According to a Joint Statement issued by SIPO and DPMA, the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) experimental zone was set up on Jan. 23, 2012. This program, unlike the PPH between SIPO and […]
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH): experimental zone between State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and Deutsches Patent-und Markenamt (DPMA)
The Other Chinese Patent Development: China’s Autumnal Patent “Hook”
It is 2012, and China’s State Intellectual Property Office (“SIPO”) has once again released its end of the year data on patent filings for the year. While patent data and scientific citation […]
中国第一个跨国专利申请人 China’s First Overseas Patent Filer?
English Version 梅振魁医生(1862-1924)并不是专职的发明家，而其于1908年的针对栗子的加强版坚果钳子的专利（“坚果钳子附件”，USPN883，558）实际上是他被大众所知的唯一一项注册专利。
China’s First Overseas Patent Filer?
Dr. Jin Fuey Moy (梅振魁; Mei Zhenkui, 1862-1924) was not principally an inventor, and his 1908 patent on an enhanced nutcracker for chestnuts (“Attachment for Nutcrackers”, USPN 883,558) is in fact, the […]
Brief recap of “Patents, Trade, and Innovation in China”
Attached is the speech by USPTO Director David Kappos from the joint Fordham/George Washington University conference on IP, innovation and trade issues in China on December 13. USPTO Director Kappos was introduced […]
China Transitions: Where People Went in 2011, And Where They Are Headed
Looking back on 2011 and into 2012, it has been a year with considerable transition for individuals following IP issues in China. There were some important lateral changes in the private sector. […]
The China Challenge
In testimony on December 13, 2011 before the Congressional Executive Commission on China on the 10th anniversary of China’s WTO accession, former Under Secretary Grand Aldonas, stated that our “two countries operate […]
China and Innovation: Should the West be Worried?
Welcome to my blog: ChinaIPR. This domain has been revived after almost a decade in the dark. I hope the blog will be a meeting place for data-driven, informed discussions on IP […]
Welcome
Welcome to the China IPR blog published by me, Mark Allen Cohen. With over 25 years private, public sector, in house and academic experience on IPR issues in China, I aim to […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 