Attached are the English and Chinese comments of George Mason’s University Global Antitrust Institute (GAI) on the draft NDRC Guideline on Abuse of Intellectual Property Rights. The comments were prepared by Koren W. […]
Global Antitrust Institute Releases Its Comments on NDRC IP Abuse Rules
The TPP’s IP Challenge for China
The release of the TPP text on November 5, 2015 has caused many friends in Chinese IP colleagues to wonder what implications, if any, there are for China’s development of its IP […]
NDRC IP Abuse Guideline Out For Public Comment
NDRC has released a draft for public comment of its Antitrust Guidelines for Abuse of IP知识产权滥用的反垄断指南（征求意见稿）(English language wordcloud above). As with the NDRC questionnaire this appears to have been selectively released although […]
US Chamber Hosts 3d Annual Global IP Summit November 5 – 6
I will be speaking on November 6, 2015 at the US Chamber’s 3rd Annual Global IP Summit “Illuminating The Possibilities” this Friday, November 6. The topic is the US-China IP Dialogue. My discussants are David Kappos […]
Two New Local Policies for Online Adjudication and Enforcement
Here are two new local policies on online adjudication and enforcement From fellow Chinese IP blogger Song Haining, comes word of a draft Beijing Court Draft Guidance (for comment) on Adjudication of Internet IP Cases (北京市高级人民法院有关网络知识产权案件的审理指南 […]
Copyright For Blockheads: Why Musicians Create in China’s High Piracy Environment
Following my recent blog posts on music copyright efforts in China, I have linked here an article published in July 2015 by Prof. Jiarui Liu from Stanford University, on “Copyright for Blockheads: […]
Legal Position Opens in Chief Counsel’s Office, USDOC
The Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce at the Department of Commerce has an opening or for an attorney with 1-3 years of legal experience (GS-12 or 13). The application […]
A Porpourri of Autumn Copyright Developments
Here’s a mix of copyright updates: On October 13, Tencent and Netease signed a deal for Netease to takes licenses on 1.5 million songs. Tencent, as I previously reported, has actively been […]
NYU Program on Due Process for Foreign Business in China
I was honored to be invited to moderate the opening session for the 21st annual Timothy A Gelatt Dialogue at NYU Law on “Due Process for Foreign Business in China?” on November 12, […]
ABA Section of International Law Comments on NDRC Questionnaire on IP Abuse Guidelines
The American Bar Association has once again made publicly available its response to the NDRC questionnaire on drafting IP abuse guidelines, attached here. This is a useful and large bilingual download which […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 