During the past 10 years USPTO has conducted approximately 561 investigations into fraudulent trademark filings from China. These cases have involved US and Chinese trademark practitioners and their clients, and have sought to address a changing landscape of fraudulent activity. Our webinar on October 17 will discuss this changing landscape with two USPTO attorneys, a prominent Chinese trademark lawyer and Mark Cohen from BCLT.
Mark Cohen （柯恒）
Mark Allen Cohen （柯恒） is a Distinguished Senior Fellow and Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a Guest Professor at Renmin University, China. He has served as the Senior Counsel, China for the USPTO. Formerly, he was Director of International Intellectual Property Policy at Microsoft Corporation. Prior to that time, he was Of Counsel to Jones Day's Beijing office. Before then, he served as Senior Intellectual Property Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and as Attorney-Advisor in the Office of International Relations at USPTO. In total, he has nearly 30 private, public sector, in house and academic experience on IPR issues in China. This is his private blog. This blog represents the opinions of the author(s) only, and should not be construed as the position of any employer, client, or other party, including (and especially) the US government.
Two Upcoming Asia Society Programs
Here are two upcoming Asia Society programs that I will be moderating: September 29, 2022: The Asia Society hosts a discussion on risks and opportunities in restructured Asian supply chains. We have […]
FRANKENSTEIN TRADEMARK AGENTS FILING FROM CHINA!
A Chinese firm submits trademark applications that indicate a deceased US trademark lawyer is their agent. How should USPTO discipline this type of activity to better protect its operations, users of the system, and reduce fraud?
Antimonoply Law Resources in English
A roundup of recent English language resources on antimonopoly law reform and comments on new rules from SAMR.
Uses and Misuses of Chinese Patent Data to Assess Emerging Technological Challenges from China
Chinese patent data is often misapplied or dismissed in its entirety. Effectively understanding and utilizing the data can lead to better comprehension of the technological challenges that China poses to the United States. Please also join our forthcoming event: https://www.csis.org/events/us-technological-leadership-and-patents-what-can-data-tell-us.
Su Chi, First Beijing IP Court President, Under Investigation
Beijing media reports that Su Chi, first Beijing IP Court President, is under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law. “
The Pushmi-Pullyu of Chinese Anti-Suit Injunctions and Antitrust in SEP Licensing
The sharp drop in granting of Antisuit Injunctions by Chinese judicial authorities and the recent amendments to China’s Antimonopoly Law and related rules, suggest that China may have begun to reprioritize the Antimonopoly Law in FRAND rate-setting disputes.
How A Wall Street Journal Reporter Influenced the Development of US IPR Diplomacy
This is the second in a series of articles on the evolution of the IP Attaché program in China. My purpose is to recount the challenges in establishing the position, many of […]
Forthcoming Discussion on SPC Guiding Principles for Technical IP Cases
I will be moderating a discussion on July 20 from 8:00 to 9:00 PM EST (5:00-6:00 PM PT, 0:00-1:00 UTC [July 21]) reviewing China’s Supreme People’s Court Guiding Principles for Technical IP […]
Fourth Annual Berkeley Tsinghua Program — June 13, 15 & 16
Berkeley and Tsinghua law schools will be presenting their fourth annual program on Transnational IP Litigation, with a focus on litigation and licensing, including licensing of copyright and designs on June 13, 15 & 16.
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 