The SAIC has announced that it has amended its TM review and examination standards (“Trademark Review and Examination Standards”). The revised standards, with a date of December 2016, are available here. The […]
2017 Opens with More Positive Trademark Developments
Chinese IP: the Graduating Class of Officials
There have been several Chinese officials with authority over IP over the past few years who have been promoted. In December, the Ministry of Commerce recently reported that DG Li Chengang was […]
Identical vs. Similar Trademarks in Criminal and Civil Adjudication
Both Judge Bao WenkJiong 包文炯 in Zhichanli, and James Luo on his blog, have recently published summaries of a 2014 case in Wuxi (无锡滨湖法院(2014)锡滨知刑初字第0002号刑事判决书) involving the definition an “identical” mark under China’s criminal […]
GPNE vs Apple: The Multi-Year Saga
Hawaii-based NPE, GPNE Corp., has requested damages in a patent law suit related to GPRS standards of 900 million RMB in Shenzhen (about 129 million USD) against Apple as well as other […]
Collaboration vs Litigation in IP Licensing in China: 2016 Update
A string of articles and deals in the patent licensing sector are highlighting the increasing importance of collaborative licensing practices for foreigners to attract licensees. Is such a collaborative approach to licensing […]
E-Commerce Law Up for Public Comment
The National People’s Congress announced this week that it has released a draft of the E-Commerce Law for public comment. The public comment period began December 27, 2016 with comments due by […]
Book Review on Report on Development of Intellectual Property Development in China (2015)
The Report on Development of Intellectual Property Development in China 2015 中国知识产权发展报告 (IP Teaching and Research Center of Renmin University of China / IP Academy of Renmin University) (Tsinghua University Press, 2016) […]
China IPR Xmas in NYC: Peace, Joy, and Counterfeits
It has been four years since I last posted about China IP developments in New York City, and especially my home town, Flushing, New York. Now let’s turn to Chinatown, Manhattan, one of […]
Happy Holidays
Wishing all my readers, rebloggers, tongxue (classmates), tongshi (colleagues), inventors, creators, entrepreneurs, students, friends and critics, a peaceful and happy holiday season. Video: Carolers at USPTO tree, Dec. 2016
IPHouse And IP Litigation Strategies
(IPHouse data on foreign-related IP cases at the Beijing IP court) A Chinese judge recently told me that amongst the most important developments in the Chinese judiciary in recent years has […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 