At this month’s National People’s Congress, an NPC spokesman noted that this year the NPC intends to address reform of the copyright law, which has been long delayed. However, reform of the […]
Should the NPC also consider Criminal Copyright Reform when it considers Copyright Reform?
Stealing IP from the Steel Sector?
Michael Komesaroff, a Sinologist and mining engineer based in Australia, has published an interesting article on the website of the Center for Strategic and International Studies on “Make the Foreign Serve China: […]
China IP and the New Trade Agenda
Last week, the Trump administration announced its Trade Policy Agenda, to criticism and support. As the above word cloud suggests, the focus is on US interests, US sovereignty and the US relationship […]
IP Moot Court Competition in Beijing
The School of Law at Beijing Foreign Studies University will host an Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition in May 2017. The competition, which is held in English, has a 10-year legacy and […]
False Friends (形似神异): Comparing US and Chinese Administrative Patent Enforcement
The China Patents and Trademarks journal has now made publicly available the article I wrote late last year with former USPTO Director David Kappos and former Chief Judge Randall Rader (ret.) “Faux […]
USPTO EXTERN POSITION OPEN
USPTO has posted a position for an unpaid extern in Chinese intellectual property matters commencing June 6, 2017. The position requires the following skills: – Knowledge of Chinese language – Knowledge of Intellectual Property (IP) – Ability […]
Anti-Unfair Competition Law Released for Public Comment
The National People’s Congress released a draft of the Anti-unfair Competition Law for public comment on February 25, 2017. A draft translation is already available on the China Law Translate website, which […]
What Makes China’s IP System Different?
I was recently asked by a professor of US copyright law what distinguishes the Chinese IP system different from the United States. Here are the five key aspects that I quickly came […]
A Taste of China IP In The New Year
There continue to be various thrusts and feints in these early days of the Trump administration on Chinese IP related matters. Here’s a quick rundown. Tim Trainer, a friend and former colleague, […]
China’s Plan for Copyright Creativity
China’s National Copyright Administration released it plans for the 13th Five Year Plan regarding copyright (the “Plan”), attached here (including machine translation). The plan comes on the back of the State Council’s 13th […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 