USPTO has canceled 3100 patent applications in a fraudulent scheme that is similar to prior actions taken against Chinese originating trademarks that benefitted from subsidies.
FRANKENSTEIN TRADEMARK AGENTS FILING FROM CHINA!
A Chinese firm submits trademark applications that indicate a deceased US trademark lawyer is their agent. How should USPTO discipline this type of activity to better protect its operations, users of the system, and reduce fraud?
Slouching Towards Innovation – A Survey of the Surveys on China’s IP Environment
Here is a summary of the business surveys on IP protection in China, drawn from the European Chamber of Commerce in China, Business Confidence Survey 2015 (June, 2015), the US China Business […]
The Scotch Whisky Victory for Trademarks
On September 17, the Scotch Whisky Association announced a significant anti-counterfeiting victory in the Anqing Intermediate Court in Anhui Province. The case is Scotch Whisky Association vs. Anhui Guangyu Packaging Company Ltd., […]
Chinese Customs’ Annual Report and What It Suggest for Corporate IP Strategies
Chinese Customs published its 2014 Report on the Situation for IP Protection last month. The report summarizes the current situation for Customs protection of IP in China as follows: The vast majority […]
A Hot Tale of Cool Teas
Just recently the lunar calendar passed into the period of “Grain Rain”((谷雨, guyu) in China. This is a time of increasing temperature and high humidity, which is ideal for growing grains. The temperature […]
IPR Model Cases: Part of the Long Journey towards IPR Case Law with “Chinese Characteristics”?
Late last month the SPC published a list of eight model cases (Dianxing Anli,典型案例). The cases highlight some important new trends in the court, and also suggest directions that the court is […]
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% […]
Collecting Evidence from China in US-Based IP Litigation
One of my students, Minying Yu, just had her note “Benefit of the Doubt: Obstacles to Discovery in Claims Against Chinese Counterfeiters.” published in this month’s Fordham Law Review. The note addresses […]
What Has Been the Impact of the Trademark Law on Trademark Litigation
Since China’s WTO accession, trademark litigation has boomed along with nearly other IPR-related statistics. From 2002 to 2011, all levels of court accept the trademark civil disputes over 45,706 cases, with an […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 