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, […]
The US Patent and Trademark Office has posted an Attorney Adviser position on Chinese IP matters. The position is open for applicants now and closes January 30, 2014. The position is open […]
A vacancy announcement for the Attorney-Adviser (Intellectual Property Rights) position at the US Consulate in Shanghai, China opened today (10/30/2013) and will close on 11/12/2013. The job can be viewed on https://www.usajobs.gov job announcement number: […]
Attached are English and Chinese versions of a speech by USPTO Acting Director Teresa Rea that was first delivered at China Pharmaceutical University earlier this month. The speech underscores the challenges for innovative pharmaceutical companies in […]
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 […]
Director Kappos wrote about the efforts undertaken by the USPTO in cooperation with China on its trademark issues. You can read the post here.
From Director’s Forum: David Kappos’ Public Blog: On Sept 10, 2012 the USPTO was privileged to host Minister Zhou Bohua and his senior delegation from the State Administrative for Industry and Commerce […]
I sat down with Nam Ngô Thiên (Chinese name: 吴天南, Wu Tiennan) (picture above) on Sept 15 in Beijing, fortunate to catch him on a recent visit back to Beijing since his […]
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 U.S. government position as Attorney-Advisor (Intellectual Property Rights) in Beijing, China opened on 08/17/2012 and will close on 09/04/2012. The job can be viewed on http://www.usajobs.gov/ job announcement number: ITA-FSHR-2012-0030 The […]
Mark Allen Cohen (柯恒} is a Distinguished Senior Fellow, Director and Lecturer of the Asia IP Project at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology at the University of California, Berkeley. In total, he has nearly 40 years of private sector, public sector, etc., in-house and academic experience on IPR issues in China, including numerous publications and awards. This is his private blog.
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