable & Connectivity Association (CCCA)Mark Manning, iTrace Technologies3:20–3:30 p.m. Break3:30–4:10 p.m. Panel 7: Scope of the Piracy IssueModerator:Peter Fowler, Senior Counsel, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTOPanelists:Jordan Bromley, Music Artists’ CoalitionTom Colyer, MUSO LondonSteven C. Hawley, Piracy MonitorKevin R. Madigan, Copyright AllianceMorgan Reed, ACT—The App AssociationM. Luisa Simpson, Association of American Publishers (AAP)4:10–4:50 p.m. Panel 8: Countering Illicit StreamingModerator:Mark Abumeri, Attorney Advisor, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTOPanelists:Catherine R. Gellis, CG CounselJonathan Seiden, EndeavorScott Johnston, ChainanalysisMichael Lewis, Entertainment Software Association (ESA)Stefan Sergot, Premier LeagueBen Sheffner, Motion Picture Association (MPA)4:50–5:00 p.m. Closing remarks Additional informationFor more information, visit the registration page or contact Ameen.Imam@uspto.gov in the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs.This virtual program is hosted by the USPTO’s Global Intellectual Property Academy, a unit of the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA). The office advises the administration and other federal government departments and agencies on domestic and international IP legal and policy issues. It also provides technical assistance and training on IP-related matters to U.S. stakeholders and both U.S. and foreign government officials. USPTO 600 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 United States USPTO 600 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 United States USPTOAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

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