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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
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- SNB-REACT
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- The Industry Trust
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Author Archives: Dr. Danny Friedmann
Trademark Logo Goes Up in Smoke To Save Australians? Let’s Check The HK-Australian Bilateral Investment Treaty
How to warn peopleagainst blindness who cannot do not want to see? Cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris was not amused when Australia announced last November 2010 that it would prohibit brand logos on cigarette packets, to prevent exposure to children that might be lured to … Continue reading
Part III: Lessons Learned from Technology Transfer and Essential IP in China/HK
June 16th, the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (ECCHK) organised together with the European Union Business Information Programme of Hong Kong and Macao the 3rd annual China IPR SME Helpdesk seminar, this time about ‘Technology Transfer and Essential IP … Continue reading
Tagged Apple, Claudia Xu, DLA Piper, ECCHK, Elizabeth Wong, Hanwang Technology, Heineken, HKUST, IPD, iPhone, Peter Cheung, Philippe Healey, Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo, Veronica Llorca
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Part II: Lessons Learned from Technology Transfer and Essential IP in China/HK
June 16th, the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (ECCHK) organised together with the European Union Business Information Programme of Hong Kong and Macao the 3rd annual China IPR SME Helpdesk seminar, this time about ‘Technology Transfer and Essential IP … Continue reading
Tagged Dr. Martin Seybold, European Commission, Stephanie Mitchell
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Part I: Lessons Learned from Technology Transfer and Essential IP in China/HK
June 16th, the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (ECCHK) organised together with the European Union Business Information Programme of Hong Kong and Macao the 3rd annual China IPR SME Helpdesk seminar, this time about ‘Technology Transfer and Essential IP … Continue reading
Tagged Catherine Sun, China IPR-SME Helpdesk, ECCHK, Maria Castillo, Peter Cremers, technology transfer, Veronica Llorca
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Taiwan IP Update: First Country That Protects Hologram In Its Trademark Law
Taiwan has amended its Trademark Act May 31, 2011. What has changed? Progressive trademark act, but with olfactory deficiency Photo: NASA via Wikipedia Listing counterfeit merchandise online will be punishable by fines of up to NT$50,000 and up to one year … Continue reading
Tagged 3D, animation, article 15 TRIPs, certificate of origin, colour, counterfeit trademark, geographical indications, holograms, IHMA, Ralph Sieckmann, sound, Taiwan, Taiwan IP Update, 商標法, 王美花
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Happy Dragon Boat Festival! Unhappy Trademark Protection for Qu Yuan?
Free interpretation of zong zi (glutinous rice).Traditional zong zi has a triangular form.Photo Danny Friedmann Today is the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. Time for Duan Wu festival (端午节). On this day Chinese around the world … Continue reading
Tagged Dragon Boat Festival, Qu Yuan, South Korea, Trademark Law PR of China, 屈原, 楚辞, 端午节, 단오
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Induced Patent Infringement Standard: How To Avoid Proving Intent And Fast Forward To Actual Knowledge
Q:”How do you want your induced patent infringement?“A:”Willful blind, not deepfried“ Spicy vegetarian deep-fried noodle nestSource: Veggy Monkey Eats The U.S. Supreme Court decided Global-Tech versus SEB May 31, 2011. It gives a standard for induced patent infringement: namely willful blindness, … Continue reading
Tagged Eileen McDermott, Hong Kong, intent, Managing IP, patent infringement, willful blindness
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Shenzhen Chinese Hop Border Hong Kong For Porn Movie in Three Dimensions
For some Daoist sex advice readChina Expat’s article here. Some months ago an American porn company sought my advice on copyright law in China. “Is porn copyrighted in China and can you sell it there?” A movie, whether porn or … Continue reading
Tagged Brand Hong Kong, movies, Sex and Zen Extreme Ecstacy, Shenzhen
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Invisible Gold in Asia: Where The Book Ends The Community Takes Off
Professor David Llewelyn’s book Invisible Gold in China has its own Facebook page. As you probably know the characters for China are 中 (centre) and 国 (country): the country in the middle. On most Chinese maps the country is actually situated … Continue reading
Tagged Facebook, Invisible Gold in Asia Creating Wealth Through Intellectual Property, professor David Llewelyn
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Siren Got Rid of the Letters “Starbucks”
Starbucks revised its logo for the fourth time (1971, 1987, 1992 and now in 2001), see overview here.It was announced already January 5, 2011 by senior creative manager Mike P. here. Logo change announced on Hong Kong TV on the MTRPhoto: … Continue reading
Tagged Brand Hong Kong, logo, Shenzhen, Starbucks Coffee, trademark
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TGIF, But What Happened To This Author’s Moral Rights On The IPR.gov.cn Site?
