Here’s some humbling data drawn from the Annual Judgment Data of the Supreme People’s Court (2011). These data are a reminder that the IP docket is a small part of the overall […]
Foreign IP Litigation in China: How Important Is It?
Third Draft of the Copyright Law Amendments Undergoing Internal Review
The Berkeley Center for Law and Technology hosted a program on IP developments in China, including a discussion concerning the proposed revisions to China’s copyright law. A useful powerpoint by Ma Xiaogang, […]
Building the Ladder: China’s Patent System Over the Past 30 Years
Prof. Peter Yu has written a useful summary of China’s patent developments over the past 30 years and before called “Building the Ladder: Three Decades of Development of the Chinese Patent System,” which […]
China’s Overlooked National Reading Survey Report
One of the useful, but neglected, empirical sources on copyright issues in China is China’s National Reading Survey Report. The most recent volume that I have is from 2009. It was published […]
Update on National Academies and Standardization
I went to the National Academies program on October 3 on Standardization and Intellectual Property, and served as a commenter on the presentations on standardization in the developing world – a link […]
National Academies and Standardization in China
On October 3 the National Academies are hosting a program on “Management of Intellectual Property in Standards Setting Processes”. The China paper by Dan Breznitz and Michael Murphree, entitled “Shaking Grounds? Technology […]
Ministry of Commerce Engages in China IPR-Related Outreach in the US in September
Attached is a schedule of programs this week on China IPR related matters as part of a Ministry of Commerce delegation to the U.S. This is a comprehensive interagency delegation, and the […]
USPTO and SAIC Engagement on IP Issues
From Director’s Forum: David Kappos’ Public Blog: On Sept 10, 2012 the USPTO was privileged to host Minister Zhou Bohua and his senior delegation from the State Administrative for Industry and Commerce […]
Au Revoir (Zaijian) – Nam Ngô Thiên and Welcome (Huanying) – Jared Ragland
I sat down with Nam Ngô Thiên (Chinese name: 吴天南, Wu Tiennan) (picture above) on Sept 15 in Beijing, fortunate to catch him on a recent visit back to Beijing since his […]
Debating Chinese Innovation At Davos
The Chinese “Summer Davos” just ended yesterday (Sept. 12) in Tianjin with Premier Wen Jiabao, several heads of state and senior leaders, Thomas Friedman, and many CEO’s and leading business officials attending […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 