
Welcome to the 2021 Footwear IP Digital Summit
The global footwear industry celebrated World Intellectual Property Day 2021 on April 26. During our Footwear IP Digital Summit, we heard from shoe industry experts, legal minds, and policy thought leaders working daily to combat IP theft and support our most innovative and fashionable products. Access our recorded webinars and resources to gain clear strategies to enhance your product protection initiatives.
Summit Agenda
WEBINAR 1
Opening Salvo – 2021 Footwear IP Industry Landscape Review
Matt Priest, President & CEO, FDRA
Thomas Crockett, Vice President, Government Affairs, FDRA
WEBINAR 2
Footwear IP 101 – Patents, Trademarks, and More with a Panel of Experts
Janet Peyton, Partner, McGuire Woods
Dunstan H. Barnes PhD, Partner, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
John Evans PhD, Partner, Jones Day
WEBINAR 3
Providing Supply Chain Visibility to Prevent Counterfeiting – A new multi-industry, collaborative approach
Pete Mento, Founder, Mento LLC
Adel Chaveleh, Founder & CEO, Core Loop
Matt Priest, President & CEO, FDRAWEBINAR 4
Roundtable Shoe Brand IP Discussion
Caroline de Baere, Footwear Industry IP Expert, Teaching Faculty, California College of the Arts
Chloe Long, Director, Global Brand Protection, Capri Holdings Limited
Heike Bhonsle, Global Intellectual Property Director, Crocs, Inc.
VIDEO INTERVIEW
IP Enforcement Trends with CBP Director Laurie Dempsey
Laurie Dempsey, Director, IPR and E-Commerce Division Trade Policy & Programs, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Office of Trade
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Webinars with a field of experts covering topics from industry landscape review to patents, trademarks, and more to how to prevent counterfeiting through supply chain visibility. We will also have a robust roundtable discussion on shoe brand IP.
Key IP protection resources from our Policy Insights, topical episodes of our Kicks over Coffee and Shoe-In Shows, the latest IP Digest, and more.
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