Michael Jordan won a partial victory in his 10 trademark administrative appeals involving the Qiaodan sporting goods company for the 乔丹 (Jordan) mark at the Supreme People’s court. Here’s a Chinese summary of the […]
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.
IPR Local Hire Legal Position Opens at US Embassy Beijing
The US Embassy in Beijing has posted a new position announcement for an vacant IPR legal advisor. This is a local hire for Chinese citizens or US citizens who meet qualifications as […]
China Passes the One Million Patent Milestone — Is it Yesterday’s News?
Several news outlets have reported on the recent WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators 2016 report on IP filings, noting that China’s surpassing a milestone of one million patent applications in 2015, and […]
27th JCCT Concludes in DC: Many IPR-Related Outcomes
The 27th Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade concluded in Washington, DC on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, in time for the Thanksgiving holidays in the United States. Here is a link to […]
Qualcomm’s ITC Action Against Meizu Instituted
According to a USITC press release, Qualcomm’s Section 337 case against Meizu was initiated on November 15, 2016 (337-TA-1029). The products covered by this investigation are electronic mobile devices that include […]
Upcoming George Mason Program on International Patent Law (including China)
The Journal of International Commercial Law at George Mason’s Antonin Scalia School of Law in Arlington, Virginia is hosting an all-day symposium on international developments in patent law on November 29, 2016. […]
Guangzhou IP Attaché Position Opens
USPTO has announced a vacancy for the Guangzhou IP attaché position. The vacancy announcement is here. Requirements include knowledge of intellectual property, a law degree, US bar admission and US citizenship. The […]
More on Donald Trump on IP and China…
Our “sister” blogger, Susan Finder, has dug up one of Donald Trump’s trademark litigation under his eponymous mark, and reported it on her Supreme People’s Court Monitor website, suggested that “he is […]
The President-Elect, IP and China
Peter Harter and Gene Quinn wrote an excellent blog recently (November 9, 2016) entitled “Trump on IP and Patent Reform: What Silicon Valley Doesn’t Understand.” The authors dispute the contention of some in […]
SEP Litigation and Licensing in China: Are There New Voices in the Room?
A string of recent events suggest that there is increasing confidence by the foreign community in China’s antitrust and licensing regime and that some of the aggressive posturing in the past by […]
