July 28, 2021 Last Week in Texas with Michael Smith This week, Michael walks us through bad meet-and-confer tactics, the impact that termination of the patent pilot program is having on the Northern District, and trial tactics during COVID.
Michael Smith, Last Week in Texas | How to lose your discovery motion, and the end of patent litigation in the Northern District?
Mark Cohen | Is US government policy undermining patent rights in China?
July 29, 2021 Mark Cohen, AsiaIP/Berkeley Law US trade representatives have been focusing their attention on getting the Chinese government to adopt criminal and administrative sanctions for IP theft. What does this focus mean for patent infringement? And what should US companies do about it? Related article: The Criminal Bias in U.S. Intellectual Property Diplomacy