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IP Dragon quoted in the media
- South China Morning Post
- InsideCounsel, Feb 1, 2012
- US ITC: China: Effects of Intellectual Property Infringement and Indigenous Innovation Policies on the U.S. Economy, May 2011
- Advertising Age, Oct 21, 2010
- Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2009
- Wall Street Journal, Oct 7, 2008
- Wall Street Journal, Sept 11, 2008
- Reuters June 5, 2008
- France24, July 7, 2009
- Popular Science, July 8, 2007
- Asia Sentinel, May 28, 2007
- Wanfang Data, affiliate of China's Ministry of Science & Technology), Sept 11, 2008
- World Trademark Review, December 6, 2010
- World Trademark Review, April/May 2010
- World Trademark Review, June 9, 2009
- World Trademark Review, March 13, 2009
- World Trademark Review, January 29, 2009
- World Trademark Review, January 15, 2009
- EUROCHAMBRES Understanding China, July 7, 2010
- Global Resources, November 19, 2010
IP Dragon cited in scholarly papers
- Andrea Wechsler, China’s WTO Accession Revisited: Achievements and Challenges in Chinese Intellectual Property Law Reform (March 3, 2011). European Yearbook of Int'l Econ. L., Max Planck Institute for IP & Competition Law Research Paper No. 11-03, 2011
- Jesse London, China's Approaches to Intellectual Property Infringement on the Internet, 38 Rugers Law Record 2010-2011
- Anders Dalsgaard, Protection of IP in PRC: Is it really as bad as it looks? Aarhus University Denmark, May 2011
- Demian Stauber, Zhongqi Zhou, 10 U.C. Davis Bus. L.J. 207 (2010)
- Geertje Hesselink, Intellectual Property rights in fashion in China and the knowledge of young Chinese designer on this topic,Master Thesis Cultural Economics & Cultural Entrepreneurship, 2010
- Sarah A. Baird, Contentious Issues: Copyright Reform in the Age of Digital Technologies, December 2009
- Marcus Meyer, Marken- und Productpiraterie in der VR China: Eine umfassende Darstellung des zur Verfugung stehenden Rechtsschutzes, Igel Verlag, 2008, p 80
- Donald Harris, The Honeymoon is Over: Evaluating the United States' WTO Intellectual Property Complaint Against China, Fordham International Law Journal, Vol. 32, 2009; Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2008-76
- J.M. Duncan, M.A. Sherwood, Yuanlin Shen, 7 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 529 (2008)
- Dina Bronshtein, Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals in China: Could Changes Bring Stronger Protection For IPR and Human Health? 17 Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal 439, 2008
- Sampsung Xiaoxiang Shi, Chinese Copyright Law, Peer Production And The Participatory Media Age: An Old Regime In A New World, Sydney U. Press, 2008
- M.J. Simburg, 42 Int'l Law. 467 (2008)
- P. Dervan, Journal of High Technology Law, Suffolk U. Law School, 2008
- Terence Stewart, Elizabeth Argenti, Philip Butler, The Crisis in IP Protection And China's Role in that Crisis, USCC Research Paper, May 2007
- Paul Jones, China - Judicial and Legislative Update 2005-2006, 4 International Journal for Franchising Law 11, 2006
Speaking Engagements
- China's influence on non-trade concerns on international economic law, Maastricht University, 19 and 20 January 2012
- 3rd Global Forum on Intellectual Property, Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore 6 and 7 January 2011
- 7th Annual Asia-Pacific IP Forum 2010, Speaker on Social Networks and Trademarks, Sheraton Tsimshatsui, Hong Kong, September 1, 2010
- Lunch presentation at Baker & McKenzie's Hong Kong office with video link to Baker's Shanghai and Beijing office, 'Is China's Unique Patent Law Paving the Way for Innovation?', 5 August 2010
- 2nd Annual IPR seminar Speaker and panelist at 'Managing IPR as a Business Asset in China', China IPR SME Helpdesk, European Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, 25 June 2010
- Key Note Speaker Intellectual Property in China and the Netherlands, Rotterdam, 28 May 2008
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IPR in China Laws and Regulations
