Talks and presentations

Conference Presentations

• “Is Ex-Post Patent Holdup Real in Standard Settings? Evidence from SEP Declarations and Involvement in 3GPP Standard Development,” 2023 European Policy for Intellectual Property, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, Sep. 12, 2023.
• “Is Ex-Post Patent Holdup Real in Standard Settings? Evidence from SEP Declarations and Involvement in 3GPP Standard Development,” 2023 Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Yeshiva University, Cardozo School of Law, New York City, Aug. 4, 2023.
• “Safe Harbors for NFT Platforms Under IP Law,” 15th Annual Intellectual Property Conference, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, July 29, 2023.
• “Copyright Licenses for NFTs in the Metaverse: Characteristics, Examples, and Problems,” Metaverse Law Conference, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, March 14, 2023.
• “Solving Trade Secret Disputes in Chinese Courts: Some Empirical Evidence” & “Advantages and Challenges of Standard Setting Organizations in Open Innovation,” European Policy for Intellectual Property, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (Virtual Panels), Sep. 14-16, 2022.
• “Governing NFT Transactions: An Intellectual Property-Oriented Model,” 20th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Stanford Law School, Stanford, Aug. 12, 2022.
• “Governing NFT Transactions: An Intellectual Property-Oriented Model,” 14th Annual Intellectual Property Conference, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Virtual Panels), July 28, 2022.
• Panelist at “Online Symposium on Trade Secrets for Scholars and Practitioners,” Goldsmiths, University of London, London (Virtual Panels), Feb.25, 2022.
• Panelist at “Global IP Issues,” 65th Annual IP Law Conference, the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Law, Chicago (Virtual Panels), Nov.5, 2021.
• “A Global View on Research Frontiers in Intellectual Property,” Faculty Workshop, the University of Science and Technology Beijing, the School of Social Science and Humanities, Sep. 22, 2021.
• “US-China Policies,” WorldChicago, Chicago (Virtual Panel), Sep. 20, 2021.
• “Do Patent Subsidy Policies Signal to Drive Patenting Propensity?,” European Policy for Intellectual Property, Centre of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Spanish National Research Council, Madrid (Virtual Panels), Sep. 8-10, 2021.
• “Do Patent Subsidy Policies Signal to Drive Patenting Propensity?,” 21th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Yeshiva University, Cardozo School of Law, New York City (Virtual Panels), Aug. 4, 2021.
• “How the Alice Decision Has Affected Bio-Informatics Patent Applications?,” Wiet Life Science Law Scholars Workshop, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, Chicago (Virtual Panels), Sep. 18, 2020.
• Discussant for “Do Patents Enable Disclosure? Evidence from the Invention Secrecy Act,” the 13th Annual Conference on Innovation Economics, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago (Virtual Panels), Aug. 27-28, 2020.
• “Information Asymmetry and the Inefficiency of Informal IP Strategies Within Employment Relationships,” 20th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Stanford Law School, Stanford (Virtual Panels), Aug. 8-9, 2020.
• “Big Data and Empirical Studies on Intellectual Property in the U.S.,” Shanghai International College of Intellectual Property of Tongji University, Shanghai (Virtual Panels), May 28, 2020.
• “The Use of incoPat Patent Litigation Data,” incoPat Group Co., Online, May 13, 2020.
• “New Private Law? Intellectual Property ‘Common-Law Precedents’ in China,” 10th Annual Asia Pacific Innovation Conference, Peking University, Beijing, China, Oct. 10-11, 2019.
• “New Private Law? Intellectual Property ‘Common-Law Precedents’ in China,” 5th Annual Texas A&M Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable, Texas A&M University School of Law, Sep. 27-28, 2019.
• “New Private Law? Intellectual Property ‘Common-Law Precedents’ in China,” 19th Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Depaul University College of Law, Chicago, Aug. 8-9, 2019.
