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October 23, 2006
Chinese Patent Owners in U.S. Courts
This FT article avers that Chinese have begun to "aggressively" protect their patent rights in the U.S. Unfortunately, the writer does not attempt to quantify the assertion, giving perspective through context, but relies entirely on a few quotes from American lawyers whose firms would very much like to drive that business.
The mere fact that Chinese make use of the American court system isn't news. One remembers stories of a similar ilk about Japan and Taiwan in the 70s and 80s. Of more importance is the extent to which the Chinese have become "aggressive" pursuers of patent rights -- if indeed they have -- and not in comparison to a past devoid of such legal behavior, but to similar high-growth economies in their hey-day, such as Japan and the little Tigers.
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The weirdest thing about this article is that this lawsuit was brought back in February. I even blogged on it back then, here: http://www.chinalawblog.com/chinalawblog/2006/02/man_bites_dog_c.html. Why FT's sudden interest now? Must have been a slow news day.
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at October 25, 2006 6:32 AM
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