Intellectual property rights office

The fair opened in Beijing on Friday. It is the first major international economic and trade event held both online and offline by China since the COVID-19 outbreak. … [Read more...] about IP rights under protection at China intl services trade fair

This year will also be remembered for a huge opening-up of Chinese financial markets. On Jan 1, overseas firms were allowed to set up their own futures trading entities and foreign insurers were allowed to set up 100 percent-owned units offering life insurance. Starting in April, foreigners could apply to set up 100 percent-owned mutual funds. Beginning Dec 1, global investment banks will be able to carry out banking business in China without needing a Chinese joint-venture partner. … [Read more...] about Progress in phase-one trade deal talks signals hope

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As a result of these efforts in promoting patenting, he said that 65 per cent of the patents that came out in 2019 were through the office, adding that the office has saved over N79.3 billion naira between the years 2015 to 2019 that would have left the shores of the nation as capital flight through its strict regulatory role. … [Read more...] about NOTAP boss touts investment in research and development for growth

The National Intellectual Property Administration and foreign intellectual property offices have adopted the Patent Prosecution Highway project to speed up the examination pace of patent applications submitted by foreign applicants and facilitate foreign companies to obtain patents in China as soon as possible, Long said. … [Read more...] about China provides international companies strong IP protection

Ortagus's statement earlier Wednesday said, "The United States will not tolerate the PRC's (People Republic of China) violations of our sovereignty and intimidation of our people, just as we have not tolerated the PRC's unfair trade practices, theft of American jobs, and other egregious behavior. President Trump insists on fairness and reciprocity in US-China relations." … [Read more...] about US orders closure of Chinese consulate in Houston

Prior to joining the White House Counsel’s Office, Mr. Katsas was a partner at Jones Day, where he specialized in civil and appellate litigation. He has argued more than 75 appeals, including cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and every Federal appellate court. From 2001 to 2009, Mr. Katsas served in many senior positions in the U.S. Department of Justice, including Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division and Acting Associate Attorney General. In 2009, he was awarded the Edmund Randolph award for outstanding service, the highest award bestowed by the Department. Earlier in his career, Mr. Katsas served as a law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas, both at the District of Columbia Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court, and to Judge Edward Becker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Katsas earned his A.B. from Princeton University and his J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he was an executive editor of the Harvard Law Review. … [Read more...] about Trump’s New Supreme Court List Includes Diverse Array of Conservative All-stars

‘The umbrella company that produced the line, Richards & Appleby, has had financial difficulties due in part to years of Brexit insecurity. As a result, it has been winding up many of its associations, which included us. Joan hopes a buyer will come along that has the ability to realise its full potential.’ … [Read more...] about Buckingham Palace wants to stop Prince Charles’ butler from calling himself ‘royal butler’ (… well, the Queen did ban Harry and Meghan from using ‘royal’ when they quit official duties)

The deeper context of this spat is the cycle of hostile tit-for-tat exchanges between Washington and Beijing, principally tariff wars in the realm of trade, but extending to human rights and China’s COVID-19 response. On the one hand the Trump administration might have overreached in this broad-brush policy, perhaps sweeping up innocent researchers with no more than nominal association with a government-affiliated academic entity in China. However, it is more than likely, given the successive industrial espionage incidents that have been prosecuted by the U.S., that potential spies or saboteurs are facing removal proceedings too. Ultimately, countries such as China and Russia, which have arguably sought to interfere in the U.S.’s domestic affairs, could be facing a blowback. However, given the pressure-cooker conditions in U.S. politics due to an imminent election, there is a strong likelihood of a heavy-handed response to any further suspicions of foreign interference, … [Read more...] about Pushback: On U.S. revoking visa to Chinese students

On Friday afternoon, days after fires exploded across her state, killing an untold number, consuming a million acres of land, and transforming the sky above Portland, Oregon, into the most hazardous air on the planet, Gov. Kate Brown sat down in front of the media to give an update. About a half a million people — 10% of the state’s population — were under some kind of evacuation warning. The sparkling late summer sun and blue skies of a few days before had been blotted out by smoke. A “mass fatality” incident was possible, a state official cautioned, given the number of people still missing. … [Read more...] about Fires Are Bringing Portland’s Summer Of Discontent To A Terrible End