Translations and comments are made available on patent and trademark examination guidelines, Seed Law, Plant Variety JI, AUCL JI, and Oppo v Sharp. With regard to the SPC decision in Oppo v Sharp a question is raised concerning China’s efforts to regulate and take jurisdiction over global SEP royalty rate setting.
May 2021 China IP and Antitrust Events
There is still time to register for “Quantum Leap: Developments in China IP Law over the Past Two Years”. The program will discuss the major changes in Chinese IP that have occurred […]
Recent Recordings and Upcoming Programs

Here is a listing of recordings of some recent programs that are now available as well as a listing of upcoming events. The Third Berkeley-Tsinghua Conference on Transnational IP Litigation was held […]
Unwired Planet and the Role of Chinese Courts: A Perspective from Shenzhen
This is the second article on recent research on Chinese IP law and practice. The focus of this blog is a widely read article of Judge Zhu Jianjun, Shenzhen Intermediate Court, Intellectual […]
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 […]
Forthcoming Webinar on Developments in SEP Prosecution and Injunctive Relief in China
The Federal Circuit Bar Association and USPTO announced on July 17, 2017 that they are hosting a webinar on the latest research and developments in standards essential patents (SEPs) in China on […]
Qualcomm’s ITC Action Against Meizu Instituted
According to a USITC press release, Qualcomm’s Section 337 case against Meizu was initiated on November 15, 2016 (337-TA-1029). The products covered by this investigation are electronic mobile devices that include […]
Qualcomm’s Litigation Strategies and Recent IP Developments in China

反者道之動。弱者道之用。 (道德經, Chap. 40) (Return is the movement of the Dao. Yielding is the way of the Dao. Daodejing, Chap. 40.) To the uninitiated, Qualcomm’s licensing practices in China must appear confusing. […]
UK Court Rules Huawei/Samsung Infringe SEP Patent
Attached is the November 23, 2015 decision in Unwired Planet v Huawei and Samsung, which was heard in the England and Wales High Court (Patents), [2015] EWHC 3366 (Pat). In this case, […]
SISVEL Vs. Haier: First German FRAND Case Decided Post Huawei vs. ZTE
The information in this blog comes to me via the German law firm of Arnold Ruess and the English language website of IAM (Joff Wild) (Nov. 12, 2015). In what is apparently […]