Fitch Even is pleased to announce that Steve Schroer and Edward Clair will participate as invited guests in meetings with the China Intellectual Property Society in Najning, China. Mr. Schroer will present a seminar on January 12, 2007 regarding U.S. trade secret law to a group of lawyers and judges involved in exploring the enhancement of trade secret protection under Chinese law. Mr. Schroer, a partner at Fitch, Even, focuses exclusively on intellectual property litigation, and particularly in the trial of patent infringement and trade secret actions. Mr. Clair, also a partner of the firm, assists a number of international clients, including several Chinese companies, in a broad range of intellectual property matters. Fitch Even supports a significant international patent prosecution practice, with rapidly growing clientele in China and Korea.