USPTO has graciously made available here its unofficial translations of 19 IP related final and/or draft IPR Laws, Regulations, drafting descriptions of Regulations, Rules, explanations on the Rules, as well as judicial […]
Some Additional Possible TRIPS Claims
I received several emails about my recent blog on possible TRIPS claims involving China. There are three additional WTO claims that have since come to mind. Each of them would also require […]
RCEP And Phase 1: Strange Bedfellows in IP
RCEP and the Phase 1 Trade Agremeent are strange historical bedfellows, joined by common approaches to IP that diminish its role as a private right. The differences between the two agreements are also significant. The Phase 1 Agreement explicitly contemplated a Phase 2 Trade Agreement. It also only involved one country. RCEP intends to be comprehensive and regional, if not global. It is an alternative to the TPP. It will help China establish global IP norms.
China IPR, Thanksgiving and “The Room Where It Happens”
“No one really knows how the game is playedThe art of the trade… no one else is in The room where it happens.” (Lin Manuel-Miranda, from the musical “Hamilton”) I never met […]
Upcoming China Pharma IP Program
The Berkeley Center for Law and Technology will be launching a five-part webinar series on “Innovation, Regulation in the Life Sciences” on November 17 from 4:30-6:00 PM. The launch program is devoted to “China’s Emerging Regime for IP In the Life Sciences”.
Further Observations on the Recent Copyright Law Amendments
Prof. Jiarui Liu at the University of San Francisco, has offered the following observations on the recently passed copyright law reforms, which he has authorized me to share with readers: “- This […]
NPC Passes Revised Copyright Law — Concluding a Robust IP Legislative Agenda For the Past Two Years
According to press reports, an amended Copyright Law was passed on Singles Day, November 11, 2020. The prior NPC drafts was discussed here, and the State Council draft was discussed here. An […]
The Cart Before the Horse in China’s Patent Linkage Regime
Judicial involvement in this legislation is needed to harmonize the legal complexities of patent linkage which complex issues of patent law, civil law, administrative law, and pharmaceutical regulation.
SAMR’s Draft Trade Secret Rule: An Unchartered Step Forward?
As previously discussed, SAMR released a draft trade secret protection rule for public comments on September 4 (the “Rule”). Comments are due October 18, 2020. I have attached here a draft translation […]
Beijing IP Court Report on Proposed Patent Linkage Regime
The Beijing IP Court has recently released a Report on patent linkage, which highlights the legal challenges that the courts may face in implementing the proposed linkage regime, entitled “Research on the China […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 