The following are some English language reference materials for those who are closely following Chinese copyright developments, which can also be useful for those attending Fordham’s conference on July 25.
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.
KPMG Survey Predicts China’s Rise As an IT Innovator
The recently released KPMG 2012 Global Technology Innovation Survey of 668 geographically distributed technology business executives suggests that technology innovation may shift from Silicon Valley to another destination, with the most likely […]
USPTO Report on Patent Developments in China
USPTO had released its report with links on patent enforcement in China. The reports summarize a series of roundtables and requests for information from a Federal Register notice. Others have previously blogged […]
Job Opening for Foreign LLM in Beijing
The Beijing-based IP boutique law firm ZY Partners is hiring a middle level IP associate. The preferred candidate has a US LLM degree or equivalent. PRC bar is a requirement. A science/technology […]
The NBA and Its Continuing Trademark Battles
The July 9 issue of the SIPO Newspaper/ Trademark Weekly (http://www.tmweek.com/yw_list_danye.asp?newsid=1624) reports that Nike and Kobe Bryant are involved in the latest skirmish with an alleged trademark squatter. A natural person in Fujian person […]
Second Public NCA Draft of Copyright Law Available For Public Comment
The National Copyright Administration (NCA) has released its second draft revision of the copyright law for public comment. The draft was released with an accompanying explanation, but with later deliberations over the […]
China Copyright Conference – July 25, Fordham Law School
The Intellectual Property Law Institute at Fordham Law School, directed by Prof. Hugh Hansen, will host a conference on Chinese copyright law and policy, July 25, 2012. Topics will include: Recent developments […]
An American Patent Dispute in the Qing Dynasty
In our earlier postings “Another Early Chinese ‘Imperial’ Patentee: Young Kie Buell” and “China’s First Overseas Patent Filer?”, we talked about Chinese patentees of early 20th century. The first patent law in […]
Proview and Apple Settle: What Does It Say about IP and Rule of Law in China?
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 […]
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 […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 