星期五: Friday Thank Goodness It’s Friday I just finished a blog post on Professor Ken Shao’s interesting article, see here, which ironically is about morality in copyright, and now I see his article republished on the site of Intellectual Property … Continue reading
Tagged Copyright Law PR of China, ipr.gov.cn, moral rights, Professor Ken Shao
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Online Copyright: Norms Or the Law, One Of Them Needs To Give In
On the road to respect for copyright there is not much trafficPhoto Danny Friedmann Professor Ken Shao, director of China Law Programme of the Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, has an interesting article in the Global Times in which he … Continue reading
Tagged Murdoch University, online copyrights, Professor Ken Shao
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USITC: “China’s IP and Indigenous Innovation Cost U.S. 48,2 billion dollar”
Photo Danny Friedmann“Maybe we need more resources for IP enforcement?” The U.S. International Trade Commission report (ITC), commissioned by the U.S. Senate has been published. The title of the ITC report is: China: Effects of Intellectual Property Infringement and Indigenous Innovation Policies on the U.S. Economy. One … Continue reading
Tagged China's National IP Strategy, Danny Friedmann, indigenous innovation, IP infringements, US ITC
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Reaction to Professor Navarro’s China Bashing: We Get What We Paid For
Due to the melamine scare many Chinese parents buy milk powder in foreign supermarkets; such as Walmart, or in Hong KongPhoto Danny Friedmann July last year I posted a blog about professor Peter Navarro who questioned whether profit making is the … Continue reading
Tagged counterfeit, environment, health and safety risks, labour rights, Professor Peter Navarro
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IP Dragon’s Chinese Provinces Counterfeit & Piracy Observatory
This post is a work in process, similar to IP Dragon’s Worldwide Seizures and Measures Against Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Originating in China.Provinces Heilongjiang 黑龙江 Jilin 吉林 Liaoning 辽宁 Dandong companies have business talks with universities, China Daily, August 15, 2011. Qinghai 青海 Gansu 甘肃 … Continue reading
Tagged IP Dragon's Chinese Provinces Counterfeit and Piracy Observatory, IP Dragon's Worldwide Review of Seizures and Measures Against Counterfeit and Pirated Goods from China
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Whitebook on IP Protection in 2010: Is White the New Black?
