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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
Marks & Clerk Opens Up Shop in Shanghai
Marks & Clerk published a report “Focus on China” which “identified a number of opportunities to take advantage of China’s burgeoning economic activity and expansion in manufacturing that are being missed by western firms. By looking at patent trends across … Continue reading
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International Chamber of Commerce Survey: “China Has Least Favourable IP Environment”
“The first annual BASCAP Global Survey on Counterfeiting and Piracy was conducted by ICC’s Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) initiative, in cooperation with the Cass Business School, part of City University, London. The survey polled 48 companies, … Continue reading
Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club Too Similar to Beverly Hills Polo Club for a Trademark
Beijing Nr. 1 Intermediate People’s Court confirmed the rejection of the Trade Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) of the application of Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club for a trademark. “[A]lthough the two trademarks had slight differences in English words, … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, TRAB, trademark
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SIPO: “Digital Radio Standard Will Shake Few Foreign Companies’ Dominance”
SIPO reports that the Ministry of Information Technology released a national standard on multi-channel digital radio coding and decoding technology for the digital radio industry. And it wrote reassuringly: “The standard which be widely used in digital television and digital … Continue reading
Weak IP or Strong IP in China: Jobs Will be Lost Outside China
Peter K. Yu, associate professor of Michigan State University has written another interesting article: ‘History shows trade protectionism won’t contain China’s auto effort’, using the car industry as illustration. Yu reasons: Rampant infringement of intellectual property in China is costing … Continue reading
Tagged automotive industry, employment, Peter K. Yu
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Patent Law Draft About to be Adopted: How Will Patent Law Change?
China Daily’s reports via People’s Daily that China’s third revision of its patent law is drafted. On July 31, 2006 SIPO promulgated the Draft of Amendments to the Patent Law for public comments. Draft amendments to the law were handed … Continue reading
Tagged amendment, draft, patent law, SIPO, State Council
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Controversial Interpretation 2004 Will Be Amended, Stays Controversial
Emma Barraclough reports for Managing Intellectual Property from the Third Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy in Geneva, that the controversial judicial thresholds for criminal enforcement will be amended. First the reasons why the judicial interpretation was controversial will … Continue reading
Tagged conference, congress, criminal enforcement, deterrent, Interpretaton 2004, Xiong Xuanguo
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Portrait of an Undeterred Copyright Pirate
Geoffrey York wrote for the Globe & Mail a human interest story about a Chinese copyright pirate, who was sentenced twice to prison and spent a total of six years in jail, only to start all over again. Read York’s … Continue reading
Tagged copyright piracy, deterrent
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EU Survey: 40 Percent sees China As Biggest IP Threat
The Economist Intelligence Unit published a white paper ‘The Value of Knowledge, European firms and the intellectual property challenge’, after it surveyed 405 European executives about their perceptions of IP. Here are the China relevant quotes: “European IP remains under … Continue reading
It’s a Samsung, no it’s a Sammeng, no a Samesong …
Chinese counterfeit products piggyback on brand value of Korean companies such as Samsung. The Korea International Trade Associaton (KITA) estimates Chinese fake goods cost Korean export around US$14.2 billion (W1.3 trillion), equivalent to 5 percent of total exports. Read the … Continue reading
Tagged KITA, South Korea
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Compulsory Licensing: Philips About to Bring A WTO Case Against Taiwan
Taiwanese company GigaStorage has a conflict with Dutch company Philips about a patent for the manufacturing of CD’s since 1999. After a complaint at the Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission it applied for a compulsory license of Philips’ patent for the … Continue reading
Tagged article 31 TRIPs, compulsory license, GigaStorage, patent law, Philips, Taiwan, TRIPS compliance, WTO
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The Fifty Days Time-limit in China’s Customs Regulations Is Compliant With Article 55 TRIPs
Article 55 TRIPs [1] is the border protection equivalent of article 50 (6) TRIPs. Article 55 TRIPs states that after 10 days the goods in detention shall be released if the applicant was noticed of the suspension and the customs … Continue reading
Tagged article 55 TRIPs, customs, Regulations 2003
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Made in China Popular in Korea
Counterfeit Chic has another interesting posting, this time about Korean artist Zinwoo Park’s piece of allegedly art called “Fake”. Read more about it on Counterfeit Chic here. Photo by Buddha Baby.
