On July 8 the State Council released a new opinion on “market order” which, like many similar rules in China, is suggestive of possible significant policy changes, while being of uncertain legal […]
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.
Of Counterfeit Pandas and African Lions….
Want a glimpse of a counterfeit panda? Go to: http://www.sznews.com/humor/2012-06/08/content_6820640.htm. Fake pandas are easy enough to counterfeit – if you don’t mind painting up a shizu or other dog and hope that […]
IPR Deliverables at the Strategic & Economic Dialogue
The US and China recently concluded their Sixth Strategic and Economic Dialogue. IP-related outcomes involved such areas as: trade secret protection; cooperation with China’s judiciary; and software procurement. In addition there were […]
American Bar Association comments on SAIC IPR Abuse Guidelines (8th Draft)
The American Bar Association has just released its comments on the SAIC IPR Abuse Guidelines which are available here.
USPTO China Update Program – July 18, 2014
USPTO’s “All you Ever Wanted to Know About Chinese IP and More” will be held at the PTO’s Global IP Academy *http://www.uspto.gov/ip/training/index.jsp) on the morning of July 18 in Alexandria, VA. Updated […]
Leading Group’s Work Plan for Fighting Infringement in the On-Line Environment
Here’s the full text of the June 18, 2014 work plan of the Leading Group under the State Council for fighting the manufacturing and sale of fake and shoddy goods in the […]
Tudou Encounters a “Hot Potato” In Distributing A “Bite of China”
From April this year, the Supreme Court launched started releasing “model cases” (典型案例) in order to assist the courts and public to better interpret the law. On June 23, 2014 the Supreme […]
Choice of Law in IP Contracts with China: A Sleeper Issue?
Practical Law (Thomson Reuters) has recently made available its analysis of a survey (free sign in required) on the use of governing law for China-related agreements which reveals trends in choice of […]
IP Discovery With “Chinese Characteristics”
Will China ultimately introduce civil procedures to guarantee that evidence not only won’t be manipulated or adulterated, but that it will also be produced to an adverse party? What would such procedures […]
China’s Upward Path In Innovating: What Global Patent Data Shows
Thomson Reuters/Derwent has just published its 2014 State of Innovation Report. This report analyzes 12 key technology areas and offers some interesting observations about China’s growing global role in patenting and innovation. […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 