The “US-China IP Cooperation Dialogue Report” was released last week. The Report was prepared by experts from both the US and China, including co-chairs Professor Liu Chuntian of Renmin University and Joseph […]
US-China IP Cooperation Dialogue Report Released
A Tale of Many Watersheds
Joseph Sternberg of the Wall Street Journal reported a few days ago that a European company, Ineos, has decided to bring a law suit against a Chinese State Owned Enterprise, Sinopec, for […]
The Problem of “Mountain Stronghold” Teas
How many corrupted officials have got their Ph.D. from corrupted Universities in China?”, asks Sun Yifei, a professor of geography at Calstate Northridge, on the Google S&T and Innovation in China page. The […]
SIPO Amends Exam Guidelines to Provide Design Patent Protection For GUI’s
As I previously blogged, SIPO was considering amending its patent examination guidelines to permit design patent protection for graphical user interfaces (GUI’s). The new examination guidelines were promulgated by SIPO on March […]
USPTO China Team Attorney-Advisor Position Opens
USPTO has announced a position for US citizens on the China team. Here is the link: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/364794400 . The position requires US citizenship, a law degree, knowledge and experience in intellectual property and the […]
Oklahoma Attorney General Sues Chinese Company For Use of PIrated Software
On Thursday March 13, Oklahoma joined the expanding list of US states that are utilizing their state competition laws to address products sold in their markets that enjoy an unfair competitive advantage […]
SAIC Announces Beginning of Revision Process to Anti-Unfair Competition Law
SAIC has announced on its website that it has “formally” begun the topic of revision the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (which includes trade secrets): http://www.saic.gov.cn/fldyfbzdjz/gzdt/201403/t20140303_142680.html. (《反不正当竞争法》修法课题正式启动). According to this press report, the SAIC Competition Enforcement […]
SPC President’s Report on Adjudication Highlights Some Key IPR Judicial Developments
SPC President Zhou Qiang spelled out some key IPR judicial developments in report to the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Consultative Congress on March 10. A full text of the report […]
USPTO Working Paper on Growth in China’s Patent Filings
The Office of the Chief Economist at USPTO has published a working paper on “Perspectives on the growth in Chinese patent applications to the USPTO” (Working Paper No. 2014-1, by Alan Marco, […]
Thomas Jennings and Jin Fuey Moy: Patents for Struggling Minorities – Black History Month
It is black history month in the United States. So here’s a question: what do Thomas Jennings and Jin Fuey Moy have in common? They certainly never met each other. Thomas Jennings […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 