Will China ultimately introduce civil procedures to guarantee that evidence not only won’t be manipulated or adulterated, but that it will also be produced to an adverse party? What would such procedures […]
IP Discovery With “Chinese Characteristics”
China’s Upward Path In Innovating: What Global Patent Data Shows
Thomson Reuters/Derwent has just published its 2014 State of Innovation Report. This report analyzes 12 key technology areas and offers some interesting observations about China’s growing global role in patenting and innovation. […]
Judge Rader Announces His Retirement
Judge Rader announced his retirement from the Bench today June 13, 2014 in a notice posted on the website Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and effective at the end of […]
New SAIC Draft of IP Abuse Rules to Be Released for Public Comment
According to press reports, SAIC is set to release on Wednesday June 11 a new draft of its SAIC Rules on Ceasing Abuse of Intellectual Property That Eliminate or Restrict Competition (Draft for Public Comment) […]
Jail House Inventors and Fake Jail Infringements
Here’s another IPR oddity: the jail house innovator. Both China and the United States have them. The Chinese government, like many other governments, has had policies for reducing criminal sentences for a […]
State Council Legislative Affairs Office Releases NCA Draft of Copyright Law for Public Comment
On June 6, 2014 the State Council Legislative Affairs Office (SCLAO) released the entire draft and explanation of the copyright law revision that had previously been submitted by the National Copyright Administration (NCA) to […]
Principled, Informed and Respectful: My “Secret” for Working with China
I recently gave a talk at the US Chamber of Commerce where I revealed my principles for working with Chinese policy makers on IP and trade issues. Several seasoned “China hands” […]
Mike Mangelson Joins USPTO Team in Shanghai -欢迎！
The news is out about the new USPTO offiical in China. Although it will be a few more months before Mike is sent to Shanghai to serve as the IP officer at […]
Open Sesame for Open Access
Following on the heels of efforts of the United States in early 2013 to increase access to federally funded research, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Natural Science Foundation of China […]
SIPO’s Data Shows Continued High Demand for IP Information in China
SIPO recently published its 2013 data on hits on Chinese government IP websites. Overall, there were 2,974,407,259 hits on Chinese government IP system portal websites in 2013. Total numbers of distinct on […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 