WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2013 — The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law will present a panel of experts to discuss the growing trend to combat unfair competition from overseas manufacturers by discouraging the theft of U.S. technology. The section’s State Enforcement, Intellectual Property, International and Media and Technology committees organized the program, “Battling IT Theft and Unfair Competition: Enforcers Use a New Approach.”

Panelists will talk about the recently announced enforcement actions that will be taken by the attorney general offices of California, Massachusetts and Washington against overseas manufacturers in Thailand, India and China that allegedly used stolen technology to compete unfairly against law-abiding companies in their states.

The panel, held from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, in Washington, D.C., will be moderated by Rob McKenna, former attorney general of Washington state and president of the National Association of Attorneys General. Panelists include Bill Kovacic, a George Washington University Law School professor and former Federal Trade Commission chairman; Tiffany Adams, vice president of public affairs at the National Association of Manufacturers; and Emilio Varanini, deputy attorney general in the California Department of Justice.

The event, which can be attended in person or listened to via webcast, will be held at Constantine Cannon LLP, 1301 K St. NW, Suite 1050 East. To RSVP, contact Jewel Wrenn at jwrenn@constantinecannon.com or call 202-204-4528. To register for the Web event, click here. All pertinent dial-in information will be provided with your confirmation. CLE credit is not available for this program.

An MP3 recording of the program will be posted on the section website. Section members can visit the committee program audio page after the program for access.

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