American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law and Section of International Law have issued draft comments on the Draft Regulatory Measures on National Standards Involving Patents.
Comments on the PRC Trademark Law Amendments
by Joe Simone The National People’s Congress (NPC) issued a draft revision of the PRC’s Trademark Law for public comment in December, setting a deadline of January 31, 2013, for the […]
Big Increase In Administrative Patent Infringement Cases in 2012
Original article from Xinhua: At the 8th Commissioner Meeting of the State Intellectual Property Office, Tian Lipu, Commissioner of the State Intellectual Property discussed the progress made by the office in 2012. […]
New Internet Publishing Management Regulations (DRAFT)
From Rogier Creemers: On the 18th, the General Administration of Press and Publications issued three draft regulations: the Internet Publishing Services Regulations, the Management Rules for Foreign News Publishing Organs Establishing Offices […]
Innovation: China’s Top 50 Brands
Innovation continues to be an important topic and a key element in the Chinese market. WSJ China blog reported the results of agency Millward Brown and media company WPP’s annual research on […]
Comments of American Bar Association on Invention Remuneration Regulation Draft
December 3 was the deadline to submit comments on the first public draft of the Invention Remuneration Regulations, which were published by SIPO. Every indication is that these regulations are on a […]
Job Announcement: Deputy Chief of Party for ABA Rule of Law Initiative
TITLE: Deputy Chief of Party LOCATION: Beijing, China
Chinese IPR in New York City
As New York City gets ready for the Xmas holidays, it seems as if there is a small, but noticeable increase, in China IP-related spots around town. Here are a few….
Understanding Service Inventions – Data
I recently gave a talk on service inventions in China – inventions made while in the employ of a company, using its materials and tools. SIPO has published a draft of its […]
Napa Valley Gains GI Status in China
Napa Valley is the first wine region outside of China to be recognized with the Geographic Indication status from the State Administration for Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine. For NV, this provides […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 