The National People’s Congress has released a public comment draft of the long-awaited revised patent law on its website . Here is the draft itself, and here are the official explanations on the draft […]
Public Comment Draft of Patent Law Revisions Released by NPC
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 […]
Sedona Conference January 17: Patent Protection and International Competitiveness
On January 17, 2019 in Washington, DC, many of the country’s leading patent experts, including USPTO Director Andrei Iancu, will gather to discuss how the U.S. patent system can be optimized for […]
State Council Clears Patent Law Amendments, Forwards to NPC, Patent Linkage Is Not Referenced ….
According to the official central Chinese government website, on December 5, 2018, Premier Li Keqiang chaired a State Council meeting which cleared the long awaited proposed draft of the patent law amendments. […]
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 […]
China Town Hall October 9 at 3:00 PM Today At Berkeley
Berkeley Law and the Asia Society of Northern California will be sponsoring a China Town Hall with the National Committee on US China Relations today, October 9 at Booth Hall. Former Secretary […]
Forthcoming Speaking Gigs
The fall promises many opportunities to talk and exchange ideas on Chinese IP matters. Here are a few of the upcoming speaking events that I will be speaking at: On October 4, […]
USPTO Position Opens in Shanghai
The USPTO and US Foreign and Commercial Service have posted a notice to fill the position of IP Attaché at the US Consulate in Shanghai. The position is open now for applications […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 