I will be talking at a Federalist Society sponsored live podcast this Thursday October 22, 2020 at noon EDT on “The United States-China Relationship and Intellectual Property”. My fellow speakers are two […]
Upcoming Federalist Society Live Podcast on China IP
Revised Patent Law Passed by NPC
According to Chinese press reports, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee decided to approve the revised patent law on October 17, 2020. The Legal Daily notes that among the key provisions that […]
SAMR’s Draft Trade Secret Rule: An Unchartered Step Forward?
As previously discussed, SAMR released a draft trade secret protection rule for public comments on September 4 (the “Rule”). Comments are due October 18, 2020. I have attached here a draft translation […]
Fact or Fiction in the US-China IP Trade War
The Asia Society of Northern California has made the video available of my October 8 speech on “Fact and Fiction in the US-China IP Trade War” available here on Youtube. You can […]
IP, China and Disrupted Supply Chains: What Does the Future Hold?
What are the impacts of Trump administration punitive tariffs, export control sanctions, and foreign investment restrictions against China on the underlying technologies for these products and on their extended supply chains? Has […]
Asia Position at BIO Opens
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) recently posted a position vacancy for a Director International Affairs, Asia. Recommended background: knowledge of an Asian language, 5-10 years relevant experience (including government relations), experience in […]
Fact and Fiction in the US-China IP Trade War
The Asia Society of Northern California is sponsoring a free webinar October 8 from 5-6:30 PM PST on “Fact and Fiction in the US-China IP Trade War” as part of its “Seek […]
Beijing IP Court Report on Proposed Patent Linkage Regime
The Beijing IP Court has recently released a Report on patent linkage, which highlights the legal challenges that the courts may face in implementing the proposed linkage regime, entitled “Research on the China […]
Translations of Civil Trade Secret and Criminal IP JI’s Available
The Gen Law Firm (己任律师事务所) has graciously provided us with translations of two recently released judicial interpretations with red-lining to compare with the prior public comment drafts. The civil trade secret judicial interpretation […]
New SPC Guiding Opinion on E-Commerce and IP
On September 12, 2020, the Supreme People’s Court issued its new “Guiding Opinion on the Trial of Civil Cases of Intellectual Property Rights Involving E-Commerce Platforms” 关于审理涉电子商务平台知识产权民事案件的指导意见 (the “Guiding Opinion”). This Guiding […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 