Professor Hrdy participates in the China–US Intellectual Property Dialogue at The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America

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Professor Hrdy participated in the China–US Intellectual Property Dialogue: The Global Governance of Intellectual Property, held on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America in Washington, DC.

This was a unique opportunity for cross-cultural exchange about intellectual property laws in China and the US.  The event was proposed years ago but was halted due to covid. The full list of events and participants is below.

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America generously hosted the event and provided a beautiful, unique setting for this engaging exchange about intellectual property and opportunities for collaboration.

Prof. Hrdy spoke on a panel about trade secrets and rights in “big data.” She was joined by Professor Yang Dong of Renmin University of China Law School and Professor Zhang Xian of China University of Political Science and Law. Prof. Yang spoke about data rights in China and current efforts to protect data in China, such as through a registration system. Prof. Zhang spoke about the weaknesses of Chinese trade secret law with respect to data and provided an original proposal for a new property interest in commercial data.  The panel was seamlessly moderated by Prof. Guo He of Renmin University of China Law School. Prof. Guo, who is also the Executive Vice President Guo He, Intellectual Property Law Association of China Law Society.  Discussants for the panel were Prof. Josh Sarnoff (DePaul) and Prof. Ding Xiaodong (Renmin).

The Dialogue was co-organized by Penn State Dickinson Law, the Renmin University of China, the China University of Political Science and Law, and the Intellectual Property Law Association of China Law Society.  

China–US Intellectual Property Dialogue: The Global Governance of Intellectual Property
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Hosted by:
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America, 3505 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008

Co-organized by:
Intellectual Property Law Association of China Law Society

Supported by:
Sunshine IP Law and Development Foundation

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Breakfast

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Opening Remarks

  1. Embassy Representative, The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China

  2. Dean Danielle Conway, Penn State Dickinson Law

  3. Dean Yang Dong, Renmin University of China Law School

  4. Executive Vice President Guo He, Intellectual Property Law Association of China Law Society, Renmin University of China Law School

9:50 – 11:00 AM
Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property Protection
Moderator: Jay Thomas, Georgetown University Law Center
(Introduce subject briefly and speakers by name/affiliation only, ≤5 min)

Speakers:

  1. Charlie Lou, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Interpat representative — Patent Enforcement Experiences in China and the Administrative Adjudication Pathway (up to 7 minutes)

  2. Daniel Zhang, AbbVie, Interpat representative (up to 7 minutes)

  3. Thomas T. Moga, Dykema (up to 7 minutes)

General discussion: Up to 45 minutes (speakers, discussants, and other participants)

Discussants:

  1. Mike Dzwonczyk, Sughrue Mion

  2. Jenna Deneault, Groombridge Wu Baughman & Stone

11:00 – 11:20 AM
Tea Break

11:20 AM – 12:30 PM
Legal Protection of Big Data and Trade Secrets
Moderator: Guo He, Renmin University of China Law School
(Introduce subject briefly and speakers by name/affiliation only, ≤5 min)

Speakers:

  1. Camilla Hrdy, Rutgers Law — Trade Secrets & AI (up to 7 minutes)

  2. Yang Dong, Renmin University of China Law School (up to 7 minutes)

  3. Zhang Xian, China University of Political Science and Law — Applying Trade Secret Protection to Commercial Data: Legal Challenges and Responses (up to 7 minutes)

General discussion: Up to 45 minutes (speakers, discussants, and other participants)

Discussants:

  1. Ding Xiaodong, Renmin University of China Law School

  2. Josh Sarnoff, DePaul University College of Law

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch

1:30 – 2:50 PM
Standard Essential Patent–Related Issues
Moderator: Mark Cohen, Asia Society
(Introduce subject briefly and speakers by name/affiliation only, ≤5 min)

Speakers:

  1. Jeffrey Blumenfeld, Access Advance Representative (up to 7 minutes)

  2. Tom Cotter, University of Minnesota Law School (up to 7 minutes)

  3. Sun Jingzhou, Renmin University of China Law School — Reflecting the China-EU WTO Dispute on Anti-Suit Injunctions (up to 7 minutes)

General discussion: Up to 45 minutes

Discussants:

  1. Christine Yiu, Bird & Bird

  2. Dave Kappos, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

  3. Steve Akerly, InterDigital

  4. Tom Pease, Greenberg Traurig

2:50 – 3:05 PM
Tea Break

3:05 – 4:15 PM
Copyright Law for AI-Generated Works
Moderator: Daryl Lim, Penn State Dickinson Law School
(Introduce subject briefly and speakers by name/affiliation only, ≤5 min)

