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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
Freshfields appoints Mark Parsons as IP counsel
Connie Carnabuci’s Hong Kong Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer IP team has been strengthened by appointing Mark Parsons as counsel. See Freshfields’ media release here.
Tagged Connie Carnabuci, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hong Kong, Mark Parsons
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Adidas Execs Don’t Acknowledge Chinese Counterfeit Problem
Ms Mei Fong wrote an interesting article in the WSJ about Adidas’ efforts to become the number one in China by locating their biggest store there. Interestingly Ms Fong noticed the following: “Locating its biggest store in the world’s biggest … Continue reading
Tagged Adidas, counterfeit
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Future of Digital Copyright Protection in Hong Kong
Tomorrow Professor Peter Yu (I was honoured that this prolific professor was my co-advisor when I was writing my thesis) and mr Charles Mok will give a lecture on the future of digital copyright protection in HK, at the University … Continue reading
Tagged IP Dragon
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Chinese Copyright Law, Peer Production and the Participatory Media Age: An Old Regime In a New World
Just found an interesting Chapter about Chinese Copyright Law, written by Mr Sampsung Xiaoxiang Shi, read here.Of course I am flattered that note 22 refers to my thesis. I will review the 48 pages Mr Shi has written as Chapter … Continue reading
Tagged Copyright Law, Sampsung Xiaoxiang Shi
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Japan On Chinese trade marks of Japanese Locations: “Can’t Touch This”
The Japanese Patent Office declared it wants to stop Chinese companies registering Japanese geographical locations as trade marks. “The two languages share many characters and Japan’s Kyodo news agency said thenames of 19 of the country’s 47 prefectures including Kyoto, … Continue reading
Tagged geographical indications, Japan
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Born Thanks To Counterfeiters?
Mr Robert Kessler of Newsday tells about counterfeit ring raids and warns that counterfeit condom of the Trojan Horse brand can be less than effective in preventing pregnancies and protect against diseases. “A spokeswoman for Church and Dwight, the company … Continue reading
Tagged Church and Dwight, Robert Kessler, Trojan Horse
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Smoking, the New Olympic Sport. What About Torching Your Smoke? Demonstration Sport
Smoking and sport seems like a match of heaven. At least that might be the thought process of some counterfeiters who were caught by Beijing police: “Beijing police said on Wednesday they had detained seven people for allegedly producing and … Continue reading
Tagged counterfeit cigarettes, Hong Kong, Olympic Games
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How to Prevent and Act Upon Intellectual Property Rights Infringements in China
I wrote an article for Duncan Bucknell Company, the Australian company specialised in Global IP Strategy about how to protect and enforce your IPR in China. Read it on the site of Duncan Bucknell Company or below: By Danny Friedmann … Continue reading
Tagged administrative enforcement, civil enforcement, criminal enforcement, customs, Duncan Bucknell Company
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Theatre productions in China: “Keep your ideas to yourself”
I interviewed Ms Felicitas Speth von Schülzburg, director of International Performing Arts, about her experiences with intellectual property in China. She is operating in the art sector, which is, similar to the fashion industry, very vulnerable for “trendspotters”. Ms Speth … Continue reading
Tagged art, Felicitas Speth von Schülzburg, International Performing Arts, Shaolin, theatre
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Examination of Three-dimensional Marks by Wang Ze
“The three-dimensional marks are a new class of registrable trade marks introduced in the revised Chinese Trade Mark law as of 2001. Corresponding provisions were set forth with regard to the examination of three-dimensional marks in the Trademark Examination Standards … Continue reading
Tagged three dimensional, TRAB, trade mark, Wang Ze
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IPR in China Seminar in Rotterdam Dragons Businessclub
Last Wednesday, I spoke at the headquarters of the Rabobank in Rotterdam, the second largest municipality of the Netherlands, about intellectual property in China. The event was organised by the Dragons Businessclub, an organisation for young Chinese entrepreneurs living in … Continue reading
Tagged Ashok Bhalotra, Dragons Businessclub, Felicitas Speth von Schülzburg, International Performing Arts, Kuiper
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Mr László Kovács: “Customs in 2008, a real test for EU-China trade relations”
