Interview with Via LA's Jane Bu on her move to Shanghai; and Vietnamese defendant is dismissed from JinkoSolar lawsuit

1) China holds a “paramount” central position in global patent licensing: Via LA’s Jane Bu on move to Shanghai

The Chief Licensing Officer says her three-month move to Shanghai proves the depth of the pool administrator’s commitment to China and the wider Asian region.

2) JinkoSolar dealt blow in solar panel patent infringement dispute: U.S. district court clarifies standard for suing foreign companies

The Northern District of California has clarified that a patentee must be able to establish an agency relationship, prove a “stream of commerce theory”, or why limited jurisdiction discovery is warranted, to sue a foreign company in the U.S.