Berkeley Law and Tsinghua Law are hosting their 5th annual program on Transnational IP Litigation from May 19-20, 2023.
Berkeley-Tsinghua Transnational Litigation IP Program Begins May 19
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.
Forthcoming Hearing on China’s Interaction with Foreign Legal Systems
Considering attending a Congressional hearing on May 4, 2023 on China’s Interaction with Foreign Legal Systems. Here is the link: https://www.uscc.gov/hearings/rule-law-chinas-increasingly-global-legal-reach.
Upcoming Testimony at Senate Judiciary Committee
I will be testifying on Tuesday April 18 from 2:30-4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, before the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of its hearing on Foreign Competitive Threats to American Innovation and […]
“All the land under heaven is the king’s land” – In memory of Prof. Liu Chuntian
Remembering Prof Liu Chuntian, a scholar and dear friend.
The Proposed FTC Rule on Non-Compete Agreements and China
Should the FTC’s proposed rule banning non-compete agreements be applied in an international context? The FTC failed to consider the international implications of its proposed rule. My comments explore the potential adverse impact on trade secret protection in China, on patent and trade secret strategies, and on competitiveness of US technology clusters.
Are Chinese Courts Out to “Nab” Western Technology: An Inconclusive WSJ Article
How accurate was a Feb. 20, 2023 article of the Wall Street Journal that reports on a new development in China’s efforts to nab Western technology? I discuss what the available data says and refute the notion that this development is new. It nonetheless remains concerning.
BCLT Forthcoming Roundtable on Proposed Trademark Law Revisions
Please join us on February 2, 2023, at 5 PM Pacific Time on zoom to discuss the recently proposed amendments to China’s Trademark Law!
Legislative Roundup, and a Roundtable on the New Civil Procedure Law
A roundup of recent China IP-related legislative developments.
Upcoming Asia Society Event on US-China Relations
I will talk on January 12 at the Asia Society annual event “The Future of U.S. & China.” This is the capstone event in its annual “Seeking Truth Through Facts” series. UC […]
USPTO Translations of Draft Legislation Now Available
China continues legislating with proposed patent examination guidelines and revised plant variety protection rules. Non-official translations of both documents are available here. The legislative process involved in both these documents has deviated somewhat form prior models.
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 