It is rare that I can blog on a patent issue in China that has implications reaching far beyond intellectual property, to property rights and civil law, WTO and TRIPS, and even […]
IP Tourism: Part II
As summer comes to an end with the Labor Weekend in the US, we round out our IP Tourism list with the rest of our recommendations:
A Quick Read of the AML IPR Enforcement Guidelines (Fifth Draft)
As China becomes more of a stakeholder in the IP system, and no longer sees itself as a passive player, how will its perspective on the relationship between intellectual property and antitrust […]
Patent Law Revisions Up for Public Comment
SIPO has just made its proposed draft of revisions to the patent law (fourth amendment?) available on line. With these sets of amendments, China is now in various stages of revising all major IP […]
China to Provide Financial Incentives For Filing Patent Applications Abroad
On April 14, 2012, China’s Ministry of Finance issued the new “Measures for the Administration of Special Funds for Subsidizing Foreign Patent Applications,” effective on the day of issuance to replace the […]
China as an IP Stakeholder
The USPTO and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit May 28-30 co-sponsored an intellectual property adjudication program with Renmin University of China, the China Law Society, the Bar, and […]
SIPO announces Annual Strategy and Plans of Implementation for Intellectual Property in 2012
April 26 is International IP day, and in anticipation of the day, Chinese state agencies are announcing plans for intellectual property, releasing statistics, and holding conferences. The activities during this month are […]
Official announcement of the FCBA Bench and Bar Program in Beijing
The Federal Circuit Bar has just posted the formal announcement of its Bench and Bar program with the China Law Society, which will be hosted at Renmin University May 28-30, with the […]
Russia and China Conclude a Patent Prosecution Highway
After a bilateral meeting between China State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and Russia Federal Intellectual Property Office (FIPO), China and Russia concluded a Memorandum of Understanding on Patent Prosecution Highway between the […]
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 […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 