China’s rapidly growing economy and equally rapidly evolving IP regime shows how different concepts of “time” can be from the United States.
New State Council Opinion on Improving Administrative/Criminal IPR Enforcement Coordination
On September 12 the State Council Standing Committee, chaired by Wen Jiabao, passed a new “Opinion on Concerning How to Improve The Work of Coordinating Administrative and Criminal Enforcement in Striking At […]
Why the Proposed Amendments to the Patent Law Really Matter … and Maybe Not Just For Patents
It is rare that I can blog on a patent issue in China that has implications reaching far beyond intellectual property, to property rights and civil law, WTO and TRIPS, and even […]
SIPO announces Annual Strategy and Plans of Implementation for Intellectual Property in 2012
April 26 is International IP day, and in anticipation of the day, Chinese state agencies are announcing plans for intellectual property, releasing statistics, and holding conferences. The activities during this month are […]
Other perspectives on Apple/Proview
Last week, we had a group of Chinese IP officials visiting Fordham – from Chinese Customs, a local Administration for Industry and Commerce and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate – it was a […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 