- Copyright Law Implementation PR of China 2002
- Copyright Law, Amended PR of China 2001
- Copyright Law Implementation PR of China 1991
- Provisions on the Implementation of International Copyright Conventions 1992
- Copyright Law PR of China 1990
- Copyright Collective Management Regulations PR of China 2004
- Copyright Administrative Punishment Implementation Rules 2009
- Trademark Law Implemention PR of China 2002
- Regulations on the Protection of the Right of Communication through Information Network PR of China 2006
- Measures for the Administrative Protection of Internet Copyright 2005
- Trademark Law PR of China 2001
- Trademark Law PR of China 1993
- Collective/Certification Marks 2003
- Collective/Certification Marks 1994
- Trademark Provisions on Claims for Priority 1985
- Well-known-trademarks Recognition/Protection 2003
- Implementation Madrid Agreement 2003
- TRAB Rules 2002
- Tort Liability Law 2009
- Product Quality Law 2000
- Punishment of the Crime of Fake or Substandard Commodities PR of China 1993 invalid
- Measures for the Administration of GI of Agricultural Products 2008
- Geographical Indication Products Protection PR of China 2005
- Administrative Measures Safety of Places of Origin of Agricultural Products 2006
- Implementing Regulations on Patent Law 2010
- Regulation on National Defense Patent 2004
- Standard for Application Patent Number 2003
- Opinion of the MOFTEC/SIPO on Strengthening Administration of Patents in Foreign Trade 2003
- Measures for Administrative Enforcement of Patent 2001
- Patent Law Implementation PR of China 2001
- Decision of the Standing Committee of NPC on Amendmend of Patent Law 2008
- Transitional Measures on Implementation of Amended Patent Law 2009
- Patent Law PR of China 2008
- Guidelines for Examination 2006
- Patent Law PR of China 2000
- Patent Law PR of China 1992
- Patent Law Implementing Regulations 1992
- Patent Law PR of China 1984
- Protection Measures for Intellectual Property Rights during Exhibitions PR of China 2006
- Science and Technology Progress Law PR of China 1993
- Anti-unfair Competition Law 1993
- Regulations of PR of China on Awards for Inventions 1978
- Regulations on the Protection of Types of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1993)
- Civil Law General Principles PR of China
- Civil Procedure Law PR of China
- Administrative Procedure Law 1989
- Software Protection Regulations PR of China 2002
- Administrative Procedure Law PR of China
- Customs Penalty Regulations PR of China 2004
- Customs Implementation Regulations PR of China 2004
- Customs Regulations PR of China 2003
- Customs Regulations PR of China 1995
- Customs Law PR of China 2001
- Criminal Law PR of China
- Criminal Procedure Law PR of China
- Unfair Competition Law PR of China 1993
- Anti Monopoly Law PR of China 2007
- Layout Design IC Regulations PR of China 2001
- Layout Design IC Implementation PR of China 2001
- Olympic Logo Regulations PR of China 2002
- Regulation on Radio and Television PR of China 1997
- Property Rights Law PR of China
- Constitution PR of China
- Legislation Law PR of China
- National IP Strategy PR of China 2008
- Action Plan PR of China 2008
- Action Plan PR of China 2007
- Action Plan PR of China 2006
- Action Plan PR of China 1995
- Foreign Trade Law PR of China 2004
- Foreign Trade Law PR of China 1994
- Regulations on the Protection of Types of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1993)
- Law on Guarding State Secrets 1988
Patent Law and Regulations in China
Judicial Interpretations by Supreme People’s Court and/or Supreme People’s Procuratorate
- Patent Civil Dispute Interpretation
- Trademark Civil Dispute Interpretation
- Copyright Civil Dispute Interpretation 2002
- Application of law to trial of cases over copyright disputes on networks 2004
- Adjudication/application of law to cases of copyright disputes on networks 2000
- Regulations on Protection of the Right to Network Dissemination of Information 2006
- Patent Law Pre-trial Cessation
- Trademarks Pre-trial Suspension Evidence Preservation
- Criminal Thresholds 2007 (Draft)
