As I noted recently, a Beijing district court recently decided that live broadcasts of sports events can be protected under China’s copyright law (June 30, 2015). Only a few weeks earlier, a […]
Draft JI Issued by SPC for Action Preservation Measures in IP and Competition Law Matters
On February 26, the Supreme People’s Court published for public Comment a draft SPC Judicial Interpretation on Concrete Issues in Application of Law in Determination of Action Preservation Measures in Intellectual Property […]
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 […]
Comments on the PRC Trademark Law Amendments
by Joe Simone The National People’s Congress (NPC) issued a draft revision of the PRC’s Trademark Law for public comment in December, setting a deadline of January 31, 2013, for the […]
“Case Filing” In China’s Courts and Their Impact on IP Cases
In my experience over the past decade and in talking to local IP courts in China, the IPR judges have for the most part been very forthcoming, knowledgeable and engaging. However, their […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 