Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Ramirez recently delivered a speech on “Standards-Essential Patents and Licensing: An Antitrust Enforcement Perspective at Georgetown University’s Global Antitrust Conference” (Sept. 10, 2014). Here’s what she said […]
FTC Chairwoman Ramirez on China’s Approach to Licensing Standards Essential Patents in China
UK Concludes Week of IP Activities in China
Both the United States and the UK just recently concluded a week of activities on IP issues. Here’s a summary of the UK activities: Baroness Neville-Rolfe, the UK Minister for IP, led […]
Withering Problems in China’s Patent Drive? – The Latest from SIPO
SIPO’s six month report on patent filings, available on line in China shows some surprising data for the first six months of 2014. Regionally, Jiangsu and Beijing are in the number 1 […]
Loyola – Los Angeles Hosts US-China IP Summit November 7
Loyola University Law School is hosting the third annual US-China IP Summit November 7. Here is how Loyola describes the conference: “The 3rd US-China IP Conference will bring together senior policymakers, academics […]
ABA Comments on Patent Judicial Intepretation (2)
The American Bar Association has released its comments on the recently released draft judicial interpretation (JI) on patent litigation, no. 2, available here. Articles 1, 10 and 24 deal with patent law […]
Specialized IP Courts Established in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou; Song Xiaoming New Chief IP Judge
According to Xinhua, on August 31, the NPC passed legislation establishing specialized IP courts (http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2014-08/31/c_1112298943.htm) (“Decision of the NPC Standing Committee on Establishing Specialized IP Courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou”) As […]
The Real Mischief of Tianjin’s Patenting Police Chief
Many media, including the Wall Street Journal, have reported on Tianjin police chief, Wu Changshun 武長順, who seems to be following in the footsteps of Chengdu police chief Wang Lijun, 王立军 as […]
Further Developments in Specialized IP Courts
According to a recent article by Harry Yang (杨成） at http://npc.people.com.cn/n/2014/0825/c14576-25535722.html, the NPC is discussing establishing specialized IP courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, based on a draft submitted by the Supreme […]
ABA’s Comments on Patent Judicial Interpretation
The American Bar Association has just released its comments on the recent SPC Judicial Interpretation on patent disputes (part 1), available here: ABA_Comments_China SPC_JI-1-_on_Patent_Disputes
SPECIALIZED IP COURTS ABOUT TO LAUNCH IN THREE CITIES – AND ARE THEY GOOD FOR FOREIGNERS?
Recent Chinese efforts at developing specialized IP courts and in promoting greater judicial independence suggest that the system may significantly improve in the years ahead. According to press reports, some of these […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 