- Criminal Thresholds 2004
IPR Relevant Treaties in force in China
- WIPO Copyright Treaty (2007)
- WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (2007)
- WIPO Singapore Treaty (signature 2007)
- UNESCO Convention on Diversity of Cultural Expression (2007)
- WTO TRIPs (2001)
- Working Party Report on the Accession of China (2001)
- WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding (2001)
- WTO Acession Protocol (2001)
- WIPO UPOV Convention (1999)
- UN Vienna Treaty Convention (1997)
- WIPO Strasbourg Agreement IPC June (1997)
- WIPO Locarno Agreement (1996)
- Sino-US IPR MOU Action Plan for Effective Protection/Enforcement 1995
- WIPO Madrid Protocol (1995)
- WIPO Budapest Treaty (1995)
- Agreement Establishing the WTO (1995)
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (1994)
- WIPO Nice Agreement (1994)
- WIPO Trademark Law Treaty (signature 1994)
- WIPO Patent Cooperation Treaty (1994)
- WIPO Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms (1993)
- WIPO Phonograms Convention (1993)
- Sino-US IPR Memorandum of Understanding 1992
- WIPO Berne Convention (1992)
- UNESCO Universal Copyright Convention (1992)
- WIPO Washington Treaty (signature 1990)
- WIPO Madrid Agreement (Marks) (1989)
- WIPO Paris Convention (1985)
- WIPO Establishing Convention 1980
- Costa Rica - China FTA (2011)
- New Zealand-China FTA (2008)
- Pakistan-China FTA (2006)
- China-Chile FTA (2005)
China’s IP Related Authorities
Hong Kong’s IP Ordinances
- Copyright (Suspension of Amendments) Ordinance 2001
- Copyright Ordinance
- Director of Intellectual Property (Establishment) Ordinance
- Layout-design (Topography) of Integrated Circuits Ordinance
- Organized and Serious Crime Ordinance
- Patents Ordinance
- Plant Varieties Protection Ordinance
- Prevention of Copyright Piracy Ordinance
- Registered Designs Ordinance
- Trade Descriptions Ordinance
- Trade Marks Ordinance
- Basic Law 1997
International Treaties Applicable to Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s IP authority
Macau’s IP Laws
Macau’s IP authority
Taiwan’s IP Laws
Taiwan’s IP Related Authority
IP Faculties and Research Institutes
- Berkman Center for Internet and Society
- Boston University IP
- Cardozo Intellectual Property and Information Center
- Centre d'Études Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle
- Dean Dinwoodey Center for Intellectual Property
- East China University of Politics and Law Shanghai
- Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy
- Franklin Pierce Center of Intellectual Property
- High Tech Law Institute
- Institute for Information Law Amsterdam (IViR)
- Institute for IP and Information Law (U of Houston)
- IP Academy Singapore
- Kernochan Center for Law Media and the Arts
- Max Planck Institute of Intellectual Property Competition and Tax Law
- McGill Centre for Intellectual Property Policy Montreal
- Renmin University of China School of Law Beijing
- Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic
- Stanford Center for Internet and Society
Chinese blogs/sites/committees about IP in China
- Andrew C. Mertha
- BioIPR-COM
- Blawg Dog
- China IPR Law
- Danwei
- Intellectual Property in China 知识产权与中国发展
- Intellectual Property Rights Protection Alliance
- IP Menu
- IP Webcasting Hong Kong
- IP.People.com.cn
- IPR.gov.cn
- More blogs about IP in China
- Patent Agent in Hong Kong
- Peter K. Yu
- Quality Brands Protection Committee
- Southern Perspective Shenzhen
China Blogs
- All Roads Lead To China
- Asia Business Intelligence
- China and International Law
- China Business Law Blog 中國商法博客
- China Challenges
- China Economics Blog
- China Esquire
- China Hearsay
- China Herald
- China Journal Wall Street Journal
- China Law Blog
- Chinese Law Working Group
- Emerging Capital
- Experience not logic
- International Economic Law and Policy Blog
- Little Red Book
- Modern Asian History: Myths and Realities
- PanAsianBiz
- The China Game
- This is China! Blog
- Uculture
- WTO and China
- 中外对话 China Dialogue
IP Blogs
- Afro-IP
- Boek 9 (Dutch)
- CIPP McGill Blog
- Class 46
