USPTO recently released its 2014-2018 Strategic Plan (38 pp). Three specific goals are highlighted under USPTO’s efforts to “Work jointly with the administration to improve IP protection and enforcement in China.” These […]
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 as well as the 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. He is a recipient of the Meritorious Honor award from President Barack Trump on recommendation of President Obama. This is the highest award in the U.S. civil service. In total, he has over 40 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.
SIPS Commentary on New TM Law Implementing Regulations
Simone IP Services (SIPS) has graciously made available their Memo on the PRC Trademark Law Implementing Regulations . The Implementing Regulations were adopted by the State Council on April 29, 2014 (国令第651号). […]
The SPC’s “Top Two” Dueling IPR Cases
The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) recently released its ten top cases for IP week at the end of April. Perhaps the most striking was the inclusion of the high-profile trade secret case […]
A Hot Tale of Cool Teas
Just recently the lunar calendar passed into the period of “Grain Rain”((谷雨, guyu) in China. This is a time of increasing temperature and high humidity, which is ideal for growing grains. The temperature […]
On Being Recognized an “IP Champion”
I am going to take a moment from my usual blogging about IP developments and China IP trivia to blog about another favorite topic. Me. The US Chamber of Commerce honored me a […]
What the Supreme People’s Court’s Data For 2013 Shows
During this past week, when world IP day is celebrated (April 26), the Supreme People’s Court once again released its white paper on Intellectual Property Protection by the Courts, available on line […]
SAIC Solicits Comments on New Well Known Mark Provisions
The website of the State Council Legislative Affairs Office made the draft of the proposed changes to the SAIC rules on well known trademarks《驰名商标认定和保护规定》（修订征求意见稿） available for public comment on April 14 through […]
SAIC Issues TM Law Transition Rules
Not very far behind the Supreme People’s Court’s April 10 Judicial Interpretation, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) has published its transitional rules for implementation of the new trademark law, […]
Appellate Decisions in Huawei vs. Interdigital Made Available by Guangdong High Court (revised)
The Guangdong High Court recently made the important 2013 second instance decisions in Huawei vs. Interdigital (2013) Yue Gaofa Minsan Zhougzi No.305, 306), available in a redacted form (Chinese language only). Here are […]
SPC Published Its Judicial Interpretation in Advance of New TM Law Implementation
The Supreme People’s Court has issues a new Judicial Interpretation to guide the courts in implementing China’s new Trademark Law, which goes into effect May 1, 2014. The JI was issued on […]
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