Photo Danny Friedmann A: “Milestones of the past don’t equal beacons to the future” B: “That is so 2010!“ The 12th Five Year Plan (2011-2015) has already started but its interesting to see what happened during the last year of … Continue reading
Tagged China's 11th Five Year Plan, China's 12th Five-Year Plan, statistics, 专利
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China Launches International Patent Database
Photo Danny FriedmannRaise the flag, there is reason for celebration China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has launched a new patent search, see here.The search system also offers machine translation: China Patent Machine Translation (CPMT). “The system has more than 80 … Continue reading
Tagged CPMT, patent quality, patent search, SIPO，专利
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Yao Ming Wants To Reign Supreme Over Yao Ming Era
Photo Danny FriedmannStory for the Sunday (星期日) Xinhua reported that Yao Ming, the tallest basketballer in the NBA, who has a contract with Reebok to wear their products, sued Wuhan Yunhe Dashayu Sportswear Co., Ltd for allegedly printing in Yao … Continue reading
Tagged basketball, Hunan, trademark infringement, Wuhan Yunhe Dashayu Sportswear, Yao Ming, ZTE，商标, 姚明, 姚明 一代, 星期日
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Polo For the People
“Everybody was Kung Fu fighting playing polo” After ‘Marco Polo Hiuui‘ and ‘Polo Santa Roberta‘ in Hong Kong there is another Polo clone in Wangfujiang 王府井 Dajie 大街 , the busy shopping avenue of Beijing, called Polo Villae. The logo is a … Continue reading
Tagged copycat, Marco Polo Hiuui, Polo Santa Roberta, Polo Villae, Ralph Lauren, 王府井
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Media Piracy in Emerging Economy Report: Omnipresent China Conspicuously Absent
Media Piracy in Emerging Economies, is a very interesting report edited by Joe Karaganis, program director of Social Science Research Council. Digital copying of music, film and software works that fall outside the boundaries of copyright are not only a … Continue reading
Tagged Bolivia, BRIC, copyright piracy, Joe Karaganis, Mexico, South Africa
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Fast Technology Transfer/IPR Infringements Slows Down China’s High Speed Train
Photo: Danny FriedmannHigh-speed train just got slower. Getting a ticket even more so. Infringed intellectual property rights can have negative influences on society. During the manufacturing process of these goods labour and environmental minimum standards, already challenged in China, can … Continue reading
Shake or Crush Your Hand: Huawei versus ZTE versus Huawei
Photo: Danny FriedmannShake Or Crush Your Hand, you choose. What if you are developing a product but your competitor has patented some technology needed to achieve the technical result? And at the same time you have some patents that you … Continue reading
Tagged 4G, Bien Perez, China Hearsay, Huawei, Long Term Evolution, patent infringement, Portfolio.hu, SCMP, Stan Abrams, standards, trademark infringement, ZTE, 专利, 商标
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Intellectual Property and Indigenous Innovation, Two Opposite Roads For Foreign IPR Holders
Photo Danny FriedmannIP and indigenous innnovationroads going in opposite directions? The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission will hold hearings on China’s intellectual property and indigenous innovation policies on May 4th. Emphasis will be given on the consequences of these … Continue reading
Tagged China Intellectual Property, indigenous innovation, USCC
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The Process of Trademark Counterfeiting Captured
How An External DVD Drive Becomes A Counterfeit Apple in 5 Minutes Dong Men (东门= East Gate) in Shenzhen is an incredible place. You can find buildings with small shops that all sell one component of a mobile phone or computer … Continue reading
Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do. Now Do They?
God has strange lodgers Nick Squires reports for The Telegraph that 13 million pounds worth of counterfeit souvenirs was seized before the beautification of the late pope John Paul II. The products involved were ““family packs” of plastic rosaries which … Continue reading
Tagged Cartier, counterfeit, Mont Blanc, Omega, Rolex, Vatican
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Copyright Piracy of Communist Books is Not Patriotic
Photo Danny Friedmann“A book is like a garden that you can put into your pocket” IP Dragon Weekend Edition As the Chinese proverb goes “a book is like a garden that you can put in your pocket.” However, you cannot … Continue reading
Tagged Chinese Communist Party, copyright piracy, GAPP, 版权
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Double Dragon Head: Looking Backward, Looking Forward
Photo MountainWarren states, Shanghai MuseumSome rights reserved Double headed dragon, looking backwardlooking forward Looking backward: 星期一 Another mass anti-IP infringement campaign with a fancy name, here.星期二 Oxford University professor about brandscape in China patient, but everything can go wrong, here. … Continue reading
Tagged Double Dragon Head
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After 44 Years Chinese Lovers of Literature Can Legally Buy “One Hundred Years Of Solitude”
Photo Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara Some rights reserved TGIF Zhang Lei wrote a nice article for the Global Times about Thinkingdomhouse, a publisher who achieved to get a copyright license for China from Nobel Prize for Literature laureate Gabriel … Continue reading
Tagged Berne Convention, copyright, Global Times, le droit de divulgation, Márquez, moral rights, Nobel Prize, orphan, Pulitzer Prize, TGIF, Universal Copyright Convention, William Kennedy, 版权
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China’s Supreme People’s Court Will Tell You How Safe Safe Harbours Are
