Berkeley Law is offering a fellowship in Chinese law and society. Qualified applicants must have strong English language skills, be engaged in full-time law teaching or academic research, hold a primary appointment in Mainland […]
Fellowship Available in Empirical Chinese Legal Studies
Upcoming Events – Early November
On the calendar: Philadelphia friends: I will be at U Penn on November 12, speaking from 4:30 – 6:30 with Zhou Hanhua (CASS) and Samm Sacks, (New America) on technology issues in […]
Licensing IP In a Changing Trade Environment
This first part of my two-part article, Licensing IP in a Changing Trade Environment first appeared in Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) issue 97, published by Globe Business Media Group – IP Division. To view […]
Second Annual Berkeley-Tsinghua Transnational IP Litigation Conference Is Fast Approaching
Berkeley Law and Tsinghua law will be co-hosting their Second Annual Conference on Transnational IP Litigation, at the campus of UC Berkeley on October 22, 2019. Details, including registration information, are available here. […]
China’s “Naked Bolar” and the Tapering Momentum to Protect Innovative Pharmaceuticals
There have been several important developments in recent weeks involving pharmaceutical IP protection in both mainland China and Taiwan. Based on these developments, mainland China appears to be slowing its momentum to […]
Some Upcoming Events and Opportunities
Here are some events and opportunities for the 2019-2020 academic year: 1. Bloomberg’s New Economy Forum is broadcasting a panel discussion on “Technology, Innovation and US-China Collaboration” on August 6 from 3:30-6:00 […]
Delay in the Courts… To Prove This One We May Yet Have to Wait…
On July 4, 2019, I posted a blog asking for help regarding rumors of delay and higher-level review of IP cases involving foreigners. Here is the follow-up. Spoiler alert: if you are […]
Collaboration or Confrontation: Beyond the False Dichotomy in US-China IP Relations
Recently several writers have criticized the Trump administration’s strategic choice of confrontation over collaboration with China. Among them was an open letter published in the July 2, 2019, Washington Post, “China is Not […]
Where have all the cases gone… long time passing…
US and Chinese lawyers, companies and journalists have all reached out to me in the past several months with the same question: Is China not deciding cases during the pendency of the […]
Public Awareness, the Gaokao and Respect for IP
IP Kat’s June 26, 2019 blog When Gaokao (the toughest exam in China) Meets IP discusses the inclusion for a second straight year of IP-related questions in the Gaokao 高考. The Gaokao […]
