In recent lectures I have been fond of asking: if China were to have as meteoric a pace of growth in intellectual property acquisition and enforcement as it has had in gross […]
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.
Hinrich Foundation Trade Scholarship Program
The Hinrich Foundation is offering the Hinrich Foundation Trade Scholarship Program in Israel for an individual from mainland China who is passionate about trade and excited by the opportunity to study in […]
IP Suits Continue to Pursue Apple
by Jae Zhou with the assistance of Mark Cohen Before their iPad trademark dispute was even settled in July of last year, Apple was confronted with another IP related dispute in China. On […]
National IP Strategy Plan for 2013
SIPO has released an English abridged version of the National IP Strategy Plans for 2013. The Chinese plan was released March 21. Here are some highlights:
Piracy and China’s Poor: How Much Is Needed for China’s Development?
Late last week, the New York Times ran an op-ed piece “Stealing Books for the Poor” by Yu Hua, the acclaimed author of China in Ten Words, To Live and many others. […]
The China IP “Hits” Parade
How do foreigners obtain on-line information on IP developments in China? Is language a major barrier? The data from on-line hits and page views suggests that Chinese government sources may be a […]
Autumnal hook 2012 update
A guest post from Zhen Lei of Penn State Mark highlighted the phenomenon of the Autumnal Patent “Hook” at the SIPO in his blog posted early last year. The data on 2012 […]
Pop Quiz on Chinese IP
Winter semester is back in session. How would you fare on this pop quiz on Chinese IP? True or false: 1. The first patent filed in the United States by someone from […]
Proposed revisions to SIPO’s examination guidelines published for public comments
SIPO has published proposed revisions to its examination guidelines for public comments. The proposed revisions address optional substantive examination by examiners of utility model and design patents. Many industry groups and governments […]
Privacy and data collection in the PRC
by Paul Jones China has been working on a form of privacy legislation since 2003, generally based on the European model. Drafts were produced in 2005, but the drafting has not moved […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 