1.China pushes generics over brands with another round of new pharma policies. The General Office of the State Council on April 3rd, 2018 issued “The Opinion on Reforming and Improving Supply and Use […]
April 3 – 9, 2018 Updates
The Widening Impact of China’s Publication of IP Cases
I recently had the opportunity at the Fordham IP Conference to discuss the potential impact of the continuing publication of court decisions by China’s courts since 2014, including their wide-ranging impact on […]
Updates for March 27 – April 2, 2018 – China steps up control over technology exports
China steps up scrutiny of IP transfers to foreign firms on national security grounds: Under new regulations issued by the State Council on Thursday, technology transfers include IP transfers that are part […]
Beijing IP Court Rules on Copyright Protection for Sports Broadcasts
According to a recent posting on the Weixin account of IPHouse (结案信息 ┃ 北京知识产权法院审结涉及体育赛事节目的两起著作权侵权纠纷案, March 30, 2018), the Beijing IP Court has now decided the second instance appeals of two cases involving […]
New Developments at Berkeley
There has been a string of exciting developments at Berkeley Law School and the Asian IP Project that I lead. Several firms have come on board as sponsors of this project, and […]
19th Century US Patent Models On Exhibit in China
I am pleased to see that a long planned project to display US patent models held by the Hagley Museum and Library in Delaware has now been brought to China. The exhibit […]
March 19 – 26, 2018 Updates
1. China Now Number 2 PCT Filer. China has overtaken Japan to claim second place as a source of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications in 2017. In 2017, U.S.-based applicants numbered 56,624 PCT, […]
US Files Consultation Request at WTO on Chinese Technology Licensing Practices
Fresh on the heels of the Section 301 announcement, USTR on March 23, 2018 made a consultation request of China regarding China’s discriminatory licensing practices. This is the first step in initiation […]
March 13 – 19, 2018 Updates
1. China’s export of IP royalties increased 311.5% in 2017 According to the statistics of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, the volume of trade of Chinese IP royalties totaled 33.384 billion […]
USTR Releases 301 Report on China’s Tech Transfer and IP Practices
The news services are already reporting on the Section 301 Report of USTR, the USTR fact sheet, and the announcement of possible sanctions on 50 billion USD of goods and services imported from […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 