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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
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- 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
Multinationals Strengthen Their Commitment to China; But Are Scared of IPR Challenges
Booz & Company conducted a study (survey under 108 foreign invested manufacturing companies) together with the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai to see what the influence is of the economic crisis on their commitment of doing business in China. … Continue reading
Tagged AmCham, Booz and Company, China Intellectual Property, economic crisis, manufacturing, perception, Shanghai
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AMP: “Economic Crisis Should Make German Government Act More Aggressively Against Counterfeiters”
Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) interviewed Mr Rüdiger Stihl, chairman of the Aktionskreises gegen Produkt- und Markenpiraterie (APM). The resulting article at the site of N24 (in German) gives a good overview of the damages that are caused by counterfeit products originating … Continue reading
Tagged APM, cocaine, counterfeit, counterfeit drugs, DPA, heroin, John Bingham, organised crime, public awareness, Rüdiger Stihl, Telegraph, tourist
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Portrait Rights In China: When They Say Cheese, You Say See You In Court
Chinese companies in China infringe portrait of foreign celebritiesJane Macartney of The Times Online has an article about the commercial use of the portraits of Western celebrities without their permission, which is an infringement of their portrait right.Little Red Book … Continue reading
Tagged Bond University, Cadbury, China Intellectual Property Magazine, Haidian University, IP Counsel, portrait right, professor Chen Longjiang, Rebecca Ordish, sports marketing
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Why STAs are Different From EPAs/FTAs and Influencing IPR norms is Preferable to Being Influenced
Professor Peter K. Yu , one of the leading scholars on Intellectual Property Rights in China (director of the Intellectual Property Law Center at Drake University School of Law), informed me that he just wrote a paper called ‘Sino Trade … Continue reading
Tagged bilateral trade agreement, Chile, FDI, Peter K. Yu, STA, WTO
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Why Intellectual Property Rights In China Don’t Come Naturally
I was delighted to receive the learned paper of Charles R. Stone, published in the Marquette Law Review, Vol. 92, p. 199, 2008. It is called ‘What Plagiarism Was Not: Some Preliminary Observations on Classical Chinese Attitudes toward what the … Continue reading
Tagged Buddhist, Charles R. Stone, communism, Confucius, Marquette Law Review, Peter Nijenhuis, plagiarism
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Chinese Counterfeit Products Distort Sub-Saharan Market
Great 2008 article by David Rocks and Alex Halperin for BusinessWeek. They write that the manufacturers of low cost high volume products such as shoe polish, ball pens and tooth brushes in African countries, such as Uganda, meet a lot … Continue reading
Tagged Africa, Africans in China, ballpen, Kiwi, Sara Lee, shoeshine, toothbrush, Uganda
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MOU on IPR Between Philippines and Taiwan
Taiwan and the Philippines try to develop a so called Subic-Clark-Kaohsiung Corridor. Taiwan is located north of the Philippines, with the Taiwanese city Kaohsiung in the South. Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway is the longest toll expressway of the Philippines. PNA reports via … Continue reading
Tagged ATA carnet, Philippines, regional trade agreement, Taiwan
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“Keepin’ it real fake”
Engadget, the second most popular blog, according to Technorati has tagged “Keepin’ it real fake” as KIRF. In this category gadgets originating from China are frequently showed. Such as a Samsung knock-off called the Sumsang etc, etc. See their overview … Continue reading
Tagged Engadget, Keepin it real fake, KIRF, Samsung, Sumsang, Technorati
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WTO Report DS362: “Panellists On Your Marks, Get Set, Decide”
The first thing the WTO panel did was to get translations of the People’s Republic of China’s both countries agreed upon (so called mutally agreed translations, fourteen of them). (MAT-1) Criminal Law (Articles 213, 214, 215, 217, 218 and 220);MAT-2) … Continue reading
Tagged Berne Convention, DS362, WIPO, WTO Dispute Settlement
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WTO Report DS362
We have been waiting even before 10 April 2007, because a dispute between the US and the People’s Republic of China regarding the protection and enforcement of intellectual property in China, was in the air. Finally the WTO panel published … Continue reading
Huawei Top PCT Applicant 2008; China Sixth Largest User of PCT
The People’s Republic of China has the ambition to shift its manufacturing based economy to a knowledge based economy. Therefore Chinese companies need to innovate, and protect their innovations by patents, internationally. If a company registers its patent in one … Continue reading
Copycats in China: Trains, Plains and … Automobiles
Planes, traines and … automobiles. Chinese copycats in all modes of transport. After this ruling by the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court against Zhongwei’s Zonda A9 that found the latter copying the MAN AG’s Neoplan Starliner, one might wonder … Continue reading
Coming Up: China – Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement
After Chile and Peru, Costa Rica is the third Latin American country that is to negociate a free trade agreement with China. Read the AFP article here. Free trade agreements can play an important role in the protection and enforcement … Continue reading
Tagged bilateral trade agreement, Costa Rica, FTA, professor Mercurio, regional trade agreement, Simon Lester
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IP Dragon Weekend Game: Dyslectic Or Counterfeit
Ms Hannah Wood has an intriguing article about names very similar to famous ones in China. See Ms Wood’s article with pictures, here. Can you guess which are the original brands? The answer can be found by clicking on the … Continue reading
Tagged Adidas, D and G, Ferrari, Head and Shoulders, KFC, Lacoste, Lexus, McDonald's, Nike, Nokia, Panasonic, Pizza Hut, Playstation, Puma, Sony, Starbucks Coffee
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Poisonous Optima Dog Food: Product Liability Or Blame The Counterfeiters?
