What are the impacts of the resolution and spirits of the recent Third Plenum of the 18th Communist Party on rule of law in China, particularly commercial rule of law and IP? […]
Forecasting the Impact of the Third Plenum on IP Adjudication
December 11 in Beijing – International Program on Utility Model Patents
On December 11, SIPO, USPTO and other patent offices (Japan, EPO, Germany and Korea) as well as companies and their counsel will be participating in an exciting international utility model program at […]
Vice President Biden and Pharmaceutical Innovation
Innovative pharmaceutical companies have been facing a number of challenges in obtaining or maintaining patents in China. One of these issues has involved progressively more restrictive interpretations of Art. 26.3 of the […]
Entry Level Position at the WTO Secretariat to Work on TRIPS Matters
The TRIPS Division of the WTO Secretariat is seeking candidates for an entry level position for people interested in working on the intersection of international intellectual property rules and trade in the […]
Ministry of Commerce IP Program in DC December 5
Chen Fuli, IP Attaché at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC the morning of December 5. The program is free of charge, but seating may be limited. You should RSVP at: lishuai@mofcom.gov.cn. […]
Qualcomm Subject of AML Investigation – Other Developments on the Way
China’s use of the Antimonopoly Law to deal with pricing for royalties may have taken another turn with recent launch of an Antimonopoly Law investigation by the National Development and Reform Commission […]
Through a Glass Less Darkly: China’s March to Administrative Enforcement Transparency
On November 20, the State Council, at an executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang, approved the “Opinion on Making Publicly Available According to Law Information on Administrative Penalties Concerning the Production […]
The End of Year Hook in Administrative Patent Enforcement?
Along with Prof. Zhen Lei of Penn State, I have previously blogged about the late autumn surge in patent filings in China, in 2012, as well as in prior years. This autumnal […]
Third Annual George Washington University Law School China IP Program
This December 11th, George Washington University will host its third annual China IP Conference. Registration is free. The program follows the format of a moderated “public discussion” involving emerging IP topics of […]
IPR Model Cases: Part of the Long Journey towards IPR Case Law with “Chinese Characteristics”?
Late last month the SPC published a list of eight model cases (Dianxing Anli,典型案例). The cases highlight some important new trends in the court, and also suggest directions that the court is […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 