China’s judicial database is a valuable tool to understanding China’s legal regime for intellectual property. However, a significant cohort of cases are unpublished. This article written by me and published by the Hinrich Foundation, discusses how to use this and other databases effectively, while at the same time recognizing that there may be limits to their overall comprehensiveness.
Transparency in the Chinese Courts on IP: My new article on “The Case of the Missing Cases”
Update on Events and Recordings
Upcoming events: On July 13 at 9:30 AM, the Asia Society of Northern California is sponsoring a discussion with a group of international journalists on Briefing on US-China Technologic Competition and Its Global […]
Thinking of Traveling to China — Join us on July 13
On July 13, 2023, from 5 – 6:30 PM (Pacific) the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology will be hosting a discussion on “China Post-Pandemic” and the current environment for engaging China […]
Parallel Play: How the United States and China Are Addressing Unethical Practices of IP Practitioners Filing at the USPTO
My article “Parallel Play: The Simultaneous Professional Responsibility Campaigns Against Unethical IP Practitioners by the United States and China” was recently published in the Akron Law Review (Vo. 56, Issue 2). The […]
My Reflections on Testifying Before Congress – 2023
Over the course of the last three months, I spoke at a trifecta of Congressional hearings: the House Judiciary Committee, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Congressional US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Before I had testified I was pessimistic about the prospects for positive IP-related legislation in our national competitive interests. I am now mildly optimistic that Congress can pass necessary IP legislation if both parties in Congress and the Administration work together.
Rest in Peace, Judge Ronald S. Lew
I just received word that Judge Ronald Lew 刘成威; of the Central District of California, has passed away. Judge Lew was a great supporter of the work of USPTO in engaging the […]
Berkeley-Tsinghua Transnational Litigation IP Program Begins May 19
Berkeley Law and Tsinghua Law are hosting their 5th annual program on Transnational IP Litigation from May 19-20, 2023.
Forthcoming Hearing on China’s Interaction with Foreign Legal Systems
Considering attending a Congressional hearing on May 4, 2023 on China’s Interaction with Foreign Legal Systems. Here is the link: https://www.uscc.gov/hearings/rule-law-chinas-increasingly-global-legal-reach.
Upcoming Testimony at Senate Judiciary Committee
I will be testifying on Tuesday April 18 from 2:30-4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, before the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of its hearing on Foreign Competitive Threats to American Innovation and […]
“All the land under heaven is the king’s land” – In memory of Prof. Liu Chuntian
Remembering Prof Liu Chuntian, a scholar and dear friend.
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 