Huawei has recently sued Samsung for patent infringement in Shenzhen, China and in California. Samsung also announced it would countersue Huawei. A copy of the California complaint is attached here. Huawei sued T-Mobile in […]
IP Vacancy at USTR
USTR has recently posted a job announcement in its IP and Innovation office. Knowledge of Chinese would be a helpful plus to a potential candidate. The closing date is June 3, 2016. Position: Policy […]
Program on Trademark Strategy For Chinese Companies Investing Overseas
· Location: Chengdu, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Wuhan · Dates: 01 Jun 2016 to 08 Jun 2016 IP Key (the European IP technical assistance/exchange program) is organising 5 half-day Trade Mark strategy seminars in […]
Anticounterfeiting Roundup
This is the fourth in a series on IP enforcement developments. I previously blogged on judicial developments, online copyright, Customs enforcement, and now I am writing on anticounterfeiting, particularly trademark counterfeiting. There […]
US and China Customs Data Compared
The following are some reflections on what Customs-related enforcement activity in the US and China last year. The data generally shows the continuing problem of a high level of exports of counterfeit goods […]
CATR’s Report on Copyright Enforcement in the On Line Enviroment
The China Academy of Telecommunication Research (CATR), at the request of the National Copyright Administration, released a report on April 26, 2016 on Copyright Protection in the Online Environment. The report noted that there were […]
Upcoming IPR and R&D Program in Nanjing
SIPO and USPTO will be co-sponsoring a program on IPR issues of concern to conducting R&D in China. The seminar will bring together government officials, senior IP and accounting experts, and corporate […]
Three Upcoming Programs
If you are near Portland, Oregon, Prof. Eric Priest of the University of Oregon, Chief Judge Rader (ret) and I will be talking at the University of Oregon about our joint efforts […]