Prof. Peter Yu has written a useful summary of China’s patent developments over the past 30 years and before called “Building the Ladder: Three Decades of Development of the Chinese Patent System,” which […]
Building the Ladder: China’s Patent System Over the Past 30 Years
China’s Overlooked National Reading Survey Report
One of the useful, but neglected, empirical sources on copyright issues in China is China’s National Reading Survey Report. The most recent volume that I have is from 2009. It was published […]
Update on National Academies and Standardization
I went to the National Academies program on October 3 on Standardization and Intellectual Property, and served as a commenter on the presentations on standardization in the developing world – a link […]
Job Announcement: Chief of Party, JURIS project
China The Asia Foundation, an international non-governmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, and open Asia-Pacific region, is seeking a Chief of Party for its Justice Under Rule of […]
P&G Posts IP Position in Beijing
Procter & Gamble is hiring for Counsel or Patent Advisor in Intellectual Property in Legal in Beijing as part of their Asia Innovation Group. The position requires a patent background. Here’s the link: […]
National Academies and Standardization in China
On October 3 the National Academies are hosting a program on “Management of Intellectual Property in Standards Setting Processes”. The China paper by Dan Breznitz and Michael Murphree, entitled “Shaking Grounds? Technology […]
Ministry of Commerce Engages in China IPR-Related Outreach in the US in September
Attached is a schedule of programs this week on China IPR related matters as part of a Ministry of Commerce delegation to the U.S. This is a comprehensive interagency delegation, and the […]
USPTO and SAIC Engagement on IP Issues
From Director’s Forum: David Kappos’ Public Blog: On Sept 10, 2012 the USPTO was privileged to host Minister Zhou Bohua and his senior delegation from the State Administrative for Industry and Commerce […]
Au Revoir (Zaijian) – Nam Ngô Thiên and Welcome (Huanying) – Jared Ragland

I sat down with Nam Ngô Thiên (Chinese name: 吴天南, Wu Tiennan) (picture above) on Sept 15 in Beijing, fortunate to catch him on a recent visit back to Beijing since his […]
Debating Chinese Innovation At Davos
The Chinese “Summer Davos” just ended yesterday (Sept. 12) in Tianjin with Premier Wen Jiabao, several heads of state and senior leaders, Thomas Friedman, and many CEO’s and leading business officials attending […]