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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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- AGMA
- AIM
- AIPPI
- All-China Patent Agents Association
- Alliance against IP theft
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- 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
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- IP Federation
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- IRMA
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Author Archives: Dr. Danny Friedmann
Japan Sake Brewers’ Hangover After Chinese Trademark Squatting
Japanese sake and shochu brewers that want to start exporting to China were not amused when they found out that their brands have been registered by Chinese trademark squatters, that want to sell the trademarks to the Japanese brewers, especially … Continue reading
New Blogroll Category: IP in China Conference Agenda
Conferences and seminars are great places to brush up your knowledge, meet potential clients and your peers and to have fun. To facilitate that you find these wateringholes of wisdom about intellectual property in China, IP Dragon 知識產權龍 starts with … Continue reading
Tagged blogroll, conference, IP conference, IP Dragon Agenda, seminar
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Why There is Plagiarism in China Even At Sun Yat-sen University
Peter who is a Yale-China Teaching Fellow teaching English classes at Sun Yat-sen University and runs the China DTR blog, has a nice posting called ‘Where’s Your Academic Integrity’ about widespread plagiarism in his class. “Plagiarism in our classroom was … Continue reading
Tagged China DTR, plagiarism, Sun Yat-sen University, 中山大學
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China Leads IP5 Meeting on Jeju Island in South Korea
October 27 and 28, 2008, the IP5 European Patent Office (EPO), Japan Patent Office (JPO), Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), China’s State Intellectual Property Organisation (SIPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) came together for the second … Continue reading
Apple Victorious In Trademark Conflict With New Apple Concept Digital Technology
Apple, Inc. won trademark case against New Apple Concept Digital Technology Co Ltd based in Shenzhen. The Intermediate People’s Court in Shenyang, the capital of the Liaoning Province, ordered New Apple Concept Digital Technology Co., Ltd., on 2 November to … Continue reading
Change in Nanchang: Internet Cafes Required To Switch To Legal Software
Mr Sumner Lemon writes for IDG News Service that Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi province, requires net cafes to switch to legal software. If they don’t they can lose their license. Read Mr Sumner’s article via Networkworld here. UPDATEMr Steven J. … Continue reading
Tagged BSA, genuine software, Linux, Nanchang, Red Flag Linux, software, Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Windows, 南昌市, 江西省
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New Face At Baidu Awaits Considerable Intellectual Property Conflicts
Ms Loretta Chao of the WSJ’s China Journal wrote about the appointment of the new general manager digital entertainment of Baidu.com, Inc., Catherine Leung. The blog article ends with a most relevant paragraph: “The company has tried to solve its … Continue reading
Tagged Baidu, Catherine Leung, copyright piracy, online copyrights
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China’s Trademark Office Performs First Trademark Examination Quality Control Inspection
Ms Mena Lo and Elaine Mak of Wilkinson & Grist China wrote a brief for IAM Magazine on the China Trademark Office‘s first trademark examination quality control inspection, after CTMO’s officials exchanged experiences with China’s Patent Office and and study … Continue reading
Tagged CTMO, Elaine Mak, IAM Magazine, Meno Lo, trademark examination quality control inspection, Trademark Office, Wilkinson and Grist
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Negotiating With IP Infringers in China As A Last Resort
Mr Mark A. Lieberstein and Stephen W. Feingold (both working for Day Pitney LLP) were interviewed by Mr Albert W. Driver, editor of the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. The interview, which has the title ‘Keys to Enforceing Intellectual Property Rights in … Continue reading
Tagged Day Pitney LLP, enforcement, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, negotiation
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The Importance of ‘Practical Applicability’ in China’s Patent Law
Ms Ester H. Lim (Finnegan Shanghai) and Ms Angela Y. Dai (Finnegan Washington, D.C.) wrote a nice article about their take on IP in China for the WorldTrade Magazine called ‘Policy Perspectives: The Current Reality with IP in China’. It … Continue reading
Tagged Henan Topfond Pharmaceutical, Merck, patent, Patent Reexamination Board, SIPO
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Piracy Distributes Guns N’ Roses Album in China
Mr Dean Goodman writes for Reuters that Guns N’ Roses’ Geffen Records label is not trying to sell their new album in China, because it thinks it will not be approved by China’s censors, mainly because of its title “Chinenese … Continue reading
