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 […]
E-Commerce Law Up for Public Comment
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 […]
Notorious Markets, Alibaba and the JSP
At the end of 2016, a trio of reports are being released by the US government all of which reflect upon the IP environment in China The first one to be released […]
USPTO Issues Guidance on Unauthorized Trademark Prosecution Practice (In Chinese)
The USPTO recently took the unusual step of addressing the unauthorized practice of trademark law before it by posting up Chinese language websites detailing the legal requirement to represent a client […]
Jordan/Qiaodan Trademark Case – Translation Now Available Here
The landmark decision of Michael Jordan v. Qiaodan available in translation.
Beijing IP Court Awards 50,000,000 RMB in Patent Damages
Continuing the trends in higher damage awards that rely less on statutory damages and more on actual damages, the Beijing IP Court on December 8 awarded damages of 50,000,000 RMB in favor of […]
Jordan Wins Trademark Battle in China: Milk and Honey On the Other Side?
Michael Jordan won a partial victory in his 10 trademark administrative appeals involving the Qiaodan sporting goods company for the 乔丹 (Jordan) mark at the Supreme People’s court. Here’s a Chinese summary of the […]
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