The US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC has recently posted a job as Senior Director, China. The position requires; 10+ years’ China-related experience; a broad network of contacts in the United […]
Comings and Goings: US Chamber and CISAC
Truth or False: Dream of the Red Chamber and the Terra Cotta Warriors
“When falsehood stands for truth, truth likewise becomes false.” — Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber A French author has challenged the authenticity of the Terra Cotta figures in Xi’an, suggesting […]
The Door Opens Wider on Administrative Enforcement Transparency
The State Council recently promulgated its notice of its “Trial Opinion” on Making Publicly Available According to Law Information on Administrative Penalties Concerning the Production and Sale of Fake, Counterfeit and Sub-standard […]
Pharmaceutical Patent Linkage: Are Rumors of Its Death Premature?
At the end of last year, I noted that CFDA’s proposed new Drug Registration Rule could spell the end of China’s limited patent linkage regime. A new public comment draft of the […]
New Trademark Related Judicial Guidance and E-Commerce Enforcement Rule
Joe Simone at Simone Intellectual Property Services, has shared a translation of the recent Beijing Higher People’s Court Guidance on Hearing Trademark Administrative Cases (Jan. 2014). In view of the high number […]
New TRAB Rules in Translation
USPTO has kindly made available an unofficial translation of the proposed new rules of the TRAB that were recently released for public comment. Here they are. My original blog on the Rules […]
A Basic IPR Law for China?
Is China now considering the adoption of an integrated Basic IPR Law? And what would that mean to existing legislative efforts? The idea of a basic law on IP has been under […]
Two Early US Presidents and Chinese IP
Today is President’s Day in the United States, named after George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and I pay a brief tribute to the role of these two presidents in bilateral IP issues. […]
China’s Patent Maintenance Crisis
He conquers, who endures. – Persius Does the growth of China’s patent office mean that China is “out-innovating” the West, as some commentators would suggest? Patent applications, patent grants, and analyses of […]
Survey on Choice of Governing Law in China-Related Contracts
This is from Susan Finder via the Chinalaw listserve: Practical Law China has prepared a brief survey on choice of governing law in China-related contracts. Practical Law China would be very grateful if you […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 