The 4th Stage - Chinese Companies using Patents as 'Swords' against Western Competitors Elliot Papageorgiou, Executive, Partner, Rouse & Co.

Abstract

Since the precedent-setting Schneider Electric vs. CHINT case, there have been a number of high-profile IP infringement cases launched by Chinese companies against foreign competitors. Are these cases legitimate? Do they herald a new era in the China offensive? What are the best strategies for preparing and defending yourself?

Speaker Biography

Elliot Papageorgiou advises international, and especially European, companies on China IP-Strategy, protection and enforcement. He also advises clients on how to adapt and localise their IP portfolios for China, in order to maximise protection and the ability to enforce IP rights. Elliot has written a number of scholarly works, and chapters in books dealing with IP enforcement in China, and has taught a number of classes and given a number of seminars on China IP Enforcement, including for the University of St. Gallen and Fudan University. Elliot has been working in the IP field since 1995. He joined Rouse & Co. in 1999, after working for two years in the Intellectual Property & Technology department of leading Australian law firm Clayton Utz. He has worked in Rouse & Co.'s Oxford, London, Munich, Beijing and Guangzhou offices, and is presently an Executive of the Shanghai Office. Elliot is admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York, as Barrister & Solicitor in Victoria, as well as a Solicitor in England & Wales. He has been a Partner of Rouse & Co.'s associated English law firm, Rouse Legal, since 2004.