Tagged censorship, copyright piracy, Guns N Roses
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It’s that time of the year again: China Blog Awards
IP Dragon 知識產權龍 is flattered that it again is nominated for the China Blog Awards, edition 2008, by Chinalyst. However, due to very unfortunate circumstances the competition this year does not include China Law Blog, which won the China Blog … Continue reading
Tagged China Blog Awards 2007, China Blog Awards 2008, Chinalyst
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Intellectual Property in China? You have come to the right place
IP Dragon 知識產權龍 is published in English, the de facto lingua franca of the academic and business world. By translating the sentence intellectual property in China in some other languages than English IP Dragon 知識產權龍 welcomes the people that search … Continue reading
Hong Kong SAR and Peru Signed Cooperation Arrangement on Trade and Investment Facilitation
China’s Ministery of Commerce announced that the FTA with Peru will be effective next year, see here. Hong Kong S.A.R., which is a separate jurisdiction from the People’s Republic of China, is not included in this agreement.Song Shutao of Xinhua … Continue reading
Tagged Cooperation Arrangement on Trade and Investment Facilitation, Hong Kong, Peru
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Again Harsh Words in US-China Economic Security Review Commission Report (2008) About Intellectual Property Protection/Enforcement in China
In the 405 pages of the 2008 Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security (USCC) Riew Commission (published November 2008) intellectual property is mentioned often and prominently: “China made scant progress in reining in the rampant counterfeiting and … Continue reading
Tagged IPR enforcement, IPR protection, USCC
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“Free Trade Agreement China-Peru Effective 2009”
A Free Trade Agreement (Tratado de Libre Comercio Perú – China) was announced at a summit in Lima, Peru, between President Alan Garcia and Hu Jintao, read CNN article about it here. Bi Mingxin of Xinhua wrote that a spokesperson … Continue reading
Tagged FTA, MOFCOM, Peru, Tratado de Libre Comercio Perú China, TRIPs
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Transitional Review Mechanism of China’s TRIPs Implementations Q&A Copyright Law
When China became the 143rd Member of the WTO on December 2001, it automatically entered into TRIPs, which is an integral part of the WTO Agreement. Upon accession to the WTO, China agreed (see Section 18 of the Protocol on … Continue reading
Guest Writer Michiel Tjoe-Awie: ‘Beijing: The Real Thing and The Echo-Test
Mr Michiel Tjoe-Awie has traveled extensively throughout China. Although he studied law he does not practise it, at the moment he is working as a banker. IP Dragon appreciates Mr Tjoe-Awie’s sharp mind. He can write about almost anything. Sometimes … Continue reading
Creative Commons Hong Kong Launch
Remember my post in 2005 about the Creative Commons license system that was adapted (‘ported’ in CC-speak) to the jurisdiction of the People’s Republic of China, read here. Ms Michelle Thorne wrote on the Creative Commons weblog that on October … Continue reading
Tagged copyright, creative commons, creativity, Hong Kong, IP in Hong Kong, licensing
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China’s NCA versus Microsoft: Pot Calling the Kettle Black?
Last week Mr Yan Xiaohong, vice-president of the National Copyright Administration of the People’s Republic of China (NCA Chinese) criticised Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage software, according to an AFP article. Mr Yan’s has a problem that this system which turns … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing Haidian Disctrict People's Court, Cheng Zhiliang, copyright piracy, Joel Martinsen, Microsoft, MS Windows XP, Mu Xuequan, Windows Genuine Advantage
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IP Lawfirms: Ms Ages Y. Leung and Ms Selena Y.Y. Sun Join Wilkinson & Grist’s IP Practice Group
Ms Leung Yang (Agnes) and Ms Sun Yuet Ying (Selena), are the new solicitors at the Intellectual Property Practice Group of Wilkinson & Grist. Read more here. Their colleagues are: PartnersAnne C.Y. ChoiYvonne ChuaAndrea S.Y. FongHoward H.L. TsangEsther W.L. HoMena … Continue reading
Tagged Agnes Y. Leung, Selena Y.Y. Sun, Wilkinson and Grist
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How do the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong relate to each other regarding IPRs
This article by Danny Friedmann (IP Dragon 知識產權龍) is also published on the website of the Netherlands Hong Kong Society and Duncan Bucknell Company, the consulting firm that specialises in global intellectual property strategy, see here and here. Since 1997, … Continue reading
Tagged Chinese, Common Law, discovery, English, General Principles of Civil Law, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, pre-trial evidence
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Who Won The IPR Dispute At The WTO Between China and the US?
