Asia IP & Competition Law Center

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The Asia IP & Competition Law Center offers a unique forum for Asian and American companies, law firms, academics, trade associations, and government officials to learn about developments in IP law on both sides of the Pacific, exchange views, and develop deeper knowledge on issues of common concern.

Its workshops, conferences, and other events bring data-driven insight into the complex IP landscape in China and other Asian venues. To provide a comparative perspective on these issues, the Asia IP & Competition Law Center and the IP & Competition Center closely work together.

We host and sponsor academic-focused events and industry-focused events–most of which are open to the public at no charge. Check out our upcoming events. As for past events, many of them are available on-demand–and free of charge–in our video library, B-CLE.

Our Mission Statement

WIPO Director General Daren Tang on IP and Human Creativity in the AI Age

For Berkeley Law’s inaugural Global AI and Intellectual Property Conference: IP and Human Creativity in the AI Age, co-hosted by BCLT’s Asia IP and Competition Law Center and the Robbins Collection Center, with support from the Korean Law Center, WIPO Director General Daren Tang prepared a beautiful video message. It begins with his soulful performance of Lush Life – a 1930s jazz classic composed by Billy Strayhorn, and then moves into a deeply heartfelt keynote about why human creativity continues to shine in an age of generative machines — and why the IP system must remain anchored in nurturing that creativity.

In Memory of Professor Jerome A. Cohen (1930–2025) Professor Jerome A. Cohen headshot

Professor Jerome A. Cohen’s passing marks the end of an era, yet his spirit will continue to live on in every bridge of understanding built between China and the United States. As one of the earliest architects of U.S.–China legal exchange, he not only opened doors for generations of students and scholars to study Chinese law—and vice versa—but also embodied what it means to engage a complex world with intellectual courage, empathy, and integrity. Long before it was fashionable—or even possible—he devoted his life to dialogue when distrust prevailed, and to education when the walls between nations seemed insurmountable. Through his pioneering work, the seeds of mutual understanding were planted in the most unlikely of soils.

At Berkeley, we like to think that the BCLT Asia IP & Competition Law Center (BAIC) is one of the many saplings that grew from those seeds. Our efforts today to build platforms for comparative legal study and cross-border dialogue are, in many ways, a humble continuation of the path Professor Cohen first charted in 1960. His vision—that law can serve both as a bridge and as a moral compass—remains our guiding light. We mourn the loss of a true giant and celebrate the life of a teacher who taught us, above all, that engagement itself is an act of hope. 

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