Here’s a recent announcement on my joining Berkeley Law. I am looking forward to the transition, which I hope involves expanding my contacts in the Silicon Valley IP community and Asia, as […]
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.
More on Guiding Cases, Precedents and Databases…
Judge Liu Yijun from Beijing IP Court spoke on the application of China’s IP Case Guidance System in Beijing IP Court. As we have previously reported, one of the latest development in […]
Agendas for Upcoming Roadshows
Here are the agendas for the three upcoming USPTO China IP roadshows next week: in Silicon-Valley and Seattle and Portland. I hope to see you on the West Coast! Here’s the original link for registration […]
Three Upcoming PTO Roadshows
USPTO will be hosting three China roadshows next week in Portland, Oregon (Nov. 13), Silicon Valley (Nov. 14) and Seattle (Nov. 16, 2017) We have great local hosts and speakers throughout. I […]
APAC IP Position in Singapore with Thermo Fisher
Thermo Fisher Scientific, a Fortune 500 company, is seeking a APAC IP counsel to be based in Singapore. The position involves such tasks as developing IP strategies in the Asia Pacific Region, […]
Guangzhou IP Attache Position Opens
The US Department of Commerce has an opening for the IP Attaché in Guangzhou. Application for the position closes September 29, 2017. Requirements include knowledge of intellectual property, a law degree, US […]
Three Laws/Policies Up For Public Comment
Three IP-related laws and policies have been released for public comment in the past week, at two different stages in the legislative process. The first and perhaps most significant is the revisions […]
Update on Research on Technology Protectionism and the Chinese Patent System
Prof. Gaétan de Rassenfosse and Dr. Emilio Raiteri (both at EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland) have recently offered interesting statistical evidence for preferential treatment of domestic applicants […]
October Offerings on Chinese IP
Here are some upcoming programs that involve China in North American in October: October 11-12, 2017, I will be speaking on a China IP Panel at the ABA IP West conference in […]
USTR Announces Several Vacancies
USTR has posted the position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China on the federal jobs website. The position closes August 4, 2017. Among the qualifications: 1. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in […]
