The US – China IP Conference at Berkeley (October 8-9, 2015) now has its on-line presence fully up and running. Here is the link to conference registration. Here is the conference agenda. […]
The Scotch Whisky Victory for Trademarks
On September 17, the Scotch Whisky Association announced a significant anti-counterfeiting victory in the Anqing Intermediate Court in Anhui Province. The case is Scotch Whisky Association vs. Anhui Guangyu Packaging Company Ltd., […]
Cardozo Law China Program September 24 In NYC
Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law, in association with the Fashion, Arts, Media & Entertainment (FAME) Center sponsored a program on The US & China: Perspectives on Brand Protection and Intellectual […]
A New Winner: China’s First Patentee in the US and One of China’s First Patentees in China
China’s First Patent Office? In an earlier blog, I noted that Dr. Jin Fuey Moy (梅振魁; Mei Zhenkui, 1862-1924) was the owner of a 1908 patent on an enhanced nutcracker for chestnuts […]
Revised Copyright Administrative Enforcement Punishment Rules Available for Public Comment
NCAC has published a public comment draft of revised Copyight Administrative Punishment Implementing Measures “著作权行政处罚实施办法(修订征求意见稿)”, with comments due Sept 30, 2015. The new draft addresses certain important emerging issues for administrative enforcement, including: punishment […]
Asking the “Better Questions”: Lessons for the AML … from a Nobel Physics Laureate
Several people have reached out to me in the past few weeks about questionnaires that have been sent out by China’s National Development and Reform Commission, which brought the Qualcomm IP abuse […]