The 2013 “Suzhou-Silicon Valley” International Innovation Conference will be held in Suzhou, China on July 7-8, 2013. The Conference is jointly organized by the Center for Enterprise Innovation and Development at Soochow […]
Call for Paper – 2013 “Suzhou-Silicon Valley-Beijing” International Innovation Conference
China as an IP Stakeholder

The USPTO and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit May 28-30 co-sponsored an intellectual property adjudication program with Renmin University of China, the China Law Society, the Bar, and […]
Legal Specialist Position Open at U.S. Embassy
The U.S. Embassy in Beijing is seeking an individual for the position of Legal Specialist with the Political Section. This position works with the U.S. Department of Justice in Beijing. Information can […]
New China IP Positions
With the summer almost upon us, the tours of many diplomats posted overseas are slated to end. No less so with IPR-diplomats. Chris Adams will be departing from his post as USTR’s […]
Understanding China’s New Environment for Intellectual Property
On April 11th, Fordham Law School held its first China focused IP Conference, “Understanding China’s New Environment for Intellectual Property”. The program covered a range of issues, from patenting trends, to challenges […]
Another Early Chinese “Imperial” Patentee: Young Kie Buell
In our posting of 2012/01/12 (“China’s First Overseas Patent Filer?”), we talked about Jin Fuey Moy, the first Chinese citizen who filed a patent application in the United States. In fact, there […]
Simulating the China IPR Enforcement case
For the past few years, I have been conducting moot court simulations of DS/362, the WTO US-China IPR “enforcement case” with students and colleagues at Fordham University and elsewhere. The heart of […]
SIPO announces Annual Strategy and Plans of Implementation for Intellectual Property in 2012
April 26 is International IP day, and in anticipation of the day, Chinese state agencies are announcing plans for intellectual property, releasing statistics, and holding conferences. The activities during this month are […]
Official announcement of the FCBA Bench and Bar Program in Beijing

The Federal Circuit Bar has just posted the formal announcement of its Bench and Bar program with the China Law Society, which will be hosted at Renmin University May 28-30, with the […]
Russia and China Conclude a Patent Prosecution Highway
After a bilateral meeting between China State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and Russia Federal Intellectual Property Office (FIPO), China and Russia concluded a Memorandum of Understanding on Patent Prosecution Highway between the […]