- Counterfeit Chic
- Intellectual Property Watch
- Invisible Gold in China
- IP Finance
- IP Kat
- IP Tango
- Ipeg
- IPR Transatlantic Collaboration
- nipc IP/it Update
- No to Fakes
- Philip Brooks'Patent Infringement Updates
- Professor Justin Hughes
- Small Business IP Protection and Management
- SPC Blog
- The Counterfeit Blog
- The Fire of Genius
- The Gray Blog
- The Trademark Blog
- Transnational Law Blog
- Vox PI
Blog Archive
IPR Holders Representatives/Anti-piracy/-counterfeiting
- ABAC-BAAN
- ACG
- AGMA
- AIM
- AIPPI
- All-China Patent Agents Association
- Alliance against IP theft
- APM
- ARCC
- Auteursrecht
- BASCAP
- BIG Web
- BPG
- Brand Protection Alliance
- BREIN
- British brands group
- BSA
- CAAST
- Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy
- Coalition for intellectual property rights
- Danish Anti-Counterfeiting Group (Danish)
- ECAP II
- ECTA
- FACG
- FACT
- FAST
- Filmwereld
- IACC
- ICC Commercial Crime Service
- IDSA
- IFPI
- IIPA
- INDICAM
- Innovation Alliance
- IP Federation
- IP Institute
- IPOS
- IPR Helpdesk
- IRMA
- Marques
- MPA
- MPAA
- NACG (Norwegian)
- NMPA
- No to fakes
- Pro-Music
- RIAA
- SABAM
- SACG
- SIIA
- SNB-REACT
- Stop Fakes
- The Industry Trust
- Trade Marks Patents and Designs Federation
- Union des Fabricants
- World Cinema Alliance
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Author Archives: Dr. Danny Friedmann
US-China Green Technology Transfer Strained By Circular Reasoning
Last month (October 22nd 2009) The Economist had a special report about the relationship between China and the US. In the article ‘The price of cleanliness’ the circular reasoning is pointed out that makes solving the environmental challenge in China … Continue reading
Tagged circular reasoning, Economist, green, James Miles, technology transfer
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iSuppli: China’s Grey Mobile Phone Market Explodes
In China there is a vast amount of grey cell phones, which are phones manufactured in China that are not recognised or licensed by government regulators. Grey market shipments are set to be 145 million units. Read market research firm … Continue reading
Tagged grey market, iSuppli, Mediatek, semiconductors
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Sino-Korean Dispute About Dragon Boat Festival
A bit late, but too interesting to let it pass unnoticed, here is the article by Dr. Zhang Quanyi about South Korea and China who both applied at the UNESCO to put the same dragon boat festival on the list … Continue reading
Tagged Dano, Dragon Boat Festival, Duanwu, Intangible Cultural Heritage, South Korea, UNESCO, Zhang Quanyi
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First Issue The WIPO Journal Includes Articles About IPR in China
The first issue of the brand new ‘WIPO Journal: Analysis and Debate about Intellectual Property Issues‘ has just been published. I have not read the issue yet, but I am sure Professor Peter K. Yu, the general editor of the … Continue reading
Tagged Annette Kur, Christoph Antons, Christopher May, Daniel Gervais, Handong Wu, Jeremy Phillips, Keith Maskus, Mr Francis Gurry, Peter Drahos, Peter K. Yu, Susy Frankel
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Professor David Llewlyn Explained All IPRs in One Hour
IP Dragon was attending yesterday evening the very inspiring lecture of Professor David Llewelyn at the University of Hong Kong, about the importance of intellectual property rights for not only experts, but everybody. Professor Llewelyn made clear that the lecture … Continue reading
“Games on iPhone Are 50-90 Percent Pirated”
Simon Carless of Gamasutra wrote that Vice-President Alan Yu of game developer ngmoco:) said at the GDC in Shanghai that “iPhone game piracy is a big issue, with 50%-90% piracy estimated in the first week of release on Ngmoco games.“ … Continue reading
Tagged Gamasutra, iPhone, ngmoco, online games, Simon Carless
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Professor Llewelyn Asks Rhetorical Question About IPRs: “Too Important to Leave to the Lawyers?”
