The following observations are drawn from a recent talk I gave at the US-China Business Council, which was called “IP in the Trade War: Strategies for a New Normal.” A video recap […]
How to Monitor an IP Trade Agreement with China
EPISODE 900: THE STOLEN COMPANY
Recently National Public Radio’s Planet Money aired an extensive radio broadcast entitled “Episode 900: The Stolen Company” about a counterfeiting case involving a US adhesives company, ABRO. The case occurred over 10 years […]
THE TIER IS REVISED…
After nearly twenty years of advocacy, China has finally revoked certain offensive provisions of the Administration of Technology Import/Export Regulations (“TIER”), effective March 18, 2019. The decision was made by State Council […]
Rest in Peace, Birch Bayh
Amidst the many articles and radio commentary on the passing of Birch Bayh on March 14, 2019, a liberal Senator from Indiana, few have noted Senator Bayh’s contribution to patent law and […]
Upcoming CFIUS and Export Controls Program at Berkeley Law
Practical Issues in CFIUS and Export Controls:A Discussion Among Practitioners and Users The dramatic expansion of the scope of the CFIUS process and its complex interaction with traditional and evolving export regimes […]
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 […]
How to Measure the Steps to a Binding Truce…
“The real question is so we do a memorandum of understanding, …. How long will that take to put into a final binding contract” (President Trump) “From now on … we are […]
Upcoming Program on Fashion and IP Law
I will be speaking on February 20, 2019 at Berkeley Law at 12:50 in a Fashion and IP discussion and screening with my former Fordham colleague Prof. Susan Scafidi. We will be screening […]
Upcoming Berkeley Law Privacy Conference
China is developing a robust commercial privacy and cybersecurity framework. A cybersecurity law took effect in 2017, multiple agencies are issuing guidelines, and a new e-commerce law with privacy and cybersecurity provisions just entered into force on January […]
On Avoiding “Rounding Up the Usual Suspects” In the Patent Law Amendments …
Although many of the proposed changes in China’s patent law amendments are welcome, the draft amendments also present a difficult choice in two key areas: (a) patent administrative enforcement and (b) punitive […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 