The State Council has been publishing several opinions over the past few years in order to guide China’s efforts to become an innovative economy. These include an opinion on cloud computing (Feb. […]
Deconstructing the State Council’s Opinion on Building a Strong IP Nation
Beijing Higher People’s Court Recognises “Merchandising Rights” as Tool to Fight Bad-faith Applications
Authored by Mr. Zhao Kefeng (zhaokefeng@anjielaw.com) and Mr. Han Jinwen (hanjinwen@anjielaw.com) at Anjie Law Firm, first published November 3, 2015 and reprinted by permission. In a recent trademark opposition case involving the famous film Kung Fu […]
A Pair of Experiments in the Beijing IP Court
Back in 2012, I noted that “[t]he Chinese civil judiciary is pursuing reform and gaining experience, as Deng Xiaoping noted, by crossing the river by feeling the stones. A disproportionate part of […]
Translation of Draft Patent Law Amendment
Further to my blog earlier this month, attached are unofficial translations of the draft Patent Law Amendments, as well as the SIPO Explanations about Draft Amendment to the Patent Law. Comments on […]
Vringo Settles with ZTE
According to its SEC filing, Vringo has settled its worldwide claims for patent infringement with ZTE. Vringo’s 8-K filing states, inter alia: “On December 7, 2015, Vringo, Inc. and its affiliates (the […]
GMU Comments on Questionnaire of China University of Politics and Law on AML Revisions
Although the ink has not yet been fixed on guidelines for IP abuse in antitrust matters in China, the preparatory work on revisions to China’s Antimonopoly Law (AML) are always underway. In […]
The Xmas Phone Call of ’06 And What It Meant to IP Cooperation
The recent, successful launch of the ID5 (the Industrial Design 5) at the USPTO (picture above), with the participation of OHIM (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market of the EU), JPO, KIPO, […]
Draft of Patent Law Revision Published for Comment
The State Council Legislative Affairs Office has published on December 2, 2015 the draft of the Chinese Patent Law revisions for public comment《中华人民共和国专利法修订草案（送审稿）》, along with an explanation prepared by SIPO. Comments are […]
Lilith Games v. uCool – Seeking Preliminary Relief in the US
Attached is the order denying a preliminary injunction in Lilith Games v uCool (N.D. Cal., Sept. 23, 2015). According to the order of Judge Conti, Lilith is a video game developer that released […]
UK Court Rules Huawei/Samsung Infringe SEP Patent
Attached is the November 23, 2015 decision in Unwired Planet v Huawei and Samsung, which was heard in the England and Wales High Court (Patents), [2015] EWHC 3366 (Pat). In this case, […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 