Mr Lászlo Kovács, European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union wrote an interesting article to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Customs Union. Is there something to celebrate you might ask yourself? Well at least the Commissioner is belligerent to … Continue reading
Tagged customs, enforcement/infringement ratio, EU, Lászlo Kovács, Taxud
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EU Internal Market Commissioner: Anti-counterfeiting and -piracy Solutions To Be Found In Public-private Cooperation
On a 13 May commission-sponsored high level conference, the Internal Market Commissioner Mr Charlie McCreevy stressed that regulation is not the only answer to fight counterfeiting and piracy, but that the private sector itself is best placed to lead the … Continue reading
Tagged Dugie Standeford, EU, Intellectual Property Watch, McGeevy, Thailand
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China and EU Customs Unveiled Plans to Share Information
The EU and China unveiled plans for an intelligence network to share information among ports to crackdown on counterfeiting. Source WIPO Magazine (February 2008, no.1). “Despite the increased efforts of the Chinese authorities to crackdown on counterfeiting, EU Customs Commissioner … Continue reading
Tagged customs, EU, Lászlo Kovács
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Professor Susan Scafidi on Li-Ning on Nike
李宁versus 耐克 Even if you are not a victim of fashion Counterfeit Chic is the weblog to regularly frequent. Ms Susan Scafidi, visiting professor of Fordham Law School, blogged about Li-Ning versus Nike in her own funny tongue in cheek … Continue reading
Tagged Li-Ning, Nike, professor Susan Scafidi, 李宁, 耐克
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Olympic Torch Tanzania Brings Protests Against … Chinese Counterfeit Products
BBC News has every day the news ‘In Pictures‘. Today picture six of this item showed the Olympic Torch “in peaceful Tanzania relay”. There were protests, however not against human rights violations in T 1b ET, but against counterfeit and … Continue reading
Tagged BBC, counterfeit, substandard, Tanzania
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Netac versus PNY settled out of court
Remember the Netac versus PNY case, read here? After two years of litigation, the patent infringement conflict between Shenzhen-based Netac Technology Co Ltd and Texas PNY Technologies was settled out of court. The Netac versus PNY case is seen as … Continue reading
Tagged Netac, patent infringement, PNY
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Which Event Is 2007 China Top Ten IPR Event?
China’s Intellectual Property Protection in China (IPR in China) started with democracy of some kind. Although 30 nominations of the events were already given, netizens can vote untill 12 o’clock of April 8. However, then IPR in China will decide … Continue reading
Tagged IPR in China 雅马哈, Yamaha
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How Should China Spend Its Extra Yuan On IPR Enforcement?
Mr Stan Abrams of China Hearsay has another interesting article. He is criticising yet another public awareness campaign by the Chinese Ministry of Culture (MOC).Mr Abrams writes: “Advertising, seminars and training courses arranged by MOC will have limited effect. Public … Continue reading
Tagged Ministry of Culture, public awareness, public campaigns
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WorkTools: “We Won the Judgement But it Did No Good” Part II
Yesterday, Mr Mike Marks, inventor and co-founder of WorkTools explained in Part I how is it possible that although they won at court in Taiwan it really did no good. In Part II below you will find a more detailed … Continue reading
WorkTools: “We Won the Judgement But it Did No Good” Part I
Yesterday I blogged about an interview on WorkTools’ patent challenges in Taiwan and China, read here. I was like Mr Stan Abrams of China Hearsay, who came up with some interesting suggestions here, very interested to know the real answer. … Continue reading
Tagged Mike Marks, patent infringement, Taiwan, WorkTools
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WorkTools Inventor’s Experience With Taiwanese and Chinese Patents
Mr John Eastman of Black and White interviewed Mr Mike Marks, inventor and co-founder of WorkTools about patent infringements. WorkTools specializes in the development and licensing of patented mechanical products for consumers. The company invents products and enhances products brought … Continue reading
Tagged deterrent, Fulwider Patton, patent infringement, Paul Y. Feng, Taiwan, WorkTools
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China Most Designated As Country in International Trademark Applications
WIPO has a press release about the number of applications using the Madrid System for the Registration of Marks. Over 2007 China ranks number 8 in international trademark applications: 2003 472 2004 1,015 2005 1,334 2006 1,328 2007 1,444 China’s … Continue reading
One Minute Film Contest to Promote IPR in China
