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 […]
Developments in Online Civil Copyright Enforcement in China: NCAC’s Analysis
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 […]
USPTO-SIPO To Conduct Second IP Licensing Program
USPTO and SIPO are cohosting another program on IP licensing on July 29 at SIPO’s training center in Beijing. I reported on the last program earlier this year here. Although the final […]
Sword Net Campaign to Focus on Music Piracy
I had previously blogged on the 2014 top 10 cases of the copyright-oriented “Sword Network” or “Sword” Campaign. On July 8, the National Copyright Administration announced that a top priority for the […]
China’s Rising Presence in the IPO Top 300
Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) recently released its top 300 organizations granted US patents in 2014. Many Chinese companies made the top 300. TSMC was the top amongst Mainland or Taiwan companies, ranking number […]
International Innovation and IP Analyst Position Opening at ITIF
ITIF, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)—a Washington, DC-based technology and economic policy think tank is seeking a trade and intellectual property policy analyst. The analyst will work on a wide […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 