A guest post from Zhen Lei of Penn State Mark highlighted the phenomenon of the Autumnal Patent “Hook” at the SIPO in his blog posted early last year. The data on 2012 […]
Pop Quiz on Chinese IP
Winter semester is back in session. How would you fare on this pop quiz on Chinese IP? True or false: 1. The first patent filed in the United States by someone from […]
Proposed revisions to SIPO’s examination guidelines published for public comments
SIPO has published proposed revisions to its examination guidelines for public comments. The proposed revisions address optional substantive examination by examiners of utility model and design patents. Many industry groups and governments […]
Privacy and data collection in the PRC
by Paul Jones China has been working on a form of privacy legislation since 2003, generally based on the European model. Drafts were produced in 2005, but the drafting has not moved […]