Thanks to my colleague Merrill Matthews
for bringing this
story to my attention.
It's a profile of Mark Cohen, an IP lawyer with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, on loan to the U.S. Embassy in China. The story is an eye-opener.
An excerpt:
It's a profile of Mark Cohen, an IP lawyer with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, on loan to the U.S. Embassy in China. The story is an eye-opener.
An excerpt:
A man with slicked-back hair and a gray blazer pokes a copy of "The War of the Worlds" into Mr. Cohen's ribs. "You want DVD? One dollar," the man says. Mr. Cohen examines the man's rubber wristbands, and seems relieved that none is of the Livestrong variety. Farther up the street, two women chased after Mr. Cohen selling shirts said to come from Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. wrapped in plastic -- five for $10 -- and suspiciously cheap Breitling and Rolex watches -- your pick, $5.Mr. Cohen, sweating in the heat, waved the women away and fumed under his breath: "Here I am, the U.S. attaché for IP, and every day I have to deal with this crap. It's an insult."