“When a stranger lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. The stranger living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you […]
Further Trade-Responsive IP Legislative Developments May Be In the Works…
Catching up With The Literature on Forced Tech Transfer…
(from the OECD report, discussed below) While President Trump has extended the truce on the trade war, academic and business debate around the nature of “forced technology transfer” (FTT) practices in China […]
The Good Faith Elephant in the IP Trade War
It is impossible to talk about structural issues in China’s IP regime and its impact upon foreigners without addressing the lack of a comprehensive approach to “bad faith” activities in all its […]
A Federal Circuit with Chinese Characteristics? – The Launch of China’s New National Appellate IP Court 中国特色的联邦巡回上诉法院？
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 […]
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. […]
Trade and Peace on Earth: Part 1
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 […]
SO MANY CHINA IP CONFERENCES, SO LITTLE TIME…
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 […]
April 3 – 9, 2018 Updates
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 […]
January 16 – 29, 2018 Update
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 […]
December 2017 Update
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 […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 