Remember April 10, 2007, when the US brought claims against China at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for allegedly violating the TRIPs Agreement because of unsufficient IPR enforcement (DS 362) and lack of market access (DS 363)? Read here. Mr … Continue reading
AmCham to USTR: “Remove Taiwan From Special 301 Watch List”
America’s Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Taipei requested the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) to remove Taiwan from the Special 301 Watch List, a list of countries that are allegedly failing to adequately protect IPR and used as … Continue reading
Tagged AmCham, Chiayi, DVD, Intellectual Property Protection Brigade, Special 301 Report, Taiwan, Taiwan Provincial Police Administration
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Messrs. Reid and MacKinnon’s Checklist on Protection of IPR in China
Messrs. David McHardy Reid (Thomas F. Gleed chair of business administration at Seattle University’s Albers School of Business and Economics) and Simon J. MacKinnon (president, Greater China, for Corning Ltd. in Shanghai), wrote a checklist about protecting intellectual property in … Continue reading
In South Korea Warner Bros First Releases Movies Online, Then Launches DVDs, China Could Be Next
In April 2006 IP Dragon blogged about Warner Brothers dropping its price substantially as a new business strategy in China, read more here. Now it is experimenting in South Korea with releasing movies online first and then launching the sale … Continue reading
Tagged alternative business models. copyrights, Ars Technica, business model, DVD, Fox, Hengdian Group, Jacqui Cheng, movies, Paramount, Warner
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“Microsoft Does Not Enforce Copyright Piracy in China Because of Network Externalities”
Bill Gates said in 1998:”As long as they’re going to steal it, we want them to steal ours,” he said of Chinese users, according to Fortune magazine. “They’ll get sort of addicted, and then we’ll somehow figure out how to … Continue reading
Tagged Bagwad Jal Park, Bill Gates, copyright piracy, Microsoft, network externalities
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16 Copyright Piracy Suspects Identified During Operation Torpedo in Hong Kong
According to a press release by Karri Ho from the International Federation Against Copyright Theft – Greater China (IFACT-GC), from September 29 to October 1, IFACT-GC representing the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the CJ Mark Committee (CJ Mark) in … Continue reading
Tagged China Copyright Alliance, CJ Mark Committee, copyright infringement, Customs and Excise Department, Hollywood, Hong Kong, IFACT-GC, Karri Ho, MPA
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Total Makeover in Guiyu: “Recycling” Old Commercial Microchips As New Military Microchips
Messrs. Brian Grow, Chi-Chu Tschang, Cliff Edwards and Brian Burnsed wrote the BusinessWeek article ‘Dangerous Fakes’ about old commercially grade microchips that are salvaged from discarded circuit boards and sold as military grade microships. They reported from Guiyu, Guangdong province, … Continue reading
Roger Bate determines China’s Lethal Counterfeit Drugs Pattern
Mr Roger Bate, writer of the book “Making a Killing: The Deadly Implications of the Counterfeit Drug Trade (free pdf-version ),” wrote an article for the Far Eastern Economic Review that gives a good overview of China’s counterfeit drug problems. … Continue reading
Tagged American Enterprise Institute, counterfeit drugs, FEER, melamine, Roger Bate
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WIPO Internet Treaties In Effect in Hong Kong After PRC
The WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), which are considered necessary to adapt the copyright law and related rights law to the challenges of digital technologies, came into effect in Hong Kong SAR (which is … Continue reading
19th US-China JCCT: What are the Concrete Measures?
