The Gen Law Firm (己任律师事务所) has graciously provided us with translations of two recently released judicial interpretations with red-lining to compare with the prior public comment drafts. The civil trade secret judicial interpretation […]
A Webinar Roundup
On September 15, 2020, USPTO is sponsoring a free webinar on “Safeguarding Trade Secrets in China’s China’s Changing IP Landscape” from 9:00-11:00 AM EST. Information is available here. Speakers include Jerry Xia, […]
Constitution and Context in the TikTok and WeChat Executive Orders
President Trump has now issued three Executive Orders (EOs) prohibiting WeChat and TikTok from transacting business in the United States. The first two EOs were issued on August 6 pursuant to the […]
The IP Theft Nexus in the Houston Consulate Closing
What were the reasons for the closing of the Houston Chinese Consulate? This blog explores the various legal and political reasons for its closure as well as later discovered information on the involvement of the Houston Consulate in technology misappropriation.
Webinars, Comments and An Encomium
The Webinars: There several useful webinars that are scheduled for this month. On July 23, 2020 the USPTO will be hosting a webinar on using overlapping rights to protect your products (10:30 […]
Proposed Amendments to the Criminal Code on Trade Secrets
Amendments to the Criminal Law regarding trade secret theft have been announced by the NPC. A new provision is proposed to be added to the end of Article 219 of the Criminal […]
An Update on Data-Driven Reports on China’s IP Enforcement Environment
Several useful empirical reports on China’s IP environment have been released in the past few weeks. I summarize four of them: Trademark Litigation Jerry Xia and his colleagues at the Anjie firm […]
Translation of Draft Patent Law Available
Thanks to He Jing of the Anjie Law Firm, attached please find an unofficial line-by-line translation of the recently released Patent Law Amendments 2nd reading. Comments are due August 16, 2020. Some highlights […]
2nd Round of Patent Law Amendments Released for Comment
According to the NPC Observer and other sources, the NPC Standing Committee is now seeking comments to the second review draft of the Patent Law amendments专利法修正案草案二次审议稿. The official NPC comments released with the […]
Openings, Comings and Goings
The foreign diplomatic team on IP in China is once undergoing several mid-year changes. Some of the prior changes were reported here, here and here. There is now a cohort of foreign […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 