On August 3, 2012, the NPC passed the revised Civil Procedure Law. This is the third time that the CPL has been amended since it was first enacted in 1991. The new […]
Crossing the River by Feeling the IP Stones: How China’s Civil Procedure System Benefits from Reforms Made in IP Civil Litigation
Project Leader Innovation and Technology
From the swissnex Linkedin Posting where more information and link to application is available: swissnex China, the Swiss science and technology outpost in China is hiring a project leader for innovation and […]
ABA’s Comments on Fifth Draft of SAIC IPR Guidelines
Attached are the ABA’s comments on the Fifth Draft of SAIC’s Guidelines on IPR and Antimonopoly Law. The guidelines are still largely for internal use, but I am sure the ABA’s thoughtful […]
What the Data Says About Trade Secret Litigation in China
Trade Secret matters have become a hot bilateral topic, involving some high profile companies, like Sinovel, and engagement at the level of the Secretaries of State and Treasury, in their Strategic and […]
What Has Been the Impact of the Trademark Law on Trademark Litigation
Since China’s WTO accession, trademark litigation has boomed along with nearly other IPR-related statistics. From 2002 to 2011, all levels of court accept the trademark civil disputes over 45,706 cases, with an […]
Foreign IP Litigation in China: How Important Is It?
Here’s some humbling data drawn from the Annual Judgment Data of the Supreme People’s Court (2011). These data are a reminder that the IP docket is a small part of the overall […]
Judicial Trends in Beijing … and Countercyclical Trends
The Beijing Intellectual Property Institute, which is run by former Judge Cheng Yongshun (www.bipi.org) reports the following data on the Beijing IP litigation for the first half of 2012:
Third Draft of the Copyright Law Amendments Undergoing Internal Review
The Berkeley Center for Law and Technology hosted a program on IP developments in China, including a discussion concerning the proposed revisions to China’s copyright law. A useful powerpoint by Ma Xiaogang, […]
New State Council Opinion on Improving Administrative/Criminal IPR Enforcement Coordination
On September 12 the State Council Standing Committee, chaired by Wen Jiabao, passed a new “Opinion on Concerning How to Improve The Work of Coordinating Administrative and Criminal Enforcement in Striking At […]
SENIOR ATTORNEY U.S. DOJ ANTITRUST DIVISION FOREIGN COMMERCE SECTION
About the Office: The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, is seeking a highly qualified attorney to serve as a senior Attorney in its Foreign Commerce Section. This attorney would be responsible […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 