September 16th US Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and US Trade Representative Susan c. Schwab, together with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan convened the 19th US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT). Read the press release of the United … Continue reading
China’s National IP Strategy 2008: Feasible Commitments or Road to Nowhere Paved With Good Intentions
This article by Danny Friedmann is also published at the site of Duncan Bucknell Company, the consulting firm that specialises in global intellectual property strategy, see here. China’s State Council promulgated a National Intellectual Property Strategy [1]. In the policy … Continue reading
Tagged action plan on IPR protection, National strategy on IPR protection, public campaigns, Tian Lipu, TRIPs, TRIPS compliance, Wen Jiaobao, WTO
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Wall Street Journal Blog Quotes IP Dragon in “Best of the China Blogs”
Ms Sky Canaves is the lead writer of ‘China Journal‘, a great blog about “How China is changing – and changing the world” for the Wall Street Journal. She also runs the ‘Best of the China Blogs’, a daily look … Continue reading
Tagged Best of the China Blogs, China Journal, Sky Canaves, Wall Street Journal
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New Draft Third Patent Law Amendment: Slight Improvements
In the beginning of this year there was not much reason for optimism regarding the third patent law amendment, read ‘Curb your enthousiasm. The earlier draft included the requirement that Chinese legal and natural persons must first apply for patents … Continue reading
Shanghai Signboards: We Sell Only Real Products, Really…
Next month you can find in Shanghai 100 shops that have a 真 (zhen1) sign in their window, which means that they only sell genuine products. The Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration will control and coordinate the distribution of the signboards. … Continue reading
Wanfang Data Accused of Unauthorised Inclusion of Dissertations
480 accademics have accused Wanfang Data of including their dissertation without any permission in the database “Disseratations of China” that was offered to libraries. To make a work public without authorisation and to copy a work without authorisation is both … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing Chaoyang People's Court, class action, Stan Abrams, Wanfang Data
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Peter Ollier interviews Netac’s Vincent Zhong
Netac Technology was the first Chinese company that sued an American company, PNY Technologies of Texas, for patent infringement (USB flash memory). The two companies settled their patent dispute out of court in March, read more here.Mr Peter Ollier interviewed … Continue reading
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“China biggest IP threat to Korea”
Gallup Korea conducted a survey for Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) about the perception of threats to Korean IP. 1,202 domestic firms said: Where was Korean IP infringed? 65 percent in China; 12 percent Taiwan; 12 percent United States. In … Continue reading
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PRC’s Anti-Monopoly Law: Well-known Trademarks and Traditional Chinese Brands Are Part of National Security
Mr Steve Dickinson of the China Law Blog wrote an insightful article about Anti -Monopoly Law of the People’s Republic of China that became effective August 1, 2008. Article 31 Anti-Monopoly Law: Where national security is involved in the case … Continue reading
The Longlife Trademark For Taiwan’s Cigarettes is still not dead
This morning I got this picture of Taiwanese cigarettes with the name Longlife. The picture is made by CH from Mobimania in Xiamen, China. First question. Is Longlife a trademarked brand in Taiwan? And what about China? If you type … Continue reading
Xiamen Cyberpolice Stealed the Logo of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer?
CH of Mobimania pointed me to the Xiamen cyberpolice who uses the logo of E of Internet Explorer, the browser of of Microsoft. Did they get permission to use it? See their website here.
Hong Kong Olympic Games: “Dress Code and Leave Branded Gifts At Home”
Mr Stephen Selby, director of the Intellectual Property Department urges spectators to the Olympic equestrian (horses) event in Hong Kong to abide by the Olympic rules on brand protection and advertising. This means that in the Olympic stadium and venues … Continue reading
Tagged advertiser, equestrian, Hong Kong, IPD, Olympic Games, Stephen Selby
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Hong Kong’s Top e-filers of Patent, Trademark and Design Right Applications
According to the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) of the Hong Kong Government the top e-filers of all e-transactions in 2008 were: Ranking Firms 1 UNDISCLOSED 2 DEACONS 3 WILKINSON & GRIST 4 JSM 5 BAKER & MCKENZIE 6 SIT, FUNG, … Continue reading
“Great Wall Motor Not Infringing Fiat’s Patent”
Reuters reports that Great Wall Motor Co Ltd made a statement saying that Fiat’s claim that Great Wall infringing their patent was dismissed by Shijiazhuang Intermediate People’s Court. Read the Reuters article here and the Great Wall Motor’s statement here. … Continue reading
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First Bar Ordered To Pay Damages For Copyright Infringements of Karaoke Songs
In April the People’s Court in the Chancheng district of Guangdong Province’s Foshan city ordered Haoledi Entertainment Company, the karaoke bar management firm, to pay damanges of 30,000 yuan (4,286 U.S. dollars) by Beijing-based New Run Entertainment Company, a performance … Continue reading
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Face Saving Cultures Don’t Like to Make An Apology
Mr Piter de Weerd, editor of Boek9.nl (Dutch) Book9.nl (English), the excellent blog about intellectual property rights in the Netherlands, pointed me to the article ofSeattle Trademark Lawyer Mr Michael Atkins, who was startled about the remedies Japan’s cosmetic giant … Continue reading
Facebook Cloned in China
British blogger ‘I love China’ has a great blog ‘Xiao Nei – Now available in English’, read here.
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Discover Your Invention in China Or Lose Protection
Ms Patti Waldmeir has another interesting article about the upcoming patent law in China. She rightly zoomed in on the controversial articles. In February I posted a blog about the articles 49, 50 and 74 of China’s third amended patent … Continue reading
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Patent Quality in China: “You could patent a wheel”
Ms Patti Waldmeir wrote a great article for the Financial Times about Chinese patents ‘The value of branding becomes patent’, read here. On the positive side Ms Waldmeir noticed that China is the country where most companies are filing for … Continue reading
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