Tagged art, Louis Vuitton, South Korea, Zinwoo Park
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IPR: Overseas Parties Have 60 percent Success Rate at Beijing No.1 Intemediate People’s Court
Xie Chuanjiao of China Daily wrote the article International laws applied in local IPR cases, read here. Nothing new really, China has this obligation already since April 12, 1986 when it adopted its General Principles of Civil Law . When … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, General Principles of Civil Law, Jiang Zhipei, statistics, TRIPs, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
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Learn How to Say Intellectual Property Rights in Mandarin?
IP Dragon is a great fan of Chinesepod.com. Ken Carroll and Jenny Zhu offer daily approximately 10 minute lessons in Mandarin at newbie and elementary level, and Jenny Zhu, John Pasden and Aric Queen the intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced … Continue reading
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HK IP Head: Naughty Public Should Get Benefits
Heda Bayron of Voice of America comes up with a nice Asia Piracy Report, in written form and in streaming video. In the video you see Stephen Selby, the head of Hong Kong’s intellectual property department saying: “The public gets … Continue reading
Tagged copyright piracy, Hong Kong, MPA
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China’s Efforts Against Counterfeit Products That Kill
Feng Tao of Xinhua reports the item communicated by the Ministry of Public Security that the PSB dealt with 4,600 cases of counterfeit and inferior products between January and November 2006. Police arrested more than 5,000 people. The question unanswered … Continue reading
Tagged counterfeit cigarettes, counterfeit drugs, enforcement ratio, PBS
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SIPO’s Patent ABC
SIPO is giving 19 answers to 19 questions about patents.On a whole it gives an fast overview of China’s patent law. It is peculiar that SIPO is giving information (Q&A number 19) about the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, … Continue reading
Tagged Hong Kong, patent law, SIPO
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Pyrrhic Victory For Anti Patent Pool Professors Against Philips
Remember Zhang Ping, the IPR professor of Peking University who in December 2005 attacked a patent of Philips that was part of the 4C DVD pool because it was alleged to be not essential, read here. Emma Barraclough followed the … Continue reading
Tagged patent pool, Philips, SIPO
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Implementing Regulations of Copyright Law 2002
For some time I could not find newer implementing rules of the copyright law of China than those of 1991. That seemed odd to me, since the copyright law has been amended in 2001. So I asked around. Today, David … Continue reading
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Exemplary Patent Enforcement Case At National Hardware Show Las Vegas
Lisa Eckelbecker of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette wrote a very informative article about the way Diamond Machining Technology (DMT), Inc. of Marlboro, Massachusetts, USA, is enforcing its intellectual property rights. DMT’s approach is a good example of a small … Continue reading
Jail Time For Exporters Of Phones That Are Genuine Inside, Counterfeited Outside
Interfax China reports about four people that were found guilty in October by a people’s court in Guangzhou of infringing trademark rights because they were exporting counterfeit phones. Zhang and Xu were sentenced to nine months and two persons both … Continue reading
Tagged counterfeit trademark, criminal enforcement, customs, procuratorate, PSB
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Warns Against Counterfeit Circuit Breaks, Viagra and Shampoo
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) warned against several counterfeit products from China, Russia and Pakistan causing health and safety risks, reports Robers Fife for CTV. Some of the counterfeit products have high levels of the wrong ingredient: Viagra knock-offs … Continue reading
FA Premier League Against Trademark Infringers 1:0
Sarah Butler reported for the Times Online about two rulings by the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court: The English FA (football association, nowadays called after their sponsor: Barclays) Premier League was victorious in a trademark dispute with Xiangshi Celebration … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, counterfeit trademark, FA Premier League, Pfizer
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Li Ka-shing: Bring IP Offenders to Justice Even At A Loss
The Edge Daily from Malaysia gives a summary of an interview Li Ka-shing, China’s richest man, gave to Forbes Asia. Li Ka-shing invites foreign pharmaceutical companies to partner up with him to integrate low production costs in China with the … Continue reading
Tagged IP watchdog, Li Ka-shing
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Anticipated Supreme People’s Court Decision in Counterfeit Case Between Montresor and Ferrero
David Eimar reports for The Independent about the much anticipated Supreme People’s Court ruling next month between Montresor’s Tresor Dore and Ferrero Rocher. Eimar points out a salient aspect of the case: “Tresor Dore, a popular Chinese brand of chocolates … Continue reading
Tagged counterfeit, Ferrero, Montresor, Supreme People's Court, Tianjin Higher People's Court, Tianjin Second Intermediate People's Court
