According to Xinhua, on August 31, the NPC passed legislation establishing specialized IP courts (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2014-08/31/c_1112298943.htm) (“Decision of the NPC Standing Committee on Establishing Specialized IP Courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou”) 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.
The Real Mischief of Tianjin’s Patenting Police Chief
Many media, including the Wall Street Journal, have reported on Tianjin police chief, Wu Changshun 武長順, who seems to be following in the footsteps of Chengdu police chief Wang Lijun, 王立军 as […]
Further Developments in Specialized IP Courts
According to a recent article by Harry Yang (杨成） at http://npc.people.com.cn/n/2014/0825/c14576-25535722.html, the NPC is discussing establishing specialized IP courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, based on a draft submitted by the Supreme […]
ABA’s Comments on Patent Judicial Interpretation
The American Bar Association has just released its comments on the recent SPC Judicial Interpretation on patent disputes (part 1), available here: ABA_Comments_China SPC_JI-1-_on_Patent_Disputes
SPECIALIZED IP COURTS ABOUT TO LAUNCH IN THREE CITIES – AND ARE THEY GOOD FOR FOREIGNERS?
Recent Chinese efforts at developing specialized IP courts and in promoting greater judicial independence suggest that the system may significantly improve in the years ahead. According to press reports, some of these […]
ABA Conference on 8th Draft of SAIC IP Abuse Rules in DC
This is from Yee Wah Chin via Don Clarke’s Chinalaw list- SAIC’s 8th Draft AML/IP Rules August 26, 2014 Noon-1:15PM Eastern On June 11, 2014, China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce […]
Outcomes of the Fifth US-China Innovation Dialogue
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy recently released a blog on the results of the bilateral Innovation Dialogue with China with the Ministry of Science and Technology and other […]
MofCOM Hosts Annual IP Program Sept 12 in Washington, DC
MofCOM is hosting its annual IP exchange in the United States this September 12 at the Holiday Inn on 2101 Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, DC. There is no charge for attending, but […]
Zhang Xinzhu Dismissed from AMC Expert Committee
Xinhua reported on August 12 2014 that the State Council Antimonopoly Commission today fired Chinese Academy of Social Sciences researcher Zhang Xinzhu 张昕竹as a member of its expert advisory panel. The official […]
Peter Humphrey and the Uncertain Status of the Private Investigator
Private investigation firms are important for many aspects of commercial life in China, particularly given the weaknesses in China’s evidence gathering system and the high thresholds that exist for criminal investigations. PI […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 