According to the press reports, Apple and Proview have recently settled their dispute over ownership of the iPad mark for 60 million USD (See http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120702/D9VOHLB00.html). The news has even made it to […]
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.
China to Provide Financial Incentives For Filing Patent Applications Abroad
On April 14, 2012, China’s Ministry of Finance issued the new “Measures for the Administration of Special Funds for Subsidizing Foreign Patent Applications,” effective on the day of issuance to replace the […]
Who Is Commenting on the Copyright Law Revisions?
The National Copyright Administration released its draft of revisions to the Copyright Law on March 31, 2012, with comments due by April 30, 2012. Thus far, approximately two thousand comments have been received. The […]
Two PTO Attache Positions Open in China
With the impending departures of Nancy Kremers in Beijing and Conrad Wong in Guangzhou, two key PTO positions in China are now opening up. The notices for the job postings are available […]
Call for Paper – 2013 “Suzhou-Silicon Valley-Beijing” International Innovation Conference
The 2013 “Suzhou-Silicon Valley” International Innovation Conference will be held in Suzhou, China on July 7-8, 2013. The Conference is jointly organized by the Center for Enterprise Innovation and Development at Soochow […]
China as an IP Stakeholder
The USPTO and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit May 28-30 co-sponsored an intellectual property adjudication program with Renmin University of China, the China Law Society, the Bar, and […]
Legal Specialist Position Open at U.S. Embassy
The U.S. Embassy in Beijing is seeking an individual for the position of Legal Specialist with the Political Section. This position works with the U.S. Department of Justice in Beijing. Information can […]
New China IP Positions
With the summer almost upon us, the tours of many diplomats posted overseas are slated to end. No less so with IPR-diplomats. Chris Adams will be departing from his post as USTR’s […]
Understanding China’s New Environment for Intellectual Property
On April 11th, Fordham Law School held its first China focused IP Conference, “Understanding China’s New Environment for Intellectual Property”. The program covered a range of issues, from patenting trends, to challenges […]
Another Early Chinese “Imperial” Patentee: Young Kie Buell
In our posting of 2012/01/12 (“China’s First Overseas Patent Filer?”), we talked about Jin Fuey Moy, the first Chinese citizen who filed a patent application in the United States. In fact, there […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 