Tonight, IP Dragon is looking forward to attend the lecture of Professor David Llewelyn about the relevancy of Intellectual Property Rights for everybody. “As Premier Wen Jiabao has been saying since 2004, world competition in the 21st century will revolve … Continue reading
Chinese Counterfeit ICs Sold To US Navy. How To Identify Them?
With the Somalian pirates hijacking ships (a Chinese container carrier fell into their hands), key words such as “piracy” and “pirates” seem to be reclaimed by the old fashioned thugs. Read here. However, the newer version of the pirates: trademark … Continue reading
Tagged ICs, SEMI, semiconductors, US Department of Justice
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ASEAN-China: IPR Cooperation and Standard MOUs
The Association of East Asian Nations (ASEAN) which includes Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalem, Cambodia, Myanmar, Lao PDR and Viet Nam will meet in Hua Hin, Thailand, from October 23 to 25. The ASEAN, ASEAN + 1 (ASEAN … Continue reading
Tagged ASEAN, Memorandum of Understanding between ASEAN and China on Cooperation in the Field of Intellectual Property, standards
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Russia to China: Kalashnikov’s Copyright Should Be Protected
Topix reports that Russia and China are trying to reach an agreement on copyright protection of the Kalashnikov, the world famous assault rifle. Read here. More about the most famous Kalashnikov the AK-47 here.
Tagged copyright protection, Kalashnikov
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Massive Chinese Copyright Trade at Frankfurt Book Fair
“Die Chinesen sind da,” (“The Chinese are there”, in German) was the motto of the biggest book fair in the world: the Frankfurter Buchmesse (October 6-10, 2009). China was Guest of Honour and the Chinese book publishers did show themselves … Continue reading
Tagged book fair, copyright, Frankfurter Buchmesse
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IPR/Espionage Ping-Pong Case: Fiat Sues Great Wall, Great Wall Sues Fiat
Fiat sued Great Wall, because it alleges that the Great Wall Peri infringes the intellectal property rights of the FIAT Panda. After this Great Wall sued FIAT at the Shijiazhuang People’s Court, based on “evidence” provided by FIAT to the … Continue reading
Tagged automotive industry, cyber espionage, Fiat, Great Wall, intellectual property infringement
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USCC 2008 Report to Congress: From Visible IPR Infringements To Undectable Cyber Espionage
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission came up with their 2008 Report to Congress. The conclusion includes: “China continues to violate its WTO commitments to avoid trade distorting measures. Among the trade-related situations in China that are counter to … Continue reading
Tagged cyber espionage, intellectual property infringement, USCC, WTO
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China Written Works Copyright Society Objects Google Settlement
The China Written Works Copyright Society, representing 570 Chinese authors, objects to be included in the Google Class Action Settlement, between Google and US authors and publishers. They claim that the copyright of the Chinese authors is infringed. Read Elaine … Continue reading
Tagged Associated Press, Bonnie Cao, China Written Works Copyright Society, copyright, Elaine Kurtenbach, Google Settlement, Ji Chen
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20th Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade Between China and US
China and the US will hold their 20th Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Hangzhou (Zhejiang province) on October 29th 2009. The first JCCT was established in 1983 as a forum for the two countries to discuss trade … Continue reading
Tagged Gary Locke, JCCT, Ron Kirk, USTR, Wang Qishan
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Economic Espionage Case Against Suspects Allegedly Sponsored By China
The time that the Russians were the only bad guys in James Bond movies or John le Carré books is over. Jaikumar Vijayan has written an interesting article for Computerworld called ‘Trial set to begin in economic espionage case involving … Continue reading
Tagged Economic Espionage Act, Mr Jaikumar Vijayan, Netlogic Microsystems, trade secret
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IPR Challenges in Geely-Ford Talks About Volvo
Keith Naughton and Cathy Chan wrote about the effort of Geely to buy Volvo of Ford jeopardized because of intellectual property rights related challenges, read the Reuters article here. The struggle about IPRs comes in the wake of “the FBI’s … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing Automotive Corp, FBI, Ford, Geely, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp, Volvo
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Professor Peter K. Yu General Editor of WIPO Journal: Analysis and Debate of Intellectual Property Issues
