Please join U.S. Customs and Border Protection for a webinar focused on CBP’s e-Recordation program, which allows owners of trademarks and copyrights that have been registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or the U.S. Copyright Office (USCOP) to record these registrations with CBP for enhanced border enforcement. This webinar is directed to the import community, right holders who believe that merchandise infringing their intellectual property may seek entry into the United States, and existing recordation holders who desire to hear more about what additional resources and opportunities to partner with CBP to enhance enforcement of their intellectual property are available.
The webinar will run 50 minutes and will be followed by a question and answer session. The presenters will be Lauren Phillips, James Snider and Donna Hart.
About the Speakers:
Lauren Phillips is a Senior Attorney-Advisor in the Intellectual Property Rights Branch of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Trade, where she provides legal support to all ports of entry on border enforcement of trademarks and copyrights, adjudicates administrative petitions for relief from seizure and issues binding rulings and infringement determinations. Ms. Phillips conducts numerous capacity building trainings on border enforcement of intellectual property rights to domestic audiences in both the public and private sectors. Ms. Phillips earned her Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University and her undergraduate degree from Princeton University. Ms. Phillips works out of CBP Headquarters in Washington, DC.
James Snider currently serves as the Assistant Center Director, Enforcement Division, for the Apparel, Footwear & Textile (AFT) Center with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Mr. Snider is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles, and started his career with CBP (formerly U.S. Customs) in 1992. Prior to his assignment as an Asst. Center Director in 2016, Mr. Snider served a decade as a Supervisor Trade Program Manager with the San Diego Field Office. He began his career at the port of Long Beach and relocated to San Diego in 2001 to become a Supervisory Import Specialist. Mr. Snider remains in San Diego and works via a virtual environment for the AFT Center.
Donna Hart is the Assistant Center Director, Enforcement Division, for the Consumer Products and Mass Merchandising Center with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Her division is comprised of six teams of Import and Entry Specialists at various locations around the country who review various trade transactions for compliance and possible enforcement action. Prior to this assignment as an Assistant Center Director, Mrs. Hart was the Assistant Port Director of Trade Operations in the port of Norfolk, VA. Mrs. Hart is a graduate of Old Dominion University with a degree in Business Administration. She started her career with CBP (formerly U.S. Customs Service) in 1984 as a clerk.
This webinar will be recorded and distributed to everyone who registers.
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