Photo RnechesMain entrance Supreme People’s Court Beijing The writers versus Baidu case triggered the Supreme People’s Court to draft a judicial interpretation of online copyright, and can be expected this year. A refinement of the Regulation on Protection to Network Dissemination … Continue reading
Tagged contributory liability, copyright, Li Mao, Regulation on Protection to Network Dissemination of Information, safe harbour, Supreme People's Court, trademark, 商标, 版权
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Pfizer Starts R&D in China After IPR in China Challenges
Photo Danny FriedmannPerilous hills, but nice view. Climb worth the risk? As one of the first U.S. companies pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has decided to start doing R&D in China. This way the company can probably take advantage of indigenous innovation … Continue reading
Tagged patent invalidation, patent law, Pfizer, Viagra, 专利
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The Lay-Out of the Magic Kingdom in Shanghai Wrapped Up in a Trade Secret
“One rat will invite his friend” In November 2009 the Chinese government approved that Shanghai would get its own Disneyland and even the first Disney resort in China. Hong Kong was not amused, because as of 2016 Hong Kong will … Continue reading
Tagged Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disneyland, trade secret, Walt Disney
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Intellectual Property Bank in Taiwan and China (But Very Different)
Public sector The China Post reports that the Ministry of Economic Affairs is setting up an IP bank: “The intellectual property bank is scheduled to be set up in June under the supervision of Taiwan’s semi-official Industrial Technology Research Institute … Continue reading
Tagged Intellectual Property Bank, MOEA, patent, Taiwan, Zhongtian Technology Company, 知识产权, 銀行, 银行
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On Counterfeit liquor and wine
People’s Republic of China During the massive IP enforcement campaign “Bright Sword” police cracked down in Beijing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guizhou in 40 cases involving the production and selling of fake alcohol. China Daily wrote: “March 23 to 25, police … Continue reading
Why Could Polo Ralph Lauren/Burberry Clone Get Trademark In Hong Kong?
The outdoor advertisement of Polo Santa Roberta no longer has theBurberry tartan pattern background “Buy one get one free” Is this what luxury goods manufacturers such as Polo Ralph Lauren and Burberry want to be associated with? Here you can … Continue reading
Mickey Mouse Went To the Ladies’ Market in Hong Kong Without Disney Knowing It
Unauthorised Use of Disney’s copyright Smoothite versus Samsonite
Tagged copyright infringement, counterfeit trademark, Hong Kong, Samsonite, Smoothite, Walt Disney
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How bright is Bright Sword?
Is the Force with mass campaigns? Are mass campaigns of intellectual property enforcement mere temporary patchwork, leaving untouched the underlaying problems? Most mass campaigns are still announced with starting date and expiration date. The only thing trademark counterfeiters and copyright … Continue reading
Tagged Bright Sword, China Daily, copyright piracy, mass campaigns, Public Security Bureau, trademark counterfeit, 商标, 版权
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Sunday Specialty: SARFT Knows Watching Time-travelling Is Bad
Photo Danny Friedmann星期日 = Sunday: Time-travelling not allowed. Not even by taxi. The State Administration for Radio Film and TV (SARFT) came up with the Notice Concerning the Nationwide Television Drama Shooting Filing Announcement for March 2011. “In the recent … Continue reading
Tagged China Copyright and Media, Chui Man Ho, Large Hadron Collider, Rogier Creemers, SARFT, Tom Weiler, 星期日
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Saturated Saturday: Tsingtao Beer China’s Well Known Trademark
Since September 20, 1991, Tsingtao Beer 青島啤酒 has been recognised as a well-known trademark in China. It was approved this status by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) during the first batch of China’s Well-known Trademarks. Wang Jun, of Deheng … Continue reading
Tagged 6bis Paris Convention, dual track, Judicial Interpretation on Famous Trademarks, Tsingtao Beer, well-known trademark, 青島啤酒
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Peter K. Yu Kicks Off the UNH Franklin Pierce Center for IP Distinguished Speaker in IP Lecture Series
Mary Wong, the first director of the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce Center for IP invited Drake University professor Peter K. Yu to give the inaugural speech of the Franklin Pierce Center for IP Distinguished Speaker in IP Lecture … Continue reading
Tagged Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property, IP enforcement, Peter K. Yu, University of New Hampshire
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Sino-U.S. Investment Treaty: A Little BIT For You and Me
Photo “Shaking Hands” by Nicola Corboy (Some rights reserved) In May, 2011, the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue will be resumed in Washington. Daniel Michaeli, research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations, a think tank and publisher, opines in the Huffington … Continue reading
Tagged bilateral trade agreement, China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue, Council on Foreign Relations, Daniel Michaeli, Huffington Post, Nicola Corboy
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The Influence of China’s Trade deficit on IP Enforcement in China
Light at the end?Photo: Danny Friedmann Remember that in 2009, because of the financial crisis, the Supreme People’s Court urged the lower courts to conservatively grant injunctions, read here. Now too, there are economic circumstances that might not be conducive … Continue reading
Tagged financial crisis, IP enforcement, Supreme People's Court, trade deficit
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50 percent Nike 50 percent Li-Ning, 0 percent Creativity…What percentage confusion?