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Reaction To Danwei’s Question About Republishing In China
Danwei’s Jeremy Goldkorn has an interesting article about whether it is legal to copy and paste entire news articles, read here. China’s copyright law should be in lign with the Berne Convention of which China is a signatory since July … Continue reading
Counterfeiters Prevent Other Counterfeiters From Copying Them
Melinda Liu of Newsweek went to Yaxiu shopping mall in Beijing to get a first hand experience of the IPR infringement problem the new “strategic economic dialogue” between China and the United States, among other things such as the US … Continue reading
Tagged counterfeit, piracy, strategic economic dialogue
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Counterfeit Goods and Piracy Segment 2005 in Numbers: The Overview
Douglas (aka Dog McFly) sent me an email pointing out the site of Havoscope. This site shows China’s share in market value of counterfeit and piracy goods, here, based on the numbers of the Quality Brands Protection Committee and the … Continue reading
Tagged China Publication Science Institute, counterfeit, piracy, QBPC
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Medicine For Protection of Traditional Knowledge Is Patience
Yan Liang of Xinhua Online wrote the article: Greater international co-operation called for traditional knowledge IP protection. It’s about the interregional seminar of the intergovernmental committee on Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Traditional Cultural Expressions/Folklore (IGC), in Zhenghzou, organised by … Continue reading
Tagged traditional knowledge, WIPO
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Last Emperor’s Brother Tried to Claim Personality Rights
88 year old Jin Youzhi tried to claim the personality rights based on article 10 Copyright Law of his brother Aisin Giorro Pu Yi, who was the last emperor of China, to no avail: “Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court, … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing No.2 Intermediate People's Court, copyright, personality right
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China Enterprise Copyright Alliance Launched
December 11, six Chinese companies: Shanda Entertainment, Netease, Sina, Microsoft China, Kingsoft and Sunchime Cartoon Group have established the China Enterprise Copyright Alliance. The plan was announced in September during the 2006 International Copyright Forum in Beijing, which was jointly … Continue reading
Tagged China Enterprise Copyright Alliance, copyright, NCA, WIPO
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China’s TRIPs Compliance Five Years Later: What’s The Score?
Today the USTR issued the 2006 Report to Congress On China’s WTO Compliance, including nine pages (70-79) about China’s intellectual property enforcement. Nothing really surprising, but it gives an overview of China’s compliance with TRIPs through the eyes of the … Continue reading
Tagged report, TRIPs, TRIPS compliance, USTR
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Success EVD Format Dependent On Backing Chinese Copyright Pirates
William Moss wrote a good story about China’s answer to HD DVD or Blu-Ray formats: Extended Versatile Disk. “For HD-DVD and Blu-Ray to succeed, movie studios need to support them. But even if the government mandates EVD as the format … Continue reading
Tagged copyright pirates, EVD, format
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Message of IP Dragon
Ever since IP Dragon upgraded from Blogger to Beta Blogger, there have been problems to incorporate Haloscan’s comment functionality. Until that time you can comment via Blogger comments: if you cannot read Chinese click on the number on the right … Continue reading
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Can Copyright Save Chinese Folklore?
Deming Liu wrote an interesting 14 page essay about the idea to use copyright or a sui generis to salvage Chinese folklore. Liu explains that copyright traditionally is concerned with the creations of individuals rather the cumulative creations of an … Continue reading
Tagged copyright, folklore, sui generis
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Final Judgement Hennessy Trademark Infringement: No More Sour Grapes in China
Remember the Hennessy trademark infringement case in 2005? See here. March 2005, Jas Hennessy & Co. instituted a proceeding against Zhuhai Xiangmutong Trading Co. Ltd. who sold the cognoc and Xiamen Jin (Golden) Huanya Food Co. Ltd. who bottled it, … Continue reading
Tagged counterfeit trademark, Hennessy
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China Outspends Japan in Innovation; IP in China Will Profit
Stan Abrams, Lehman, Lee and Xu lawyer and writer of China Hearsay, wrote an article about China’s newest milestone: that it outspends Japan in research and development. It is expected IP protection and enforcement in China will profit most. Rightly … Continue reading
Tagged innovation, Japan, Lehman Lee Xu
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“Davee Beekham Do It At Once”
Jeremy Goldkorn posted for Danwei an article of Michael Rank of Trade Marks Directory Service about pirate trademark applications of well-known brands in China. In Guangdong a businessman has applied for the trademark Nike in English and Chinese for toilet … Continue reading
Tagged Nice Agreement, pirate trademark
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Is Plagiarism Justified?
