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 […]
Mark Cohen （柯恒）
Mark Allen Cohen (柯恒) is currently the Senior Technology Fellow at the Asia Society of Northern California and an Edison Fellow at the University of Akron School of Law. He also serves as a Non-Resident Scholar at the University of California Haas School of Business and University of California, San Diego, and the National Bureau of Asian Research. He previously served as the first 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 over 30 years private, public sector, in house and academic experience on IPR issues in China. This blog represents the opinions of Mark Cohen and any guest authors only and should not be construed as the position of any third party.
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 […]
Upcoming USC Program on Technology, IP and National Security – in DC
The USC Gould School of Law’s Center for Transnational Business and Law (CTBL) has organized a cross-cutting program on “U.S. Global Technological Leadership, Intellectual Property Rights, and U.S. National Security” which will […]
Impact of China on U.S. Patent Policy: Events and Papers
The Hudson Institute just released the recording of its recent webinar on Patents and China: What Is the Right Policy for the America First Agenda? | Hudson Institute. Prof. Adam Mossoff moderated […]
Implications of the Recent WTO Ruling on China’s SEP Practices
The WTO recently released its decision in DS 611, the IP enforcement case involving China’s SEP practices and transparency of China’s judicial decision making. The case makes some progress on China’s important transparency obligations.
The Revised US-China Science and Technology Agreement – A Narrow Bridge To Drive Further Cooperation
The State Department has recently posted the revised US-China Science and Technology Agreement. The revised agreement was concluded in the waning months of the Biden Administration. The revised STA is more narrowly focused on government to government cooperation. It only partially addresses the range of IP-related issues. Nonetheless, it provides a framework for future cooperation.
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