There is a new peer reviewed IPR journal: WIPO Journal, a platform for the global IP debate. The prolific Professor Peter K. Yu, will be its general editor and specialist for China and the United States. I am looking forward … Continue reading
Tagged professor Peter K. Yu, WIPO
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Gartner Predicts 2012 Software Piracy in China Will Fall To 50 Percent
Kelvin Soh and Melanie Lee report that “Gartner estimated that software piracy rates in mainland China would fall as low as 50 percent by 2012, putting it almost on a par with rates in developed Asian markets like Hong Kong. … Continue reading
Tagged BSA, Gartner, Mr Kelvin Soh, Ms Melanie Lee, MSNBC, Reuters
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Revolutionary Lessons For China From Michael Carrier’s Book ‘Innovation for the 21st Century’
‘Innovation for the 21st Century, Harnessing the Power of Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law’ by Michael A. Carrier. Oxford University Press. Professor Michael Carrier of Rutgers University School of Law, wrote an excellent book about intellectual property rights (IPR) law … Continue reading
Tagged invalidation, Oxford University Press, patent law, post-grant opposition, professor Michael A. Carrier, revocation, Rutgers University
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Sweet Irony: Is IP Dragon Liable For Hosting IPR Infringing AdWords?
Law is often walking a few steps behind the developments in society. I propose the term “law lag”, whereby I apply the “cultural lag” concept developed by Thorstein Veblen to law. Of course intellectual property and cyberlaw are not immune … Continue reading
Tagged AdWords, Chanel, EU, Google, Gucci, ISP liability, Louis Vuitton
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Murdoch, Procrustus and the WTO Copyright Cases
October 12, Sky Canaves of the Wall Street Journal has an article about Rupert Murdoch who is urging China to enforce copyright piracy and open up its market for copyrighted products. See here (or on page 8 of the printed … Continue reading
Is Coffee-Mate a Generic Term for Coffee?
Stan Abrams over at China Hearsay is posing a question mark whether Coffee-Mate in Chinese is a generic term and therefore diluting the trademark of Nestlé. See the China Hearsay article which is not devoid of humour here.
Tagged China Hearsay, Coffee-Mate, generic, Nestlé, trademark
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China Appeals WTO DS 363 About Market Access of Copyrighted Goods
China is appealing the panel decision DS 363 (Measures affecting trading rights and distribution services for certain publications and audiovisual entertainment products) by the Dispute Settlement Body, in which many of the US allegations were uphold. According to the BBC, … Continue reading
Tagged appeal, Deng Shasha, DS363, WTO Dispute Settlement, Xinhua
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EU Afraid To Share Sensitive Proprietary Info With China
The executive summary of the 2009 Position Paper of the European Union Chamber of Commerce about China shows the concerns the EU has about China’s alleged industrial-intervention policies and foreign investment restrictions. “The results of the European Chamber Business Confidence … Continue reading
Tagged amendment, patent law
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IPR Protection For Traditional Chinese Medicine Needed
On April 1st, IP Dragon wrote about how to protect Traditional Chinese Medicine, see here. And it was certainly not an April Fool’s Day joke. But a lot in this fields need to be done. Exactly that is pointed out … Continue reading
Tagged traditional Chinese medicines
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Marco Polo Hiuui: Knock-off Of Knock-off = Knock-off Square
Recently IP Dragon reported about Polo Santa Roberta, an “original” knock-off of Ralph Lauren’s Polo brand and Burberry tartan pattern. However, when IP Dragon was taking a stroll down his Mong Kok neighbourhood, he learned that the knockoff is not … Continue reading
“Class” Justice in Trademark Rights: Lan Kwai Fong
Lan Kwai Fong, an L-shaped expat-trap of bars and restaurants in Central, Hong Kong Island, founded by Allan Zeman (see its history here), is that well known in China and Macau many registered the name in all kinds of classes. … Continue reading
Tagged beer, brand, brandjacking, Lan Kwai Fong, South China Morning Post
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Exxon Mobil Wins 500,000 RMB Because of Trademark Infringement
Parties: Plaintiff Exxon Mobil; defendants: American Mobil International Petroleum Group and Xi’an Yanqing Technology Development Co. Dispute: “defendants registered web addresses that included the Chinese characters for ‘Mobil’.” Probably with this is meant the characters 美孚 (mei3 = good, beautiful; … Continue reading
Tagged Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, trademark infringement, unfair competition
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HK Government Wants Your Views on Copyright Tribunal Rules
