Please join us on February 2, 2023, at 5 PM Pacific Time on zoom to discuss the recently proposed amendments to China’s Trademark Law!
BCLT Forthcoming Roundtable on Proposed Trademark Law Revisions
Asia/China Tech Positions at Asia Society
The Asia Society of Northern California has posted openings for two tech-related positions that involve working with me (Mark Cohen). These are two ideal positions for college grads, including holders of a […]
IP-Related Job Postings at Asia Society and PhRMA
Both the Asia Society of Northern California and PhRMA in its Beijing office, have posted new positions that may be of interest to readers of this blog. The Asia Society positions are […]
IPR’s and RPI’s: USPTO Takes an Important Step Forward
I was pleased to see that in a Memorandum issued on October 28, 2025, USPTO Director Squires has changed the role of real parties in interest (RPI) determinations in inter partes review […]
China’s Many Translations of FRAND
My article on China’s Many Faces of Frand has recently been published in the European Intellectual Property Review (July 2025). Note that this article was first published by Thomas Reuters, trading as […]
My Testimony and Video From October 8, 2025 On PERA, Now Available On-Line
I was honored to have testified on October 8, 2025 at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on “The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act – Restoring Clarity, Certainty, and Predictability to the U.S. Patent […]
October 8: Testifying on PERA From A Comparative Perspective
The US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property will be holding a hearing on October 8, 2023 at 2:30 PM EST on “The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act – Restoring […]
Jerome A. Cohen… may his memory be a blessing…
Yesterday, I received the sad news that Jerome A. Cohen passed away on September 22, 2025. Jerry was a teacher, mentor, and a friend to generations of Chinese law students, including me. […]
Insights on the China/EU TRIPS Dispute: DS/611
I will be a discussant on the recent WTO arbitral decision in DS/611 before a virtual meeting Friends of the Multilateralism Group (FMG). The FMG brings together WTO Ambassadors (past and present), retirees […]
The WTO’s Arbitral Decision on Chinese SEP Practices in DS/611: Getting Closer to the Right Kind of Decision
On July 21, 2025, the arbitrators in DS/611 (the EU complaint regarding Chinese SEP practices) made their decision on the appeal from the initial panel decision. From my perspective, this decision was […]
The “Five Big Offices” Meet – Minus One
The “Five Big Offices” (五大局) met in Tianjin, China, on May 27, 2025. The Five Big Offices are known in English as the IP-5, consisting of the five largest patent offices in […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 