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 […]
Sedona Conference January 17: Patent Protection and International Competitiveness
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 […]
A Potpourri of AIPLA Legislative Comments — And Other Developments
The American Intellectual Property Law Association has once again made its comments on proposed changes to Chinese IP legislation (laws, regulations, rules, examination guidelines, judicial interpretations, etc. ) available to this blog. Attached […]
“Dying to Survive” and Pharmaceutical IP Reform in China
Last week while in Beijing, I finally had the opportunity to see “Dying to Survive” (Chinese title: “我不是药神”[translation: I am not the god of medicines]), the hit Chinese movie which concerns the […]
TWO NEW SENIOR CHINA POSITIONS OPEN IN THE US GOVERNMENT
Two senior China-related positions involving, to different degrees, intellectual property have recently opened in the US Government. A position similar to the one I helped create at the US Patent and Trademark […]
Semiconductor Patent Litigation Part 2: Nationalism, Transparency and Rule of Law
“The 60-year-old Yin Zhiyi (Gerald Yin) resolutely gave up the US’s annual salary of one million dollars, broke through the layers of US government review, … He led a team of more […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 