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 […]
Qualcomm Subject of AML Investigation – Other Developments on the Way
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 […]
European IP Project – IP Key – Hiring and Internship Opportunities in Beijing
This email comes from the China Law listserve, via Dan Prud’homme: “IP Key (“Intellectual Property: A Key to Sustainable Competitiveness”) is a three year project running from July 2013 – June 2016 intended […]
2014-15 Teaching Fellowships at Peking University School of Transnational Law in Shenzhen, China
Peking University’s School of Transnational Law in Shenzhen, China, is looking to appoint up to ten C.V. Starr Lecturers (CVSLs) in its Transnational Legal Practice Program. The program provides first-year and second-year students with […]
Position Vacancy: USPTO Attaché at US Consulate in Shanghai
A vacancy announcement for the Attorney-Adviser (Intellectual Property Rights) position at the US Consulate in Shanghai, China opened today (10/30/2013) and will close on 11/12/2013. The job can be viewed on https://www.usajobs.gov job announcement number: […]
Huawei/InterDigital Appeal Affirms Shenzhen Lower Court on Standards Essential Patents
One of the hot on-going disputes on IP in China and the world is the relationship between standardization and intellectual property, particularly the role of standards essential patents (SEP’s) when a licensor […]
Design Patent Protection Becomes Available for GUI’s
After several years of discussion, China has decided to provide design patent protection for graphical user interfaces. Proposed revisions to the patent examination guidelines of SIPO have been placed on the State […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 