As the mainstream media in the United States continue to pick up on the few ongoing trademark disputes in China, the attention to foreign companies’ trademark troubles build. In an effort to […]
Apple and Michael Jordan draw interest in Chinese Trademark Law
The Proview and Apple Controversy – An Increasingly Tangled Web
The ongoing trademark dispute between Proview and Apple, which has now reached Apple’s home state of California, continues to draw attention around the world. A court in Pudong, Shanghai refused to grant […]
Upcoming events
Please note a few upcoming events, listed mostly in chronological order: On February 28, 2012, Paul Jones and Xu Jing will be speaking in the Strafford live phone/web seminar entitled “IP Litigation […]
Kevin Kozak, US Customs Official Who Supported Engagement With China, Shot By Coworker
I was surprised to read in today’s press that Kevin Kozak, a Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the LA office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was shot by a co-worker. Kevin […]
Confronting Chinese Innovation Mercantilism
Interest in and discussion about innovation practices in China continues. Here’s another upcoming conference, which sounds like it could elicit controversy, from ITIF (the Information Technology and Innovation Forum): “Confronting Chinese Innovation […]
Obama’s New Laboratories for IP Enforcement Involving China
The President mentioned China four times in his State of the Union address on January 24, 2012. Although it’s a bit unclear what his game plan is, it seems that he is […]
Introducing Tom Duke: a brief Q&A
Following our year end review of individuals’ transitions in China’s growing IP field, here is a Q&A with Tom Duke, a new IP officer at the UK Mission: Why did the UK […]
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) emphasizes disclosure of IP information
The newly revised “Regulation of Annual Report for the Growth Enterprises Market (GEM) Board” has now reached the committee stage.[1] Disclosure of IP information will be, for the first time, a point […]
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH): experimental zone between State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and Deutsches Patent-und Markenamt (DPMA)
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 […]
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 […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 