The Quincy Foundation just released my article, “Bridging the Divide: It Is Time for a New Science Agreement With China,” co-authored with Prof. Denis Simon. Denis and I argue that a renewed […]
Keio University, Japan hosts a program on changes in Technology and IP law and practice in light of the 2024 US presidential election.
USPTO has canceled 3100 patent applications in a fraudulent scheme that is similar to prior actions taken against Chinese originating trademarks that benefitted from subsidies.
I have just received word that Prof. Jiang Ping, a giant of Chinese legal scholarship, has passed away. He was an expert on civil law and Roman law and a strong advocate for […]
The recent decision in Oppo v Nokia Oppo v. Nokia (2022渝01民初1232号 presents some troubling issues concerning global rate setting, the role of the WTO and China’s interpretation of FRAND.
How should one understand the overlapping rules enacted by SAMR on IP, SEPS and antitrust? Is a new wave of legislation under way? Is China planning on ramping up antitrust enforcement in SEPs? What do these legislative experiments portend in terms of China’s commitments to rule of law and the challenges faced by high tech companies – whether implementer or licensor in China?
I just received word that Judge Ronald Lew 刘成威; of the Central District of California, has passed away. Judge Lew was a great supporter of the work of USPTO in engaging the […]
Berkeley Law and Tsinghua Law are hosting their 5th annual program on Transnational IP Litigation from May 19-20, 2023.
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 […]
A Chinese firm submits trademark applications that indicate a deceased US trademark lawyer is their agent. How should USPTO discipline this type of activity to better protect its operations, users of the system, and reduce fraud?
Mark Allen Cohen (柯恒} is a Distinguished Senior Fellow, Director and Lecturer of the Asia IP Project at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology at the University of California, Berkeley. In total, he has nearly 40 years of private sector, public sector, etc., in-house and academic experience on IPR issues in China, including numerous publications and awards. This is his private blog.
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