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 […]
China’s Rising Presence in the IPO Top 300
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 […]
Protecting Chinese Broadcasts …. In the United States
As I noted recently, a Beijing district court recently decided that live broadcasts of sports events can be protected under China’s copyright law (June 30, 2015). Only a few weeks earlier, a […]
New National Standards Proposed for IP Management by Higher Ed and Research Institutions
On June 30, the State Intellectual Property Office posted a draft for comment of proposed national recommended standards for Intellectual Property Management for Research and Development Organizations and Intellectual Property Management for […]
Update on Revisions to the Antiunfair Competition Law
According to the Beijing Intellectual Property Institute (“BIPI”) (June 2015 newsletter) and other press sources the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) had completed its draft revisions of the Antiunfair Competition […]
Beijing Court Grants Copyright Protection to Live Sports Broadcast
In a very positive development for Chinese football sports leagues, CCTV, Tencent, NBA, as well as Olympic and other international sports competitions in China, the Chaoyang basic level court in Beijing […]
UCSD May 20 Program Materials Available on Line
The videos and slides from a May 20 event “New Perspectives on Innovation and Intellectual Property Policy in China: What Does the Evidence Say?”, co-hosted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office […]
Chinese Customs’ Annual Report and What It Suggest for Corporate IP Strategies
Chinese Customs published its 2014 Report on the Situation for IP Protection last month. The report summarizes the current situation for Customs protection of IP in China as follows: The vast majority […]
USPTO’s Annual China Update Program … and Some China Updates
USPTO is scheduling its annual China update program for July 15, 2015. The program is open to the public, however seating is limited and the program is popular so register early. Here […]
SPC Sets Up Team to Work on Civil Law Reform – IP Likely Continues in the Mix
On May 12, the SPC set up a civil law codification team, chaired by Vice Presidents Xi Xiaoming, He Rong, Tao Kaiyuan, with Du Wanhua 杜万华 serving as Director of the Office. […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 