On January 27, 2015 SIPO released a revised draft of its Patent Administrative Enforcement rules for public comment. The released draft includes a line by line comparison with the last version (Feb. […]
Every once in a while, perhaps for surprise effect, I remind a Chinese friend or colleague that an ancient or modern Chinese cultural icon may in fact have been a foreigner or under […]
Here’s a forthcoming program in NY/NJ area that intends to cover the full range of China IP-related issues in one day. I hope to see you there on February 12, 2015!
This blog had a very good year last year. We exceeded 100,000 direct page views total for the blog since launch in 2011, with about half of those page views in 2014. We grew our […]
USPTO recently released its Fiscal Year 2014 Performance & Accountability Report. Here’s a quick summary of where China is specifically mentioned: Patent Applications and Grants: From 2010 to 2013, mainland China showed […]
According to a Chinese Government website, on December 29, the State Council reviewed and approved the Action Plan for Further Implementation of the National IP Strategy (2014-2020) (Action Plan). The Outline of the National […]
The Walt Disney Company continues to zealously protect its various brands, including Winnie the Pooh. China Daily reported last month that Disney won a law suit against an apparent trademark squatter. The […]
Nearly every week there is a new development somewhere in the world on IP and standards. China has been no exception. I already blogged about several of them of them, including EIPC […]
EIPC MIIT’s Conference on Intellectual Property Standards and Anti-Monopoly Law convened on December 10 and 11 in Beijing. The conference brought together about 150 international and Chinese experts, including lawyers, judges, academics, […]
The Dong Dong 东 动 Music Festival takes place in Beijing Nov. 26 – 29. On Nov. 27 and 28 there are programs on the business side of the music industry, including a panel […]
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.
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 