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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
SHENZHEN TIME
IPR in China Laws and Regulations
- Copyright Law Implementation PR of China 2002
- Copyright Law, Amended PR of China 2001
- Copyright Law Implementation PR of China 1991
- Provisions on the Implementation of International Copyright Conventions 1992
- Copyright Law PR of China 1990
- Copyright Collective Management Regulations PR of China 2004
- Copyright Administrative Punishment Implementation Rules 2009
- Trademark Law Implemention PR of China 2002
- Regulations on the Protection of the Right of Communication through Information Network PR of China 2006
- Measures for the Administrative Protection of Internet Copyright 2005
- Trademark Law PR of China 2001
- Trademark Law PR of China 1993
- Collective/Certification Marks 2003
- Collective/Certification Marks 1994
- Trademark Provisions on Claims for Priority 1985
- Well-known-trademarks Recognition/Protection 2003
- Implementation Madrid Agreement 2003
- TRAB Rules 2002
- Tort Liability Law 2009
- Product Quality Law 2000
- Punishment of the Crime of Fake or Substandard Commodities PR of China 1993 invalid
- Measures for the Administration of GI of Agricultural Products 2008
- Geographical Indication Products Protection PR of China 2005
- Administrative Measures Safety of Places of Origin of Agricultural Products 2006
- Implementing Regulations on Patent Law 2010
- Regulation on National Defense Patent 2004
- Standard for Application Patent Number 2003
- Opinion of the MOFTEC/SIPO on Strengthening Administration of Patents in Foreign Trade 2003
- Measures for Administrative Enforcement of Patent 2001
- Patent Law Implementation PR of China 2001
- Decision of the Standing Committee of NPC on Amendmend of Patent Law 2008
- Transitional Measures on Implementation of Amended Patent Law 2009
- Patent Law PR of China 2008
- Guidelines for Examination 2006
- Patent Law PR of China 2000
- Patent Law PR of China 1992
- Patent Law Implementing Regulations 1992
- Patent Law PR of China 1984
- Protection Measures for Intellectual Property Rights during Exhibitions PR of China 2006
- Science and Technology Progress Law PR of China 1993
- Anti-unfair Competition Law 1993
- Regulations of PR of China on Awards for Inventions 1978
- Regulations on the Protection of Types of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1993)
- Civil Law General Principles PR of China
- Civil Procedure Law PR of China
- Administrative Procedure Law 1989
- Software Protection Regulations PR of China 2002
- Administrative Procedure Law PR of China
- Customs Penalty Regulations PR of China 2004
- Customs Implementation Regulations PR of China 2004
- Customs Regulations PR of China 2003
- Customs Regulations PR of China 1995
- Customs Law PR of China 2001
- Criminal Law PR of China
- Criminal Procedure Law PR of China
- Unfair Competition Law PR of China 1993
- Anti Monopoly Law PR of China 2007
- Layout Design IC Regulations PR of China 2001
- Layout Design IC Implementation PR of China 2001
- Olympic Logo Regulations PR of China 2002
- Regulation on Radio and Television PR of China 1997
- Property Rights Law PR of China
- Constitution PR of China
- Legislation Law PR of China
- National IP Strategy PR of China 2008
- Action Plan PR of China 2008
- Action Plan PR of China 2007
- Action Plan PR of China 2006
- Action Plan PR of China 1995
- Foreign Trade Law PR of China 2004
- Foreign Trade Law PR of China 1994
- Regulations on the Protection of Types of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1993)
- Law on Guarding State Secrets 1988
Patent Law and Regulations in China
Judicial Interpretations by Supreme People’s Court and/or Supreme People’s Procuratorate
- Patent Civil Dispute Interpretation
- Trademark Civil Dispute Interpretation
- Copyright Civil Dispute Interpretation 2002
- Application of law to trial of cases over copyright disputes on networks 2004
- Adjudication/application of law to cases of copyright disputes on networks 2000
- Regulations on Protection of the Right to Network Dissemination of Information 2006
- Patent Law Pre-trial Cessation