Photo: Danny FriedmannSeen today in hypermarket Carrefour, Futian, ShenzhenName of the brand: Fujian Jinjiang Hengren Shoes
Tagged clone, copycat, Fujian Jinjiang Hengren Shoes, Li-Ning, Nike
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What Came First? Fake Chicken or Fake Egg
In 2008 I wrote a column for a Dutch magazine in which I assert that even people who do not want to do business in China or have no interest in IP at all, should take an interest in it, … Continue reading
Tim Smith’s Guest Blog: Taobao Online Infringement Case
星期二 = Tuesday Photo Danny Friedmann Taobao.com, the popular Chinese e-commerce platform, has appealed against a verdict handed down by a Shanghai court in late March that it should pay compensation of RMB 10,000 (around GBP 950) for its failure … Continue reading
Tagged contributory liability, joint liability, Rouse, Taobao, Tim Smith, Tort Liability Law, 星期二
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Patents in China: Quantity Obsessed Quality Challenged
Time for quality patentsPhoto: Danny Friedmann Now we are all following Ericsson sueing ZTE for patent infringement in Germany, UK and Italy, read here. Followed of course by ZTE trying to invalidate Ericsson’s patent at China’s Patent Re-examination Board, read here, because of … Continue reading
Tagged design patent, Ericsson, Global Times, invention patent, Ministry of Science and Technology, Patent Law 2008, patent quality, utility patent, Wan Gang, ZTE，专利
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Trends Counterfeit Trademarks/Infringed Patents From China: Smaller Scale, Bigger Risks
Two trends can be abstracted from the 2010 report of the Austrian Federal Finance Ministry to the National Council about the application of Council Regulation (EC) 1383/2003 of July, 22 2003, concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property … Continue reading
Tagged Austria, authentication, Council Regulation 1383/2003, counterfeit luxury goods, counterfeit trademark, customs, EU, patent infringement, trends, 专利, 商标
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Sue Where The Assets Are: Reflex Packaging is suing former client Lenovo for patent infringement in US
By Michiel Tjoe-Awie Reflex Packaging (Reflex) was supplying patented thermoformed cushions to pack Lenovo’s computers. In 2008 Lenovo asked Reflex to remove their name and patent number from the packages. Reflex refused to do so, only to discover later that … Continue reading
Tagged Epoch Times, IBM, Lenovo, Matthew Robertson, Reflex Packaging, 专利
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Joint-venture with technology transfer no panacea for market access to China’s aviation industry
China’s 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) states that the general aviation industry’s development will bepromoted, reform the airspace management system as well as increase the efficiency of the allocation and utilization of airspace resources. Bright sky for China’s aviation industry. But what … Continue reading
Tagged ARJ21, C919, China's 12th Five-Year Plan, Comac, indigenous innovation, joint-venture, patents, RAND, technology transfer, USCC, 专利, 技術創新
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