On Thursday, October 8, 2020 Asia Society Northern California hosted a discussion on the topic "Fact and Fiction in the U.S.-China Intellectual Property Trade War" with a keynote presentation by Mark Cohen, Director and Senior Fellow, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, University of California at Berkeley and Asia Society Northern California Board Member, and data provided by Berkeley Center for Law and Technology Asia IP Project. The discussion included panelists Sharon Barner, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Cummins Inc., Jing He, Founder, GEN Law Firm, James Mendenhall, Partner, Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy Group at Sidley Austin, and Judge Randall R. Rader (Former), United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

The speaker panel assessed the current IP environment in China and its implications for US-China trade dynamics. This is the third of five events in the Seeking Truth Through Facts U.S.-China program series from Asia Society Northern California.  After the panel, Asia Society Northern California hosted a VIP Reception for our Groundbreaker and Innovator members.