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 […]
Chinese Customs’ Annual Report and What It Suggest for Corporate IP Strategies
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. […]
Federal Circuit Bar Hosts Discussion on Trade Secret Law Developments
Today, May 12, 2015, the Federal Circuit Bar Association in connjunction with the USPTO will host a discussion on trade secret legislative reform with Prof. Huang Wushuang of East China University of […]
ABA Comments on Service Invention Regulations Released to the Public
Attached are the the comments on service inventor remuneration draft regulation prepared by the ABA’s sections on International Law and Intellectual Property Law. The draft regulations were released for comment in early April. […]
Several China IP and Trade Opportunities Open in the DC Area
USPTO just announced on May 6 a position opening as a “Program Specialist” handling Intellectual Property Exchanges with China. There are two position descriptions. The positions involve developing and implementing multiple year training […]
ABA Comments on Patent Law Amendments Available
Attached are the comments of the Intelletual Property Law and International Law sections of the American Bar Association on the SIPO draft patent law amendments. A translation of the amendments was previously posted here.
UC-Irvine Hosts China IP Program May 15, 2015
The Southern California District Export Council will be sponsoring, and University of California – Irvine will be hosting a program on May 15, 2015 on “What You Must Know to Protect Your Intellectual […]
Chinese Judge Gives Special Consideration to Internet in Wechat Trademark Decision
A recent Beijing IP Court decision on “weixin” ( the Chinese name of WeChat) trademark has attracted wide discussion and debate in China. On March 11, the Beijing IP Court issued its first […]
USPTO/SIPO Program on Patent Licensing and Technology Transfer – A Quick Readout on a 41 Billion Dollar Business
A China-U.S. Joint Seminar on Patent Licensing and Technology Transfer was jointly hosted by SIPO and USPTO at SIPO’s China Intellectual Property Training Center in Beijing on April 15, 2015. The focus […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 