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) […]
New SAIC Draft of IP Abuse Rules to Be Released 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 […]
Call for Papers on Internet Governance
From Rogier Creemers and the Chinalaw listserve run by Don Clarke comes the attached call for papers on Internet governance in China for China Perspectives. China Perspectives is an anonymously peer-reviewed academic […]
NDRC, IP and China’s Plans for 2014
The NDRC released to the public last week its Notice of Its Opinion on Key Tasks on Deepening Economic Reform in 2014 (国务院批转发展改革委关于2014年深化经济体制改革重点任务意见的通知) (dated April 30, 2014, released May 20, 2014) (http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2014-05/20/content_8818.htm). […]
InterDigital Settles With NDRC
According to a May 22 press release (http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140522-903952.html) , InterDigital has settled antimonopoly charges with the National Development and Reform Commission of China. InterDigital’s commitments regarding licensing of its patent portfolio for […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 