On Wednesday, June 17th at 4:30 PM PST, former Chief Judge Paul Michel (ret.) will be moderating a star-studded panel hosted by Berkeley Law on one aspect of one of the great […]
Essentially Derived Varieties and The Role of Leading Cases in Chinese Plant Variety Protection

Editor’s Note: Plant Variety Protection (PVP) is a little-discussed topic in China’s IP regime. Indeed, this blog has only reported on PVP-specific issues once before, and once in the context of the […]
On Avoiding “Rounding Up the Usual Suspects” In the Patent Law Amendments …

Although many of the proposed changes in China’s patent law amendments are welcome, the draft amendments also present a difficult choice in two key areas: (a) patent administrative enforcement and (b) punitive […]
Sedona Conference January 17: Patent Protection and International Competitiveness
On January 17, 2019 in Washington, DC, many of the country’s leading patent experts, including USPTO Director Andrei Iancu, will gather to discuss how the U.S. patent system can be optimized for […]
False Friends (形似神异): Comparing US and Chinese Administrative Patent Enforcement
The China Patents and Trademarks journal has now made publicly available the article I wrote late last year with former USPTO Director David Kappos and former Chief Judge Randall Rader (ret.) “Faux […]
Three Upcoming Programs
If you are near Portland, Oregon, Prof. Eric Priest of the University of Oregon, Chief Judge Rader (ret) and I will be talking at the University of Oregon about our joint efforts […]
Three Upcoming Academic Programs: Reserve the Dates

Here are three upcoming China IP-related programs hosted by academic institutions. On the West Coast, the Tusher Center for the Management of Intellectual Capital at the Haas School of Business, UC-Berkeley will […]
China IP A-Z, Forthcoming NY/NJ Bar CLE Program (Feb. 12, 2015)
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!