The US Patent and Trademark Office has posted an Attorney Adviser position on Chinese IP matters. The position is open for applicants now and closes January 30, 2014. The position is open […]
Mark A. Cohen （柯恒）
Mark Allen Cohen (柯恒) is currently the Senior Technology Fellow at the Asia Society of Northern California and at the Asia Society Policy Institute He also serves an Edison Fellow at the University of Akron School of Law and as a non-resident fellow at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of California at San Diego, and at the National Bureau of Asian Research. He was the first Intellectual Property Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and as Attorney-Advisor in the Office of International Relations at USPTO. Among his many awards, he is a recipient of the Meritorious Honor award from President Barack Trump on recommendation of President Obama for his work on technology transfer issues involving China This is the highest award in the U.S. civil service. In total, he has nearly 50 years of private, public sector, in house and academic experience on IPR issues in China. This blog represents the personal opinions of Mark Cohen and any guest authors only and should not be construed as the position of any third party or client.
Trademark Law Implementing Regulations Open for Public Comment by SCLAO
Since the Trademark Law was passed last year, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce had solicited comments from trademark agents, experts and other third parties in August and September 2013, and […]
Top 10 Internet “Sword” Piracy Cases For 2013
On December 30, the National Copyright Administration of PRC (NCAC), together with the National Internet Information Office, the National Internet Information Office , the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and the […]
Bilingual Position on China Trade Compliance at Department of Commerce Opens
The US Department of Commerce has posted a trade compliance position on USAjobs.gov: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/358610800. The position involves serving as a Trade Enforcement Analyst-Mandarin Chinese Speaking for the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center (ITEC). The […]
2013: How I Blogged Along…
All told, 2013 was a good year for this blog. The blog averaged 83 hits per day, and our direct traffic was up over 21% to over 30,000 hits for the year. […]
Trade Secret Updates
From the Linkedin Chinese European Intellectual Property Group, CNet, the Taipei Times and other sources: six HTC employees have been indicted on the charge that they stole company secrets. The employees, including […]
End of Year Tid Bits
儿童强不睡,相守夜欢哗 – “Children try not to sleep, We noisily enjoy guarding the night.” Song dynasty poet, Su Shi. 守岁 – On the New Year There is China IP news even to […]
Student Externships at USPTO
The US Patent and Trademark Office has posted an announcement seeking applications for Externships. The Externships also include the USPTO Office of Policy and International Affairs, which includes the China team. Information is available at: […]
Who Went Where in 2013?
Many people in the China IP community changed jobs in 2014 – from seasoned experts to novices. The biggest changes were in the government, although other areas were not excluded. Amongst the […]
Positive Developments on IP in JCCT Outcomes
The 24th bilateral Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade concluded on December 20, 2013 at Diaoyutai State Guest House. The US “Fact Sheet” on this year’s JCCT is attached here. The JCCT […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 