The movie industry uses professional producers and movie stars such as Jacky Chan to promote that youngsters abide by the IPR laws, read here. Now, during the 15th Beijing Student Film Festival, the China Film Copyright Protection Association (CFCPA) and … Continue reading
Tagged CFCPA, copyright piracy, MPAA
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PCT International Applications: China Ranks Number 7, Huawei Ranks Number 4
A WIPO press release stated the following statistics: Again China is part of the top 10 countries that had the most PCT (Patent Convention Treaty) international applications. 2003 1,295 2004 1,706 2005 2,503 2006 3,952 2007 5,456 In 2007 China’s … Continue reading
China’s Third Patent Amendment: Curb Your Enthousiasm
China’s upcoming third amendment of its patent law has moved a lot of pens, or rather fingers, to write critiques and analyses. Mr Timonthy J. Maier partner of Maier & Maier PLLC, a law firm in Alexandria Virginia (US) and … Continue reading
Tagged China Alliance, FIDCI, ICC, IPO, Maier, patent, patent reform
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Pirated DVD Brands and Brand Awareness
Dan of Mission: Don’t get Shanghaied wrote ‘Better than a casino’, about the differences in the quality of pirated DVDs. Dan of Mission: Don’t get Shanghaied can give us an insight into the mind of the consumer of pirated products. … Continue reading
Tagged Angela Sun, copyright pirates, DVD, Mission Don't get Shanghaied
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Supreme People’s Court Orders Full-compensation Principle in All IPR Cases
“Courts should fully apply logical reasoning and everyday life experiences, and comprehensively and objectively examine the evidence for calculating the amount of compensation,” SPC vice-president Cao Jianming told a national work conference on IPR trials in Jinan on February 20, … Continue reading
Tagged damages, full compensation, Yamaha, Zhejiang Huatian, 雅马哈
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.ASIA Landrush Ends March 12, 2008
Law firm Foley & Lardner LLP warns firms that the landrush for .ASIA domain names ends March 12, 2008 (Hong Kong time). Read more here. .Asia is a sTLD (sponsored top-level domain name). According to ICANN: “[g]enerally speaking, an unsponsored … Continue reading
Tagged .ASIA, domain name, Foley and Lardner, ICANN
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Survey: HK Government Enthousiast About Youth Ambassadors Against Internet Piracy
Survey Two years ago the HK Government started recruiting youths to fight online piracy. Now it has hailed them and said that their efforts have been very effective, read here. Now IP Dragon starts with a survey and is very … Continue reading
What Does The New Chinese Patent Law Have In Store?
Mr Charles C. Liu, Partner and Director of US Practice, Unitalen Attorneys at Law and Ms Jeanne J. Liu wrote a series of four installments (originally published in China Intellectual Property, 20:44-51, 2007) about the amendment of the Chinese patent … Continue reading
Tagged Charles Liu, China Intellectual Property, Jeanne Liu, patent law
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Counterfeit iPhones Smuggled Outside China; Genuine iPhone Smuggled Back Into China
Stop the press! Although also iClones (fake iPhones) exit China to Europe and the US, read here, also genuine iPods manufactured in China for/by Apple are exported abroad. There is a lack of the real thing in China, so the … Continue reading
Tagged Apple, counterfeit, genuine products smuggled, iPhone
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Catherine Sun Debunks Misconceptions About Chinese IP Protection
Foley & Lardner LLM Partner Ms Catherine Sun discusses the three biggest misconceptions about Chinese IP protection: The belief that IP is not enforceable in China; keeping brands and technology within the U.S. will keep them safe; and counterfeiting products … Continue reading
Tagged Catherine Sun, Foley, IP protection, misconception
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Possibly 50,000 Counterfeit Train Tickets (Guangzhou-Hengyang) Sold During Spring Festival
The People’s Daily Online runs with the story of Xinhua that three people were arrested after they allegedly sold 50,000 counterfeit train tickets during Spring Festival. Read more here.
Tagged fake ticket
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Origin Fake Malaria Medicine Traced By Scientific Effort
Every year about 500 million people become ill of malaria. Every year 1 million people die, because of one version of malaria called Plasmodium falciparum. One major problem is that not all malaria medicines are genuine and some have only … Continue reading
Tagged fake medicine, Interpol, malaria, medicines, WHO
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Kung si fa chai! 恭喜发财
Happy Chinese new year to you! 恭喜发财 My new year’s resolution for the year 4706 is to increase the frequency and relevancy of my postings. Cheers, IP Dragon
Does China’s Copyright Law Has A Sense Of Humour?
