Anti-piracy symposium

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January 23, 2025

8:30 a.m. ET - 3:30 p.m. ET

United States Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulany Street

Clara Barton Auditorium (South)

Alexandria, VA 22314

Add to Calendar2025-01-23 08:30:002025-01-23 08:30:00Anti-piracy symposium Please join us for an anti-piracy symposium at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, or virtually, to learn about the challenges posed by copyright piracy. Hear from legal experts about how to use digital technologies to combat piracy and trace the source of unauthorized content. This program will explore piracy issues affecting U.S. rights holders in industries like film, music, and publishing, and will include briefings on:Recent copyright case law The latest tools and techniques for investigating and addressing copyright piracyInternational copyright piracy updatesRegister todayThis event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. Register for in-person attendance by January 16 or for virtual attendance by January 23. Learn more about the symposium in the Federal Register Notice published on December 10, 2024. Agenda Agenda subject to change 8:30 – 9 a.m. Registration and coffee9 – 9:15 a.m. Welcome remarks 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Session 1: Insight from the courts – Top cases from the past year and what we’re watchingSpeakers:Judge Leonie Brinkema, United States District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaVasantha Rao, Trial Attorney, Department of Justice, Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break10:45 a.m. – Noon Session 2: Trends in piracy and piracy prevention Speakers:Marissa Bostick, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Litigation, Motion Picture Association Andy Chatterley, CEO and Co-Founder, MUSOSteven Hawley, Founder, Piracy MonitorLui Simpson, Executive Vice President, Global Policy, Association of American Publishers Noon – 1 p.m. Working lunchKeynote Speaker TBC1 – 2 p.m. Session 3: Strategies for success in targeting piratesSpeakers: Michael Christin, Trial Attorney, Department of Justice, Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section Sean Sullivan, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP2 – 3 p.m. Session 4: International developments of note Speakers:Sorin Berbece, Legal Counsel, Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (TBC)Peter Mehravari, Director of Policy and Legal Affairs, International Intellectual Property Alliance 3 – 3:30 p.m. Coffee and networking Contact usFor more information or questions, please email Holly.Lance@uspto.gov at the USPTO's Office of Policy and International Affairs. United States Patent and Trademark Office 600 Dulany Street Clara Barton Auditorium (South) Alexandria, VA 22314 United States United States Patent and Trademark Office 600 Dulany Street Clara Barton Auditorium (South) Alexandria, VA 22314 United States United States Patent and Trademark OfficeAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

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Please join us for an anti-piracy symposium at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, or virtually, to learn about the challenges posed by copyright piracy. Hear from legal experts about how to use digital technologies to combat piracy and trace the source of unauthorized content.

This program will explore piracy issues affecting U.S. rights holders in industries like film, music, and publishing, and will include briefings on:

Recent copyright case law
The latest tools and techniques for investigating and addressing copyright piracy
International copyright piracy updates

This event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. Register for in-person attendance by January 16 or for virtual attendance by January 23.

Learn more about the symposium in the Federal Register Notice published on December 10, 2024.

Agenda

Agenda subject to change

8:30 – 9 a.m. Registration and coffee

9 – 9:15 a.m. Welcome remarks

9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Session 1: Insight from the courts – Top cases from the past year and what we’re watching

Speakers:

Judge Leonie Brinkema, United States District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Vasantha Rao, Trial Attorney, Department of Justice, Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. – Noon Session 2: Trends in piracy and piracy prevention

Speakers:

Marissa Bostick, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Litigation, Motion Picture Association
Andy Chatterley, CEO and Co-Founder, MUSO
Steven Hawley, Founder, Piracy Monitor
Lui Simpson, Executive Vice President, Global Policy, Association of American Publishers

Noon – 1 p.m. Working lunch

Keynote Speaker TBC

1 – 2 p.m. Session 3: Strategies for success in targeting pirates

Speakers:

Michael Christin, Trial Attorney, Department of Justice, Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section
Sean Sullivan, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

2 – 3 p.m. Session 4: International developments of note

Speakers:

Sorin Berbece, Legal Counsel, Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (TBC)
Peter Mehravari, Director of Policy and Legal Affairs, International Intellectual Property Alliance

3 – 3:30 p.m. Coffee and networking

Contact us

For more information or questions, please email Holly.Lance@uspto.gov at the USPTO's Office of Policy and International Affairs.

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