According to the official central Chinese government website, on December 5, 2018, Premier Li Keqiang chaired a State Council meeting which cleared the long awaited proposed draft of the patent law amendments. […]
The TPP’s IP Challenge for China

The release of the TPP text on November 5, 2015 has caused many friends in Chinese IP colleagues to wonder what implications, if any, there are for China’s development of its IP […]
Second US-China IPR Cooperation Dialogue Report Released

The 2014-15 US – China IP Cooperation Dialogue report has been just released by the US Chamber of Commerce. The Chinese title: 中美知识产权学者对话纪要. Here is a link to last year’s report for comparison. […]
Pharmaceutical Patent Linkage: Are Rumors of Its Death Premature?
At the end of last year, I noted that CFDA’s proposed new Drug Registration Rule could spell the end of China’s limited patent linkage regime. A new public comment draft of the […]