At an IP symposium held this Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Chengdu, it was revealed by a senior Chinese academic (Prof. Wu Handong) in response to a question raised by former Chief Judge Randall […]
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.
Fordham’s China IP Module (NYC), China IP Road Shows (Dallas and Houston) & Mandarin Intro to IP (Houston)
The USPTO in conjunction with its Dallas regional office, the United States Commercial Service and other partners is offering two seminars about protecting your IP in China and another seminar discussing IP […]
Upcoming China IP Program with the Boston Bar
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Boston Bar Association and the U.S. Commercial Service for Massachusetts are bringing together thought leaders and policy makers on China IP issues from U.S. Government, academics […]
GAI’s Comments on AUCL
Ahead of schedule, George Mason University’s Global Antitrust Institute (“GAI”) has prepared its comments on the NPC’s proposed revisions to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law, available here. GAI commended the National People’s Congress for […]
Of Trade Secrets, Section 337, AUCL Reform and Evidence Production
When faced with trade secret misappropriation, the United States International Trade Commission can provide a forum for U.S. companies faced with unfair competition resulting from the misappropriation, even if the “theft” occurs […]
Upcoming Licensing Program in Taiwan
The American Institute of Taiwan (AIT) and the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, amongst others, are sponsoring a licensing program at AIT on March 30, 2017. The program will cover licensing issues […]
More Policy Discussions on Pharma IP Reform
There appear to be some serious discussion of late regarding China using its IP laws to encourage more innovative drugs. One significant advance was the recent amendments to China’s Patent Examination Guidelines […]
RIP，Dr. Richard Solomon
Dr. Richard Solomon, who worked with Dr. Henry Kissinger on normalization of relations between the United States and China passed away on March 13, 2017. The Washington Post described Solomon in its […]
Two Upcoming Events: Innovation and Technology Licensing
ITIF, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, is holding a seminar in How the Trump Administration Can Stop China’s Innovation Mercantilism on March 16, 2017. Here’s the link to the program. Speakers […]
Spring Time for IPR Case Law in China?
Recently, there have been two important developments involving IP-related guiding cases and precedent that shed light on these different approaches of the Supreme People’s Court, which is in charge of guiding cases, […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 