Tavis Coburn created in 2007 “Mao Jordon”, using Mao holding a Nike Air in his hand and wearing a hair band with swoosh, a registered trademark of Nike. The artist provokes a lot of questions with a limited edition of … Continue reading
Tagged Copyright Law, Mao, Nike, parody, Tavis Coburn
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Zhongyi Electronics to Microsoft: “See you in Court”
According to MarketWatch (head tip to China Economic Review) Microsoft is sued by Zhongyi Electronics for alleged copyright infringement for its Chinese character input method editor that Microsoft applies in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, Chinese characters, Microsoft, Zhongyi Electronics
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Africa Preferred Route Chinese Counterfeits To Europe
Thailand is the preferred route into Asia for counterfeit and pirated goods originating from China, read here. Now IP Dragon learned from Jeremy Phillips, known from the renowned IP Kat, but also contributor to the new blog Afro-IP who is … Continue reading
Patent Challenge in China: What’s the State of the Art?
The last quarterly newsletter of the European Patent Office (EPO) has an interesting article about the difficulty for foreign patent applicants to determine prior art (state of the art) in China, because all prior art in China is in Chinese. … Continue reading
Tagged EPO, machine translations, patent law, Philips, prior art, state of the art
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Service Of Process in China… eeh People’s Republic of China
In case you want to sue an IP infringer that has residence in China from your own country, you can make use of the Convention on Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters, The Hague, … Continue reading
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Message from IP Dragon
Happy new year! Today, I started working for Howrey LLP, an international law firm that is specialised in intellectual property, litigation and antitrust. Cheers, IP Dragon
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IPR Officials Say The Darndest Things: Progress in Collecting Karaoke Copyright Royalties
Yan Liang of Xinhua News reports that “nearly half of the Chinese provinces have taken initiatives to collect karaoke copyright royalties by the end of 2007 in an effort to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) in audio and video sectors.“ … Continue reading
Internet Copyright Law 2006 Difference Between Winning (Baidu) And Losing (Yahoo China)?
Although both Baidu.com and Yahoo China basically provided deep links to pirated mp3’s, Baidu won in court, while Yahoo China lost. What are the differences? 7 (minus EMI) IFPI members versus Baidu.com Wang Hongjiang of Xinhua reports about a group … Continue reading
Tagged Baidu, copyright infringement, IFPI, Yahoo, Yahoo China, Yu Guo Fu
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Data Key On Road To IPR Transparency
The MailTribune runs an LA Times article called ‘Writing their own tickets, Knockoffs still a thriving business in China’ by Mr Don Lee. The article draws a picture of Wengang, a city in Jiangxin province famous for its pens/infamous for … Continue reading
Tagged enforcement/infringement ratio, pen industry, QBPC, Wengang, Will Lewis
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Cheng Yongshun’s Critique On US Patent Reform Act Ammuniton To Opposites
Philip Brooks’ Patent Infringement Update has a great post called ‘China Weighs in on Patent Reform Bill’, read here. It is great when intellectual property scholars of different countries can learn from each other. For a long time a stream … Continue reading
Beijing, Guangzhou, Jiangsu and Zhejiang IP Litigation Data
Mr Will Lewis, an international business law and IP rights student at University of San Diego School of Law, tells on his blog Experience not logic that he was given a slew of data on IP litigation between domestic parties … Continue reading
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IP Dragon Starts Reviewing Books About IP in China
IP Dragon was happy to receive three very interesting book titles by post published by Kluwer Law International to review. In the next few months expect the following reviews on IP Dragon: “A Primer on Foreign Investment Enterprises and Protection … Continue reading
Tagged Che-hung Chen, Christopher Heath, Daniel Chow, Huber Hsu, Kluwer Law International, Peter Ganea, Thomas Pattloch, Yan-Ming Shieh
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What Global Players Could Learn From Wii versus Vii
Last year, on September 14, 2006, Nintendo announced the release information (launch of the product at different dates in different locations) about the Wii, a device with new form of player interaction. Read about Wii’s conception, creation, launch, reception etc, … Continue reading
Tagged Joystiq, Little Red Blog, Nintendo, Rick Martin, Vii, Wii
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China Bad News For Thailand’s Counterfeit Manufacturers
Jeffrey Sheban wrote another insightful article about the counterfeiting industry, entitled ‘Thailand’s counterfeit pipeline’ for the Columbus Dispatch. Don’t worry, IP Dragon has not lost its focus on IP in China. Mr Sheban observed that Thailand is the hub for … Continue reading