Mr Ryan McLaughlin, blogger of Life in Suzhou, wrote about the death of Addie his beloved Golden Retriever around Christmas, read here. According to Mr McLauglin the cause is probably poisonous dog food. Addie was fed dog food from Optima, … Continue reading
Indian High Court Claims Jurisdiction Against Chinese Cybersquatter of ICICIGROUP.COM
Malathi Nayak of Livemint has a very interesting article about who has the jurisdiction over Chinese entities if they infringe intellectual property rights via the internet. In this case a Chinese entity had registered the domain name icicigroup.com which is … Continue reading
Tagged AmCham, cybersquatting, HiChina Web Solutions Ltd, icicigroup.com, India, jurisdiction, WIPO
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World Trademark Review: “US crowns China top of the counterfeiters”
Adam Smith of the World Trademark Review wrote an article that put a few of the actual news events into perspective.: The news of the US customs that the People’s Republic of China is number one origin of counterfeit goods … Continue reading
Tagged Mr Adam Smith, National strategy on IPR protection, World Trade Review
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Zen And the Art Of Intellectual Property in China
I love that title (remix of perfect book title: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert Pirsig, which is a remix of the title Zen in the Art of Archery, by Eugen Herrigel who brought Zen to Europe … Continue reading
Tagged Buddhist, Chanel, Dhyana, intellectual property in China, Jia Hepeng, kung fu, martial arts, Remix, Seon, Shaolin, Thien, traditional Chinese medicines, Zen, 禪
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IP Dragon Writes Book About Intellectual Property in China
Dear readers, I am delighted to announce that I am writing a book for Oxford University Press about intellecual property rights in China. It will be published in 2010. I thank all the (anonymous) peer reviewers that have given feedback … Continue reading
Tagged Danny Friedmann, Intellectual Property Rights in China, Oxford University Press, peer review
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IP Dragon Wins Danwei’s Olympic Model Worker Award 2008
IP Dragon is proud and happy to have received Danwei’s Model Worker Award for 2008 (“the best of the China blogs”), in the category Law & Intellectual Property, for the second time in a row (2007). Only this time the … Continue reading
Tagged Danwei, Danwei Model Worker Award
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US Customs Seizure Statistics 2008: “China number one, India number two and Hong Kong number three counterfeit producer”
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and U.S. Customs Enforcement divisions of Homeland Security gives some statistics about the numbers, characteristics and origins of counterfeit goods seized in the U.S. in 2008.IPR seizures of goods from China rose … Continue reading
Tagged counterfeit, customs, Hong Kong, India, ranking, seizures, South Korea, statistics, Taiwan, US Customs and Border Protection, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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All Clichés But Still True: Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement in China Leaves Room For Improvement
France24 reports in a 2 minutes 51 seconds video (from April 2008) about the rampant violations of IPR in China and the insufficient measures to tackle the problem. One big déjà vu all over again… We see the familiar in … Continue reading
Tagged American Chamber of Commerce in China, counterfeit, license, market, Mr James Zimmerman, Mr Lin Binjie, Ms Fang Fang, Pierre Cardin, Silk Street
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Professor Daniel Gervais’ New Book Includes: Confidential Interim Report DS 362
Who won the IPR dispute at the WTO between China and the U.S.? That was the name of my blog posting in October 2008 and gave some leaked information. But what does the official information say? According to WTO document … Continue reading
Tagged DS362, Maatricht University, professor Hugenholtz, professor Kamperman Sanders, Rogier Creemers, TRIPs, Vanderbilt University Law School, WTO
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Microsoft Anti-Piracy: Are Your Eyes Shining Because of China’s IPR Enforcement Efforts or Shenzhen’s Efforts?