click picture to enlarge Which direction should the Copyright Tribunal Rules go? Since 1999 Hong Kong uses a Copyright Tribunal, which is an independent and quasi-judicial body established under the Copyright Ordinance to hear and resolve disputes about: – Licensing … Continue reading
Tagged copyright, Copyright Tribunal, Hong Kong
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Harvest of Counterfeit Louis Vuitton and Gucci in 15 Minutes at Mong Kok Station
I was standing less than 15 minutes at the MTR station of Mong Kok, the most bustling and dense populated part of Kowloon, the peninsula of Hong Kong. I saw 5 ladies with a bag that could be counterfeit. Some … Continue reading
Tagged counterfeit trademark, Gucci, Hong Kong, Louis Vuitton
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IP Dragon Will Blog About Two Conferences in Hong Kong About IPR in China, Hong Kong and Europe
4 and 5 September the IP & IT: Theory and Practice conference is organised by: Law and Technology Centre Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong (HKU) Dept of Computer Science, HKU School of Law, King’s College London Faculty of … Continue reading
Tagged Chanel, Chinese University of Hong Kong, IP conference, Mr Michael Pendleton, University of Hong Kong, University of Zurich
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Polo Santa Roberta “Original” Mix of Ralph Lauren’s Polo Brand And Burberry Tartan Pattern
Spotted today in Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Hong Kong: a shop with bags that carry the brand Polo Santa Roberta. Sounds very similar to the brand of Ralph Lauren; Polo and it looks very similar to the tartan pattern of … Continue reading
Creemers’ Summary Of And Comments On DS363
Rogier Creemers of the University of Maastricht summarised 491 pages of the panel report on DS363: China – Measures Affecting Trading Rights and Distribution Services for Certain Publications and Audiovisual Entertainment Product, and gave some comments, see here.
Tagged DS363, Rogier Creemers, WTO Dispute Settlement
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60 percent of Hong Kong Young Download Films or Music Illegally
Adrian Wan, of the South China Morning of Friday, August 21st, reported that 60 percent of young people in Hong Kong download films or music illegally, according to Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG) survey. 17 perent of 559 … Continue reading
Tagged copyright piracy, film, HKFYG, Hong Kong, music, South China Morning Post
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Tomatolei.com Copyright Infringement Case: Four Sentenced To Imprisonment
See the verdict of the Suzhou Huqiu District People’s Court’s in the copyright infringement case against tomatolei.com at the BSA site here.
Tagged BSA, copyright infringement, Suzhou Huqiu District People's Court
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WTO Report of the Panel DS363
Intellectual property enforcement and market access are interrelated. About the first part we have seen the report DS362, and August 12th 2009, WTO’s panel issued a report about the latter: DS363: China – Measures Affecting Trading Rights and Distribution Services … Continue reading
Tagged DS363, market access restriction, WTO Dispute Settlement
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If You Have .hk HKIRC Will Give You .香港 For Free
James Nurton of Managing IP reports about an announcement from the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corportation (HKIRC). If ICANN will introduce new non-Roman country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) names, including Chinese characters, HKIRC will give everyone with a .hk … Continue reading
Tagged ccTLD, Chinese characters, domain name, HKIRC, Hong Kong, ICANN, Managing IP, Mr James Nurton
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New Red Dawn in Patents: More Chinese than Foreign Companies Filed Chinese Invention Patents
Joff Wild of IAM Magazine has another great blog: ‘Major breakthrough for Chinese companies in the patenting stakes’ , read here. Mr Wild observes that according to SIPO’s statistics the first half of 2009 show that Chinese domestic companies filed … Continue reading
Tagged IAM Magazine, invention patent, Joff Wild, patents, statistics
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Cherkizovsky Market Closed Because of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods From China
Cherkizovsky Market, Russia’s biggest market was closed down after discovery of more than 6,000 containers of counterfeit and pirated goods from China worth US$ 2 billion. The market was described by Russia Today (RT) as a “country within a country”. … Continue reading
News From The Front Lines
Guest article and picture by Mikołaj Rogowski Writing that the all-front global IPR war between the owners and the infringers is well underway might sound a bit of a truism so I will simply skip to the notable news from … Continue reading
Tagged Best Buy, China Daily, China Post, Mikołaj Rogowski, patent law, Taiwan Microsoft, Wall Mart
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Good Old Days of Counterfeiting in Hong Kong?
