A forthcoming lecture by Mark Cohen on Weaponization of Intellectual Property Against China at UCSD.
The IP Theft Nexus in the Houston Consulate Closing
Among the purported reasons for closing the Houston Consulate of the PRC were violations of the Vienna Convention regarding consular affairs and IP theft. According to various press reports, the spokesperson for […]
Wang Binying and the Opportunity within the WIPO Crisis
The vote for WIPO Director General will be made in early March. The Chinese candidate, Madame Wang Binying, is known to many in the foreign IP community in China, IP diplomats, and […]
Trade and Peace on Earth: Part 2

In the first part of this blog, I talked about unilateral steps that the United States and China have been taking during the ‘trade war’ to address concerns regarding forced tech transfer. […]
China IP and the New Trade Agenda

Last week, the Trump administration announced its Trade Policy Agenda, to criticism and support. As the above word cloud suggests, the focus is on US interests, US sovereignty and the US relationship […]