Xinhua reported that the Shenzhen Futian Court on 7 January 2009 sentenced 11 people who violated Chinese criminal and copyright laws to make pirated Microsoft software and distribute copies to Australia, Canada, Germany, the United States and other countries. Brad … Continue reading
Tagged Fudan University, Microsoft, Shenzhen Futian Court
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Japanese Companies Can Register Chinese Copyights in Japan: save 50 percent time
Copyright is an automatic right, which arises when it is created. (because of the ‘no formalities provision’ of the article 5 (2) Berne Convention). However you can register your copyright with China’s National Copyright Administration, which can be helpful to … Continue reading
Tagged Copyright Law, Golden Bridge Co., Japan, NCA, 日本, 版权
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Trademarks in China: Nomen Est Omen
Stan Abrams of China Hearsay fame blogged about why the car manufacturer SAIC choose for the name Roewe and how to pronounce that name. He contemplates that: “As a Chinese brand, the English name is of secondary importance. However, if … Continue reading
Does China Export In Violation of License EU Train Technology Back To Europe?
Mr Philippe Mellier, CEO of Alstom Transport, the second manufacturer (after Bombardier Transportation) of high-speed trains, locomotives and metro cars, is calling on countries for a boycot of Chinese trains according to the Financial Times, here. In an interview Mr … Continue reading
Tagged Alstom Transport, China Intellectual Property, EU, license, Mr Philippe Mellier, Siemens, train
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Well Known and Less Known Aspects Of Well-Known Marks
In the USTR 2008 Report to Congress on China’s WTO compliance on page 4, one can read the following remarkable sentence: “…the promotion of famous Chinese brands of merchandise using what appear to be prohibited forms of financial support, …” … Continue reading
USTR in 2008 Report to Congress On China’s WTO Compliance: Still Not Satisfied After All These Years
One of the priority issues in the 115 page 2008 Report to Congress On China’s WTO Compliance, released by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in December is, unsurprisingly, the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in China. Below … Continue reading
Tagged congress, enforcement/infringement ratio, FBI, IPR enforcement, JCCT, USTR, WIPO, WTO Compliance
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Slow As A Turtle? Copyright Protection Expiration in China: Lifetime Plus Fifty
IP Dragon‘s feline friend has an interesting post December 31, 2008, about the expired protection of copyrights for authors that died seventy years ago, including the painter Wang Zhen (1867-1938), read Mr Jeremy Phillips’ article for IP Kat here. According … Continue reading
Tagged Berne Convention, Copyright Law PR of China, copyright protection term, paintings, Paris Convention, Wang Zhen
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EU Experience and Practice Must Show China The Way Concerning IPR Protection At Exhibitions
It is crucial for companies to showcase their new products to the world at trade fairs and exhibitions. Hower, these places welcome potential customers but also IPR infringers. To make the bonafide exhibitors less vulnerable to IPR infringements and deal … Continue reading
Tagged Copyright Law, fairs and exhibitions, Foreign Trade Law of PR China, IP2, MOFCOM, Patent Law PR of China, Protection Measures for IPR during Exhibitions PR of China, Trademark Law PR of China
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Comparison Between The IPR in China Relevant Provisions Of the Foreign Trade Law 2004 and 1994
I have just added links to the Foreign Trade Law of the People’s Republic of China 1994 and 2004 on IP Dragon’s blogroll ( under “IPR in China Laws and Regulations”). The IPR relevant article 6 Foreign Trade Law 1994 … Continue reading
Tagged article 51 TRIPs, Berne Convention, customs, export, Foreign Trade Law of PR China, parallel import, Paris Convention, Regulations 2003, State Council, threecee, WTO
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Thesis and Publications About IPR in China
Thesis: ‘Paper Tiger or Roaring Dragon, China’s TRIPs Implementations and Enforcement’BMM Bulletin Paper: ‘How to work within China’s IPR enforcement system for trademark and design rights’Article: ‘How to prevent and act upon intellectual property rights infringements in China’Article: China’s National … Continue reading
Judge For Yourself: Does Online Game Maker Miu! Infringe IPR?
