Thomson Reuters/Derwent has just published its 2014 State of Innovation Report. This report analyzes 12 key technology areas and offers some interesting observations about China’s growing global role in patenting and innovation. […]
US-China IP Cooperation Dialogue Report Released
The “US-China IP Cooperation Dialogue Report” was released last week. The Report was prepared by experts from both the US and China, including co-chairs Professor Liu Chuntian of Renmin University and Joseph […]
USPTO Working Paper on Growth in China’s Patent Filings
The Office of the Chief Economist at USPTO has published a working paper on “Perspectives on the growth in Chinese patent applications to the USPTO” (Working Paper No. 2014-1, by Alan Marco, […]
First Guiding Case on Intellectual Property
Stanford’s Mei Gechik reports through Don Clarke’s Chinalaw listserve that Stanford’s Guiding Case project has just made available an English translation of the first guiding case on intellectual property: Shenzhen Siruiman Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. v. Shenzhen Kengzi […]
Huawei/InterDigital Appeal Affirms Shenzhen Lower Court on Standards Essential Patent
One of the hot on-going disputes on IP in China and the world is the relationship between standardization and intellectual property, particularly the role of standards essential patents (SEP’s) when a licensor […]
The New Swiss-China FTA: What It May Mean for IPR in China
China signed its first FTA with a European country, Switzerland on July 6, 2013. The FTA is a significant advance in China’s trade diplomacy with the West since China’s FTA with New […]
AMERICAN CHAMBER’S BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY 2013
The American Chamber of Commerce in China (AMCHAM) released its 2013 China Business Climate Survey Report. The report is a compilation of survey feedback received from 325 respondents in varying sectors: 31% […]
Pop Quiz on Chinese IP
Winter semester is back in session. How would you fare on this pop quiz on Chinese IP? True or false: 1. The first patent filed in the United States by someone from […]
ABA Comments on Draft Regulatory Measures on National Standards Involving Patents (interim)
American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law and Section of International Law have issued draft comments on the Draft Regulatory Measures on National Standards Involving Patents.
Understanding Service Inventions – Data
I recently gave a talk on service inventions in China – inventions made while in the employ of a company, using its materials and tools. SIPO has published a draft of its […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 