Several people have reached out to me in the past few weeks about questionnaires that have been sent out by China’s National Development and Reform Commission, which brought the Qualcomm IP abuse […]
Asking the “Better Questions”: Lessons for the AML … from a Nobel Physics Laureate
IP Tax Management in China – Navigating the Thicket in Light of Global Tax Reforms
This guest posting from KPMG looks at the evolving Chinese tax environment for multinational enterprise (MNE) management of IP tax issues. KPMG China has prepared a detailed overview of these issues, alongside […]
Second US-China IPR Cooperation Dialogue Report Released
The 2014-15 US – China IP Cooperation Dialogue report has been just released by the US Chamber of Commerce. The Chinese title: 中美知识产权学者对话纪要. Here is a link to last year’s report for comparison. […]
UC Berkeley and FCBA Programs Upcoming in October
Two of my favorite China IP programs will be taking place this October. From October 8-9, UC Berkeley will be hosting the 4th Annual US-China IP Conference: Best Practices for Innovation and […]
Developments in Online Civil Copyright Enforcement in China: NCAC’s Analysis
The National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC), in its 2014 Annual Report Online Copyright Protection in China (2014年中国网络版权保护年度报告), analyzed published opinions on online civil copyright cases involving the “right of transmission to […]
Vringo vs ZTE: What the NDA Dispute in New York Suggests For Licensing Strategies
As many of my readers may know, I was not a fan of the Chinese courts’ decisions in Huawei vs. Interdigital in Shenzhen and Guangdong, which raised a number of process and […]
US Chamber – China Director Position
The US Chamber of Commerce has posted a position for Director, China. As much as 50% of the work in this position involves intellectual property and antitrust. Please send your application to our […]
Ministry of Justice Issues Report on Notarization in IP Matters
Notarization in IP Matters: Its Extensive Use and The Challenges It Poses for Foreigners Two important but related aspects of IP litigation in China are (a) its reliance on formalities, including notarized […]
Video Game Equipment Ban to Be Lifted Nationwide
In a development that speaks to both recent developments that seek to drive more value for the content industries in China, as well the vitality of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone as […]
July 24th USPTO – Denver Lecture on Chinese IP
I wil be giving a talk at USPTO-Denver on Chinese IP Developments on July 24th. The announcement is available here. The title is “Anticipating Future Challenges on Chinese IP – Why Being Up-to-date […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 