On October 21, 2009, USITO hosted a breakfast meeting featuring two senior officials from U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC): Michael Anderson and Katherine Linton, on the topic of Research on U.S.-China Information Technology Products Trade Issues. Mr. Anderson is the Chief of the Advanced Technology and Machinery division at the USITC and Ms. Linton is a Senior Analyst, in IPR issue at the Commission. 

During the event, Michael Anderson delivered a speech on the topic of trade, global production networks, and the WTO agreement for information technology products, and Kate Linton addressed the issue of the impact of indigenous innovation strategies on multinational firms in China.

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Michael Anderson        Mr. Anderson is the Chief of the Advanced Technology and Machinery division at the Commission with responsibilities for analysis of industry competitiveness and trade policy. He manages a team of analysts covering products ranging from aircraft to software.  Prior to this position he served as the Economic Advisor to the Commissioner, advising on a variety of Commission investigations, trade policy matters, and Commission administrative and information technology initiatives. He also was an economist in the Commission’s Applied Economics Division for several years working on unfair import investigations and worked in the Office of Economic Affairs at the U.S. Trade Representative providing analyses of trade policy measures in supporting trade negotiations.  Mr. Anderson holds a master’s degree in international business from George Washington University and bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Utah.

Katherine Linton          Katherine (Kate) Linton is the Senior Trade Analyst, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) at the U.S. International Trade Commission. Ms. Linton handles the analysis of innovation and IPR issues for Commission reports to the President, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the Congress. Ms. Linton’s research has focused on China and India.  Prior to joining the Commission, Ms. Linton practiced law for 15 years in the fields of intellectual property and litigation. She holds an M.A. in International Commerce from George Mason University, a J.D. from UCLA School of Law, and a B.A. from Middlebury College.