Learn How to Protect Your Intellectual Property Rights When Exporting Overseas

The U.S. Department of Commerce is hosting a series of seminars around the country aimed at providing American businesses with strategies for protecting and enforcing a company’s intellectual property rights (IPR) when exporting to foreign markets and advice for avoiding common pitfalls. Participants will have the chance to ask export questions related to patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights and domain names. At the conclusion of each Road Show, participants can take advantage of one-on-one consultations with intellectual property experts to get targeted advice.  

For more information on a specific session, click on the links below to register and/or e-mail the contact person.   

SEMA also provides its members with general information about patents, trademarks and copyright through material posted on the website www.sema.org/IPR. For issues beyond protecting IPR, SEMA recommends reading the "Sourcing" article posted on the website. Questions? Contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.  


Arlington, Virginia

April 18, 2013
Contact: Judy.Kornfeld@trade.gov

Cincinnati
April 23, 2013

Register
 here
Contact: Kara.Sweeney@trade.gov

Austin, Texas
April 30, 2013

Contact: Karen.Parker@trade.gov

Registration has not yet opened for the following sessions. SEMA will publicize contact information as soon as it is available.

New York
May 6, 2013

New Orleans
May 14, 2013

Houston
May 16, 2013

Boston
May 21, 2013

San Jose, California (Silicon Valley)

May 30, 2013

Portland, Oregon
June 20, 2013

Newport News, Virginia

June 24, 2013

Los Angeles

June 25, 2013

San Diego

June 27, 2013

Minneapolis

September 12, 2013

Milwaukee
September 17, 2013

Madison, Wisconsin
September 18, 2013

Raleigh, North Carolina
TBD

Baltimore

TBD