On December 27, 2018, the Supreme People’s Court released the Provisions on Certain Issues of the IP Court (the “Provisions”), and the Standing Committee of the NPC announced a first round name […]
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. […]
O ye who read this truthful rime From Flanders, kneel and say: God speed the time when every day Shall be as Christmas Day. (Frederick Niven, “A Carol from Flanders”, regarding the […]
Here’s a rundown of some past events, and some upcoming ones. I will provide an update on some of the legal developments at a later date (I know I have been a […]
1.China pushes generics over brands with another round of new pharma policies. The General Office of the State Council on April 3rd, 2018 issued “The Opinion on Reforming and Improving Supply and Use […]
Jan 16 – 29, 2018 Here are some updates on IP developments in China from past two weeks. China criticizes US moves on intellectual property 商务部:缺少确凿证据无可信度 China on Thursday criticized recent moves […]
Here are some updates on IP developments in China from this past December 2017: 1. Xi Jinping: China must accelerate implementation of big data strategy (English) 习近平：实施国家大数据战略加快建设数字中国 (Chinese). Xi Jinping, during a collective study […]
Three IP-related laws and policies have been released for public comment in the past week, at two different stages in the legislative process. The first and perhaps most significant is the revisions […]
When faced with trade secret misappropriation, the United States International Trade Commission can provide a forum for U.S. companies faced with unfair competition resulting from the misappropriation, even if the “theft” occurs […]
At this month’s National People’s Congress, an NPC spokesman noted that this year the NPC intends to address reform of the copyright law, which has been long delayed. However, reform of the […]
Mark Allen Cohen (柯恒} is a Distinguished Senior Fellow, Director and Lecturer of the Asia IP Project at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology at the University of California, Berkeley. In total, he has nearly 40 years of private sector, public sector, etc., in-house and academic experience on IPR issues in China, including numerous publications and awards. This is his private blog.
