There have been two documents released recently on specialized IP courts. One is the “Guiding Opinion of the Supreme Peoples Court on on the Work of Choosing Judges Rules for the IP […]
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.
Upcoming China IP Program at UCSD
On this Thursday, November 6, the University of California at San Diego will be hosting a lunchtime program ““Doing Business in China: New Developments in Intellectual Property Law and Enforcement” A luncheon panel […]
Update on Specialized IP Courts
There are a number of developments in China’s efforts to roll out China’s three new specialized IP courts by the end of the year. Information is being shared at conferences, via […]
New Opinion from SAIC and MIIT on Reinforcing Collaboration on Supervision of Domestic Online Trading Sites
On October 13, 2014, SAIC and MIIT jointly issued “Opinions on Reinforcing Collaboration on Supervision of Domestic Online Trading Websites and Active Promotion of the Development of E-commerce”. Simone IP Services has provided a […]
New Guiding Case on Enterprise Name Protection
The Stanford Guiding Cases project has recently released a translation of an IP-related case on enterprise name protection, Tianjin China Youth Travel Service v. Tianjin Guoqing International Travel Agency, A Dispute over […]
US-China Business Council Ranks IP as a Top Five Concern
The US-China Business Council recently released its annual China Business Environment Survey Report (http://uschina.org/reports/uscbc-2014-china-business-environment-survey-results). Intellectual property enforcement climbed the ranks to number 2, just after concerns over competition with Chinese companies in […]
IP Position in Econ Section of US Embassy
The US Embassy in Beijing has extended its search for a local staff economic specialist position with an IPR focus, with a starting salary of 218,000 RMB/year and excellent benefits. The deadline […]
New Draft Trademark JI on Trademark Administrative Litigation Published for Public Comment
On October 14, 2014, the Supreme People’s Court published a draft judicial interpretation for public comment: “Regulations of the Supreme People’s Court on Certain Issues Related to Trials of Administrative Cases Involving the Grant and Confirmation of […]
Two Programs in Two Days This Week in California and Ohio
The seminar US and China Intellectual Property Dialogue – Latest Developments of Intellectual Property Law and Enforcement will be held this Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara. Additional […]
IP Position in Beijing with Marks & Clerk
Marks & Clerk (www.marks-clerk.com), an International IP Boutique firm, is recruiting for a Patent Attorney in its Beijing office. The applicant will need to have: • Minimum a Bachelor’s (preferably a Master’s […]
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