Adrian Burden of No to Fakes interviewed Sarah McCartney, the writer of the book Fake Factor. Sarah McCartney: “A couple of decades ago people could only buy fakes if they went abroad for them. Part of the fun of visiting … Continue reading
Tagged Adrian Burden, counterfeit, Fake Factor, No To Fakes, Sarah McCartney
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Effect of DS362 on Copyright Piracy in China Nil?
Rogier Creemers of the University of Maastricht, Faculty of Law, has written an interesting article that will be published in the forthcoming number of European Intellectual Property Review: ‘The Effects of WTO Case DS362 on Audiovisual Media Piracy in China’. … Continue reading
Tagged copyright infringement, copyright piracy, DS362, DS363, WTO Dispute Settlement
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Obama Endorses Fake Blackberry? Yea, right…
Jason Dean and Ellen Zhu of China Journal of the WSJ, have a nice post about a rip-off version of Blackberry called Blockberry which pretends in an advertisement to be endorsed by the president of the USA. Read here. I … Continue reading
Tagged Blackberry, Blockberry, China Journal, Ellen Zhu, Jason Dean, trademark infringement, Wall Street Journal
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Recession + E-commerce = Counterfeiting
Robert Klara wrote a very nice article: ‘The Fight Against Fakes’ for Brandweek. His article is about: the economic crisis and advent of e-commerce that prove to be a fatal mix for brands; trademarks are increasingly being infringed upon; if … Continue reading
Tagged Abercrombie and Fitch, Brandweek, Federation of Swiss Watches, Fragrance Foundation, Harper's Bazaar, INTA, L'Oréal, Les Cubeurs, Luis Vuitton, Luxury Institute, LVMH, Marks and Clerk, Robert Klara
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Article 6ter Paris Convention Online: Hong Kong (2), China (0), Netherlands (37)
March 31, 2009, WIPO’s first electronic publication of signs, emblems etc. protected under article 6ter Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, see here. On this day (July 13, 2009), if you type in China, you see only the … Continue reading
Tagged article 6ter Paris Convention, China, emblem, flag, Hong Kong, Paris Convention
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EU Customs Report 2008 About IPR Enforcement Activities not IPR Infringements from China
Yesterday the European Commission Directorate-General Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) published the ‘Report on EU Customs Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. Results at the European Border 2008’. On page 9 we find a crucial alinea, which disclaims the scope … Continue reading
Tagged customs, enforcement/infringement ratio, EU, statistics, Taxud
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Fake iPhones: Rip-off or Innovation
iPhone in relation to China is in the news again. Stan Abrams of China Hearsay wrote about the alleged looming problems with Apple’s iPhone trademark in China, see here. And then I was interviewed by Sophie Pilgrim of France 24, … Continue reading
Tagged China Hearsay, counterfeit, Danny Friedmann, France, France24, iPhone, Sophie Pilgrim
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May You Live In Interesting Times Online: Does China’s Green Dam Includes Pirated Code?
May you live in interesting times on the Chinese internet: pre-installed filtering technology which is used to censor, a passionate opinion against it supported by a massive internet survey, and last but not least the very filtering software might be … Continue reading
Supreme People’s Court of China: “Current Economic Situation Makes Granting IPR Injunctions More Difficult”
December 2008, I dealt with the ‘Influence of the Financial Crisis on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property in China‘. In this post I wrote:In China there are still villages dependent on the production of counterfeit and pirated goods. The incentive … Continue reading
Tagged Opinion on Certain Issues with Respect to Intellectual Property Judicial Adjudication Under the Current Economic Situation, Supreme People's Court, TRIPs
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