Danwei publishes Tianya blogger Guerlangwa/Icegrass Bay about an article of his that was published in New Express, Sanqin Metropolis Daily and Heilongjiang’s Life Daily, without his authorisation. Read Guerlangwa’s article here.
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Counterfeit Spelling Contest How To Write ….
Philips. China is warming up relations with the African continent. One side effect is the growth in Chinese counterfeit products. Oskar Himmelreich made a nice picture in Kumasi, Ghana, August 2006 of a counterfeit mixer of the Dutch multinational with … Continue reading
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Xiangyang Market Is Dead Long Live Puxi and Pudong
Xiangyang market used to be Shanghai’s playground for trademark counterfeiters and copyright pirates. No more, read more here. However, the economics of demand and supply have provided new outlets for these illigit goods. Like a waterbed, the problem has moved … Continue reading
Mainland, HK and Macau Intellectual Property Symposium
The HK Intellectual Property Department is organising the Symposium in collaboration with SIPO and the Macao SAR Economic Services. The symposium will be held in the Huayun Gloria Grand Hotel Haikou, Hainan province: 12 and 13 December, 2006. The symposium … Continue reading
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Chinese Preemptive Counterfeiters Force Producers To Synchronous Market Introductions
Alex Zaharov-Reutt wrot a very interesting article for ITWire (H/T to Technology writer Mike Elgan of Raw Feed) about Chinese counterfeiters’ preempting the market, before the originals are released in the Chinese market that will trick Chinese buyers into believing … Continue reading
Tagged high quality fake, LG, preempt market, Samsung, Sony
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HK’s Cyberport Becomes IP Training Centre
Hong Kong’s Cyberport finally seems to get a new destination as an IP capital centre, where companies can get training and information about how to manage their IPRs. Initially, in 2000 the plan was that Cyberport would be a place … Continue reading
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Pfizer Accuses Guangzhou Welman Of Copyright Infringement
Pfizer sued Guangzhou Welman for alleged copyright infringement of Viagra reports Forbes. I wonder why Pfizer’s allegations focused on copyright infringement instead of patent infringement, or both. Or is copyright used mistakingly as the prototype of an intellectual property? Read … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, copyright infringement, patent, Patent Review Board, Pfizer, SIPO
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Novartis’ Optimistic About IPR in China
Contrary to other pharmaceutical giants Novartis is setting up a research centre in Shanghai, which is a relatively expensive location. Novartis wants to cater to globetrotting scientist, tap the ideas of the local universities and study typical Chinese reactions to … Continue reading
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James Paradise: WTO Case Will Not Start Before North Korean Nuclear Threat Has Ended
James F. Paradise wrote another thought provoking article on AsiaMedia of the UCLA Asia Institute. The innovation of TRIPS compared to WIPO’s conventions (Berne and Paris) is that disputes about enforcement can be dealt with in a binding manner by … Continue reading
Tagged Berne Convention, James F. Paradise, Mertha, Paris Convention, professor Hugenholtz, TRIPs, WTO
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Haier Files 2.6 Patent Applications Per Day
Gao Hucheng, the Vice-Minister of Commerce, wrote an article about the need for China to improve its brands and IPRs in order to become internationally more competitive. Haier, the Chinese posterchild that is taking its brand very serious, “put[s] forth … Continue reading
Baidu Acquitted Of Charges By HK Music Companies Of Copyright Infringements
In September seven Hong Kong music companies brought against Baidu, the largest search engine of China, a copyright infringement lawsuit. Beijing No.1 Intermediate People’s Court ruled that the accusations did not have adequate legal support. The seven companies were:Universal Music … Continue reading
Tagged Baidu, Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, copyright infringement, IFPI, music
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