GlobalAutoIndustry.com’s latest Audio Interview “The Next Auto Power Shift: Executive Decisions on China, Critical Minerals, and Electrification Strategy” with Ron Hesse featuring Tom Moga. Tom is a seasoned intellectual property attorney with over 30 years of domestic and international experience developing and enforcing IP portfolios for global clients, including automotive suppliers. A pioneer in protecting foreign companies’ rights in China since the 1980s, he has advised on cross-border patent strategy, anti-counterfeiting actions in Asia, and international trade policy affecting automotive IP. Tom also served on the U.S. Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property Rights.
Audio Interview Guest
Mr. Tom Moga
Member and Attorney
Dykema
In the 11-minute Audio Interview, Mr. Moga discusses these questions:
• How can auto makers respond to China’s global expansion in terms of intellectual property?
• What is the discussion regarding rare earth minerals really about?
• What is the current status of Chinese battery companies operating in the US as JV partners?
• Is the hybrid vehicle the gap-filler between full EVs and ICE vehicles?
About Thomas T. Moga:
Member and Attorney with Dykema
Tom Moga has more than 30 years’ experience in domestic and international IP portfolio development and enforcement. A pioneer in protecting and enforcing IP rights in China, Tom has represented foreign companies there since the 1980s. He is an experienced patent prosecutor in the mechanical, chemical, biochemical, and pharmaceutical arts and testifies as an expert witness in patent disputes.
As an IP portfolio developer, Tom’s experience includes the development of domestic and foreign patent portfolios primarily through the drafting and prosecution of patent applications for filing in the United States and abroad.
He also oversees a team that specializes in receiving and filing patent applications with the USPTO on behalf of foreign applicants. The U.S. filing team includes experienced attorneys, paralegals, and a China-born engineer who was a patent examiner with China’s patent office (CNIPA).
Tom’s experience also includes the acquisition of registrations for trademarks and copyrights, licensing, and policy development both at home and abroad.
For a complete BIO, please visit here.