• “Public Interest-Concentrated Legal Reasoning: A Comparative Empirical Analysis of Legal Precedents,” Faculty Workshop, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, July 23, 2019.
• Discussant for “Prioritized Examination and its Impact on Commercialization of Patents,” the 12th Annual Conference on Innovation Economics, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, June 19-20, 2019.
• “How Do Patent Subsidies Drive Patenting by SMEs,” 16th Asia Law Institute Conference, the National University of Singapore, Singapore, June 11-12, 2019.
• “The Chinese Path of the Law with Quasi-Precedents,” ASIL Junior Senior Workshop, Washington and Lee School of Law, Lexington, Virginia, May 13, 2019.
• “The Chinese Path of the Law with Quasi-Precedents,” Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property Thomas Edison Meeting, Orlando, Florida, Jan. 17-18, 2019.
• “How Do Patent Subsidies Drive Patenting by SMEs,” 9th Annual Asia Pacific Innovation Conference, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, India, Dec. 13-14, 2018.
• “How Do Pro-Patent Policies in China Drive Patenting by SMEs?” IP Faculty Workshop, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Nov. 16, 2018.
• “Do Tax Policies Drive SMEs’ R&D in China?” 13th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Nov. 9-Nov. 10, 2018.
• “An Empirical Study of Intellectual Property Guiding Cases in China,” Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property Thomas Edison Meeting, Antonin Scalia Law School, Arlington, Virginia, Sep. 6-7, 2018.
• “The Distribution of the Value of Japanese Patents in the World,” Institute of Intellectual Property, Tokyo, Japan, July 4, 2018.
• “Do Tax Policies Drive SMEs’ R&D in China?” 8th Annual Asia Pacific Innovation Conference, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2017.
• “Do Tax Policies Drive SMEs’ R&D in China?” 17th Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Yeshiva University, Cardozo School of Law, New York City, Aug. 10-11, 2017.
• “Books off the Shelf & the Problem of Copyright Term Extension: An Empirical Analysis of Books Written by Nobel Prize Authors in Literature,” 2017 International Meeting on Law and Society, Mexico City, Mexico, June 20-23, 2017.
• “A Chinese Policy Quandary: How Do Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Efficiently Deploy Patents?” Brown Bag Talk, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, Champaign, Illinois, Jan. 27, 2017.
• “Stimulating Technical Innovation by SMEs in China: A Case Study of the Zhongguan-Cun Science Park,” 1st Works-in-Progress Conference “IPScholars Asia,” Singapore Management University, School of Law, Singapore, Jan. 28, 2016.
• “Stimulating Technical Innovation by SMEs in China: A Case Study of the Zhongguan-Cun Science Park,” 4th Annual Western Empirical Legal Studies Conference, UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, Mar. 7, 2015.

Guest Lectures

• Guest lectured on International IP, China National Intellectual Property Administration, Sep. 22, 2023.
• Guest lectured on “Intellectual Property in Metaverses: Problems, Policies, and Laws,” WIPO Program, Remin University, Beijing, July 20, 2023.
• Guest lectured on Comparative Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, March. 23, 2020.
• Guest lectured on The TRIPS Agreement, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Nov. 20, 2019.
• Guest lectured on Law and Judicial System in China: A Comparative View, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, April 1, 2019.
• Guest lectured on The TRIPS Agreement, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Nov. 21, 2018.

Interviews

• “Chinese Enterprises Shall Prepare to Strengthen Technology Reserve,” China Intellectual Property News, June 6, 2016 (in Chinese).
• “Can Patents Help Huawei Expand Territories in the U.S.?” China Intellectual Property News, July 27, 2016 (in Chinese).
• “Foxconn Buys Sharp, Increases Independent Innovation, and Decreases Dependent Original Equipment Manufacturing: Is it a Smart Strategy to Transform from an OEM Empire?” China Intellectual Property News, May 16, 2016 (in Chinese).