On November 24, 2019, the General Office of Communist Party of China and the State Council jointly released the Opinions Concerning Enhancing Intellectual Property Rights Protection (关于强化知识产权保护的意见). It is often too easy […]
Foreign Investment Law Implementing Regs Open For Public Comment: Administrative and Punitive Enforcement Ascends Again
The Ministry of Justice had published a draft of the Foreign Investment Law Implementing Regulations for public comment. Chinalawtranslate has prepared an English translation of the proposed regulations and of the law […]
Fellowship Available in Empirical Chinese Legal Studies
Berkeley Law is offering a fellowship in Chinese law and society. Qualified applicants must have strong English language skills, be engaged in full-time law teaching or academic research, hold a primary appointment in Mainland […]
Upcoming Events – Early November
On the calendar: Philadelphia friends: I will be at U Penn on November 12, speaking from 4:30 – 6:30 with Zhou Hanhua (CASS) and Samm Sacks, (New America) on technology issues in […]
Licensing IP In a Changing Trade Environment
This first part of my two-part article, Licensing IP in a Changing Trade Environment first appeared in Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) issue 97, published by Globe Business Media Group – IP Division. To view […]
Second Annual Berkeley-Tsinghua Transnational IP Litigation Conference Is Fast Approaching
Berkeley Law and Tsinghua law will be co-hosting their Second Annual Conference on Transnational IP Litigation, at the campus of UC Berkeley on October 22, 2019. Details, including registration information, are available here. […]
China’s “Naked Bolar” and the Tapering Momentum to Protect Innovative Pharmaceuticals
There have been several important developments in recent weeks involving pharmaceutical IP protection in both mainland China and Taiwan. Based on these developments, mainland China appears to be slowing its momentum to […]
Some Upcoming Events and Opportunities
Here are some events and opportunities for the 2019-2020 academic year: 1. Bloomberg’s New Economy Forum is broadcasting a panel discussion on “Technology, Innovation and US-China Collaboration” on August 6 from 3:30-6:00 […]
Delay in the Courts… To Prove This One We May Yet Have to Wait…
On July 4, 2019, I posted a blog asking for help regarding rumors of delay and higher-level review of IP cases involving foreigners. Here is the follow-up. Spoiler alert: if you are […]
Collaboration or Confrontation: Beyond the False Dichotomy in US-China IP Relations
Recently several writers have criticized the Trump administration’s strategic choice of confrontation over collaboration with China. Among them was an open letter published in the July 2, 2019, Washington Post, “China is Not […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 