Speakers:

  1. Guo He, Intellectual Property Law Association of China Law Society, Renmin University of China Law School (up to 7 minutes)

  2. Hao Mingying, China University of Political Science and Law — Copyright Challenges and Responses to Generative AI (up to 7 minutes)

  3. Peter Yu, Texas A&M University School of Law — Are AI-Related Copyright Law Developments Converging Globally (up to 7 minutes)

  4. Zhang Jiyu, Renmin University of China Law School — Copyright Liability of Generative AI Service Providers (up to 7 minutes)

General discussion: Up to 35 minutes

Discussants:

  1. Josh Simmons, Kirkland & Ellis

  2. Eric Priest, University of Oregon Law School

4:15 – 5:25 PM
Pathways for China–US Intellectual Property Cooperation (Including Challenges of Chinese Enterprises in US IP Litigation and Other Issues)
Host: He Jing, GEN Law Firm
(Introduce subject briefly and speakers by name/affiliation only, ≤5 min)

Speakers:

  1. David Kappos, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (up to 7 minutes)

  2. Yang Xiuqing, China University of Political Science and Law — The Dilemma of Chinese Enterprises’ Intellectual Property Litigation in the United States: Reflections on Jurisdiction and Anti-Suit Injunction (up to 7 minutes)

General discussion: Up to 45 minutes

Discussants:

  1. Ding Xiaodong, Renmin University of China Law School

  2. Chen Yongsheng, Section of Trade and Commerce, Chinese Embassy

5:25 – 5:45 PM
Closing Remarks

  1. Dean Danielle Conway, Penn State Dickinson Law

  2. Liu Shaojun, Sunshine IP Law and Development Foundation

  3. Executive Dean Yang Xiuqing, Civil, Commercial, and Economic Law School of China University of Political Science and Law

  4. Vice Dean Ding Xiaodong, Renmin University of China Law School

6:00 PM – Onwards
Dinner

Participant List (as of November 18, 2025; ordered by first word in name):

  1. Adam Mossoff, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

  2. Camilla Hrdy, Rutgers Law

  3. Charlie Lou, Takeda Pharmaceuticals

  4. Chen Yongsheng, Chinese Embassy (Section of Trade and Commerce)

  5. Christine Yiu, Bird & Bird

  6. Cyrus Frelinghuysen, Greenberg Traurig

  7. Daniel Zhang, AbbVie

  8. Danielle Conway, Penn State Dickinson Law

  9. Daryl Lim, Penn State Dickinson Law

  10. David Kappos, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP

  11. Ding Xiaodong, Renmin University of China Law School

  12. Eric Priest, University of Oregon Law School

  13. Guo He, Renmin University of China Law School

  14. Han Hui, Renmin University of China Law School

  15. Hao Mingying, China University of Political Science and Law

  16. He Jing, GEN Law Firm

  17. He Yue, Renmin University of China Law School

  18. Hu Jing, Penn State Dickinson Law

  19. Jamie Love, Knowledge Ecology International

  20. Jay Thomas, Georgetown Law

  21. Jenna Deneault, Groombridge Wu Baughman & Stone

  22. Jeffrey Blumenfeld, Access Advance Representative

  23. Jon D’Silva, Penn State Dickinson Law

  24. Josh Sarnoff, DePaul University College of Law

  25. Josh Simmons, Kirkland & Ellis

  26. Julia Howe, Qualcomm

  27. Lateef Mtima, Howard University School of Law

  28. Laurie Self, Qualcomm

  29. Liu Shaojun, Sunshine IP Law and Development Foundation

  30. Mark Cohen, Asia Society

  31. Mike Dzwonczyk, Sughrue

  32. Ni Yuan Meggers, Interpreter

  33. Pauline Newman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  34. Peter Yu, Texas A&M University School of Law

  35. Phil Rogers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

  36. Rae Fischer, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  37. Shen Hui, Dorsey & Whitney

  38. Steve Akerly, InterDigital

  39. Sun Jingzhou, Renmin University of China Law School

  40. Thomas T. Moga, Dykema

  41. Tom Cotter, University of Minnesota Law School

  42. Tom Pease, Greenberg Traurig

  43. Tony Chen, Jones Day

  44. Wang Mao, Xsensus

  45. Yang Dong, Renmin University of China Law School

  46. Yang Xiuqing, China University of Political Science and Law, Civil and Commercial and Economic Law School

  47. Zhang Jiyu, Renmin University of China Law School

  48. Zhang Xian, China University of Political Science and Law

  49. Zoe Georgia Hwang, Interpreter