MIIT’s IP Center is hosting its annual program on Intellectual Property Standards and Anti-Monopoly Law December 10-11 in Beijing. Information is available here. For information on the IP Center see http://www.miitip.com/, or […]
Loyola/Berkeley/Renmin Program Highlights Recent US-China IP Developments
On Friday November 7 I attended and spoke at the US-China IP Summit at Loyola (https://chinaipr.com/2014/09/07/loyola-los-angeles-hosts-us-china-ip-summit-november-7/). Here are some highlights: Prof. David Nimmer (UCLA) talked about whether there is a need to reintroduce […]
Update on Specialized IP Courts
There are a number of developments in China’s efforts to roll out China’s three new specialized IP courts by the end of the year. Information is being shared at conferences, via […]
FTC Chairwoman Ramirez on China’s Approach to Licensing Standards Essential Patents in China
Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Ramirez recently delivered a speech on “Standards-Essential Patents and Licensing: An Antitrust Enforcement Perspective at Georgetown University’s Global Antitrust Conference” (Sept. 10, 2014). Here’s what she said […]
American Bar Association comments on SAIC IPR Abuse Guidelines (8th Draft)
The American Bar Association has just released its comments on the SAIC IPR Abuse Guidelines which are available here.
New SAIC Draft of IP Abuse Rules to Be Released for Public Comment
According to press reports, SAIC is set to release on Wednesday June 11 a new draft of its SAIC Rules on Ceasing Abuse of Intellectual Property That Eliminate or Restrict Competition (Draft for Public Comment) […]
Qualcomm Subject of AML Investigation – Other Developments on the Way
China’s use of the Antimonopoly Law to deal with pricing for royalties may have taken another turn with recent launch of an Antimonopoly Law investigation by the National Development and Reform Commission […]
National Academies and Standardization in China
On October 3 the National Academies are hosting a program on “Management of Intellectual Property in Standards Setting Processes”. The China paper by Dan Breznitz and Michael Murphree, entitled “Shaking Grounds? Technology […]
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 […]
A Quick Read of the AML IPR Enforcement Guidelines (Fifth Draft)
As China becomes more of a stakeholder in the IP system, and no longer sees itself as a passive player, how will its perspective on the relationship between intellectual property and antitrust […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 