STOPfakes Roadshow – Protecting Intellectual Property

Sep 10 9:00 am — 4:00 pm

Join experts from the U.S. Department of Commerce, FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and U.S. Copyright Office for a one-day program to ensure your company has the tools and knowledge required to protect your intellectual property at home and abroad.


The STOPfakes Roadshow delivers critically important information about intellectual property to the audience that needs it most—start-ups, entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized businesses, independent creators, and inventors. Information is presented by experts from multiple government agencies that specialize in intellectual property issues.

Webinar Topics Include:

  • How to identify and protect your company’s various intellectual property assets (trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets)
  • Mechanisms for obtaining IP protection in overseas markets and strategies for determining where to seek protection
  • How to combat counterfeits on international e-commerce sites
  • U.S. government resources available at the Department of Commerce, Copyright Office, CBP, and the FBI to help U.S. businesses with intellectual property issues.

Who we are:


Norcal APEX Accelerator

Northern California APEX Accelerator is a government-funded nonprofit formed to help small businesses find, bid on, and win contracts with federal, state, local, and tribal agencies.


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Registration Cost: $50.00 *Seats may be limited

Location: IN PERSON – San Jose, CA

USPTO Silicon Valley Regional Office

26 S. Fourth Street, San Jose, CA 


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Event Contact: International Trade Administration

E: joanne.vliet@trade.gov

The information provided in this webinar/ workshop and any supplementary materials provided to registrants are intended for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute professional financial or legal advice. No registrant should act or fail to act on the basis of any material contained in this webinar/ workshop without obtaining proper financial, legal or other professional advice specific to their situation. The Northern California APEX Accelerator, and its host, the HSU Sponsored Programs Foundation, specifically disclaims any liability, loss or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the information presented in this webinar/ workshop. By registering for this webinar/ workshop you acknowledge and agree that you have read, understood, accept and agree to the above disclaimer and that under no circumstances shall the Northern California APEX Accelerator or it’s host, the HSU Sponsored Programs Foundation, be held liable for any claims, losses, or damages of any kind or nature arising out of or in any way related to the information provided in this webinar/ workshop and/or the registrant’s use of or reliance on said information.

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