Hau~ Omochikaeri~!, a blog by Micchi and Nemuiwanko about massively multiplayer online games, accuse that Miu! World plagiarise characters of Ragnarok Online, World of Warcraft, Maple Story and possibly other games in their online game Aurore Blade. The blog includes … Continue reading
Tagged Blizzard Entertainment, Maple Story, Miu World, online games, World of Warcraft
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Beer and Logic: If Taiwan Beer Is Sold In China Trademark Issue Is Solved In China
Mr Lin Tzann-feng, senior vice president of Taiwan Tobacco Liquor (TTL) Corporation said about the possibility of selling Taiwan Beer 台灣啤酒 in China, according to The China Post: “We are confident on the opening of the Chinese market, once the … Continue reading
Tagged non sequitur, Taiwan Beer, Taiwan Tabacco and Liquor Corporation, 台灣啤酒
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China Ready To Make Money With Homebred 3G Standard TD-SCDMA
Ek Heng of Telecommunications Online writes that it is expected that China Mobile will receive a license for TD-SCDMA, a 3G standard developed by China, in order to be less dependent on foreign patent holders, avoid paying patent fees and … Continue reading
Tagged 3G, CDMA2000, China Telecom, China Unicom, Chinese Mobile, license, patent, standards, TD-SCDMA, W-CDMA
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More Brooms Sweep Cleaner: Expansion of IPR Tribunals in China
Xie Chuanjiao of the China Daily wrote about the increasing number of IPR court cases and the pilot project of specialised IPR courts in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong and Fujian (nine intermediate people’s courts and … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, IPR tribunals, Jiangsu, Shandong, Supreme People's Court, Xie Chuanjiao, Zhejiang
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Word On Wednesday: The Influence of the Financial Crisis On The Enforcement of Intellectual Property In China
Getting ready for stormy weather Painting/picture Copyright Dinky 2008 What could be the impact of the financial crisis on the enforcement of intellectual property in China? Here are some hypotheses on top of my mind: Because of the financial crisis … Continue reading
First Coordinated EU Customs Campaign Catches 34 Million Counterfeit Medicines
Reuters reports that the customs officials of the 27 EU members worked together to intercept counterfeit antibiotics, anti-cancer, anti-malaria and anti-cholesterol medicines, painkillers and Viagra. “The main countries of origin for the illegal products were China, India and Pakistan, a … Continue reading
Tagged counterfeit drugs, customs, EU, fake medicine, medicines
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Columbia Sportswear “Succesful” In Reducing Counterfeits in China
Ms Laura Wood writes in MarketWatch that Columbia Sportswear Company, a manufacturer of active outdoor apparel (which included the brands Montrail, Mountain Hardwear, Pacific Trail and Sorel) has been succesful in implementing an anti-counterfeiting programme with local, national and international … Continue reading
China and Russia Sign Intellectual Property Agreement For Military-Technical Cooperation
According to a translation by RIA Novosti of the Russian newspapers Vedomosti and Kommersant, the Russian-Chinese inter-governmental commission for military-technical cooperation met in Beijing for the first time in the past three years to sign an agreement on copyright [what … Continue reading
Must Read Monday: “Shan Zhai Ji” in Google.cn Most Searched List
Sky Canaves and Juliet Ye of the Wall Street Journal’s China Journal Blog dealt with the top ten lists of Google.cn 2008. Although most Chinese use Baidu, and Google is used by some of the higher educated Chinese, the most … Continue reading
Drafting An Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement: Where is China?
The drafting of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was, and to a lesser extent still is, shrouded in secrecy. There has been a lot of criticism about the lack of transparency in the negotiation process and drafting of ACTA. Only … Continue reading
Tagged ACTA, Chinese Domain Name User Alliance, forum shifting, TRIPs, WTO
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Comments on Judicial Interpretations of Determination of Well-Known Trademark
Mr Jing ‘Brad’ Luo, JD candidate, May 2009 at the SMU Dedman School of Law and Professor Shubha Ghosh at the University of Wisconsin Madison, School of Law, wrote a paper about the subject called: ‘Protection and Enforcement of Well-Known … Continue reading
Tagged Brad Luo, CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office's, draft, judicial interpretation, professor Shubha Ghosh, SMU Dedeman School of Law, University of Wisconsin Madison, well-known trademark
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Not So Smooth As Shampooed Hair: Copyright Font Infringement. Founder Electronics Sues P&G and Carrefour
Do you remember Founder Electronics sueing Blizzard Entertainment, August 2007 for copyright font infringement? Read here. Now the People’s Daily Online reports that Founder Electronics has filed a suit against Procter & Gamble (P&G) in Guangzhou, Guangdong province and Carrefour … Continue reading
Tagged Blizzard Entertainment, Carrefour, Cartoon style, copyright font infringement, Founder Electronics, Procter and Gamble, Qian style
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Hu Jintao And The Three Supremes Or Do You Rather Listen To Diana Ross?
Intellectual Property Law in China, of course, is not an insulated part of Chinese Law. A fortiori, it is an integral part of it. So those who are interested in IPR in China, could take notice to China’s legal reforms … Continue reading
Tagged China Journal, Chinese legal reform, Hu Jintao, Jerome A. Cohen, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton and Garrison LLP, Sky Canaves, The Three Supremes, Wall Street Journal
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China IPR Law Firms and Agents: Haseltine Lake Chooses Guangzhou
IP Dragon 知識產權龍 congratulates Haseltine Lake for its new representative office in Guangzhou, Guangdong province and welcomes this firm into IP Dragon’s blogroll in the category ‘China IPR Law Firms and Agents’.This firm that has already an office in Londen, … Continue reading
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