“China tackling ‘bad faith’ trademark hoarding, squatting rules to protect IP, be more attractive to investment” – Nonresident senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts quoted in the South China Morning Post
In order to encourage investment and tackle trademark squatting, China is proposing changes to its Trademark Law amidst a massive ramping up of patents. According to Dexter Tiff Roberts, who was quoted on July 2, “One recent change is that China patents everything, even stuff you wouldn’t expect.”