The Civil Code of China has now been enacted by the National People’s Congress (eff. January 1, 2021). As previously discussed in this blog, the Civil Code now incorporates the technology contract […]
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.
Antitrust and Licensing on June 3, plus Standards, Data and E-Commerce: Plenty for Everybody
The US-China trade war began with disputes over the transfer of technology to China, including forced technology transfer. How much has the licensing environment improved for the foreign business community? How will […]
First in the Series: Upcoming Webinar on Pharmaceutical IP Issues in China
On May 27, 2020, Berkeley Law will be hosting the first in a seven-part series on Chinese IP. The series will provide CLE credit. Attendees are also eligible for a certificate upon […]
RIPPLES IN STILL WATER: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON IP IN CHINA
The Chinese IP environment continues to pursue its own domestic needs-driven agenda. Criminalization of trade secret matters, while an area of concern to the United States, is also important to China’s development […]
Resources for the Week of May 18, 2020
On May 20, 2020 (4:30 PM PST), Berkeley will be hosting the next in our China series: Following the Data: What the Latest Research Says about China’s Legal and IP Environment. The […]
Some China IP Resources While Sheltering in Place
An unofficial translation of the proposed Copyright Law amendments that have been made available for public comment, is available here. Thanks to Prof. Jiarui Liu for sharing his translation! All translations are […]
Draft Copyright Law Up for Public Comment
The National People’s Congress released a draft of the Copyright Law for public comment. Comments are due by June 13, 2020. The NPC comments on the draft are found here. The NPC […]
Trade Wars: A New Beginning?
Why is this year’s Special 301 Report (the “Report”) from USTR (April 29, 2019) different from prior reports? In prior years, this report often repeated materials found elsewhere, such as in the […]
A Potpourri of Online Programs
There some great online events involving Chinese IP taking place, including several hosted here at Berkeley. At the top of my list are the webinar series here. If you missed the first […]
Is It In There – CNIPA’s “Phase 1” IP Action Plan?
CNIPA released on April 20, 2020, its 2020-2021 Implementation of the “Opinions on Strengthening the Protection of Intellectual Property” Promotion Plan” (2020—2021年贯彻落实《关于强化知识产权保护的意见》推进计划) (the “Promotion Plan”). Attached are a copy of the Promotion […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 