- Trademarks Pre-trial Suspension Evidence Preservation
- Criminal Thresholds 2007 (Draft)
- Criminal Thresholds 2004
IPR Relevant Treaties in force in China
- WIPO Copyright Treaty (2007)
- WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (2007)
- WIPO Singapore Treaty (signature 2007)
- UNESCO Convention on Diversity of Cultural Expression (2007)
- WTO TRIPs (2001)
- Working Party Report on the Accession of China (2001)
- WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding (2001)
- WTO Acession Protocol (2001)
- WIPO UPOV Convention (1999)
- UN Vienna Treaty Convention (1997)
- WIPO Strasbourg Agreement IPC June (1997)
- WIPO Locarno Agreement (1996)
- Sino-US IPR MOU Action Plan for Effective Protection/Enforcement 1995
- WIPO Madrid Protocol (1995)
- WIPO Budapest Treaty (1995)
- Agreement Establishing the WTO (1995)
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (1994)
- WIPO Nice Agreement (1994)
- WIPO Trademark Law Treaty (signature 1994)
- WIPO Patent Cooperation Treaty (1994)
- WIPO Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms (1993)
- WIPO Phonograms Convention (1993)
- Sino-US IPR Memorandum of Understanding 1992
- WIPO Berne Convention (1992)
- UNESCO Universal Copyright Convention (1992)
- WIPO Washington Treaty (signature 1990)
- WIPO Madrid Agreement (Marks) (1989)
- WIPO Paris Convention (1985)
- WIPO Establishing Convention 1980
- Costa Rica - China FTA (2011)
- New Zealand-China FTA (2008)
- Pakistan-China FTA (2006)
- China-Chile FTA (2005)
China’s IP Related Authorities
Hong Kong’s IP Ordinances
- Copyright (Suspension of Amendments) Ordinance 2001
- Copyright Ordinance
- Director of Intellectual Property (Establishment) Ordinance
- Layout-design (Topography) of Integrated Circuits Ordinance
- Organized and Serious Crime Ordinance
- Patents Ordinance
- Plant Varieties Protection Ordinance
- Prevention of Copyright Piracy Ordinance
- Registered Designs Ordinance
- Trade Descriptions Ordinance
- Trade Marks Ordinance
- Basic Law 1997
International Treaties Applicable to Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s IP authority
Macau’s IP Laws
Macau’s IP authority
Taiwan’s IP Laws
Taiwan’s IP Related Authority
IP Faculties and Research Institutes
- Berkman Center for Internet and Society
- Boston University IP
- Cardozo Intellectual Property and Information Center
- Centre d'Études Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle
- Dean Dinwoodey Center for Intellectual Property
- East China University of Politics and Law Shanghai
- Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy
- Franklin Pierce Center of Intellectual Property
- High Tech Law Institute
- Institute for Information Law Amsterdam (IViR)
- Institute for IP and Information Law (U of Houston)
- IP Academy Singapore
- Kernochan Center for Law Media and the Arts
- Max Planck Institute of Intellectual Property Competition and Tax Law
- McGill Centre for Intellectual Property Policy Montreal
- Renmin University of China School of Law Beijing
- Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic
- Stanford Center for Internet and Society
Chinese blogs/sites/committees about IP in China
- Andrew C. Mertha
- BioIPR-COM
- Blawg Dog
- China IPR Law
- Danwei
- Intellectual Property in China 知识产权与中国发展
- Intellectual Property Rights Protection Alliance
- IP Menu
- IP Webcasting Hong Kong
- IP.People.com.cn
- IPR.gov.cn
- More blogs about IP in China
- Patent Agent in Hong Kong
- Peter K. Yu
- Quality Brands Protection Committee
- Southern Perspective Shenzhen
China Blogs
- All Roads Lead To China
- Asia Business Intelligence
- China and International Law
- China Business Law Blog 中國商法博客
- China Challenges
- China Economics Blog
- China Esquire
- China Hearsay
- China Herald
- China Journal Wall Street Journal
- China Law Blog
- Chinese Law Working Group
- Emerging Capital
- Experience not logic
- International Economic Law and Policy Blog
- Little Red Book
- Modern Asian History: Myths and Realities
- PanAsianBiz
- The China Game
- This is China! Blog
- Uculture
- WTO and China
- 中外对话 China Dialogue
IP Blogs
- Afro-IP
- Boek 9 (Dutch)
- CIPP McGill Blog
- Class 46
- Counterfeit Chic
- Intellectual Property Watch
- Invisible Gold in China
- IP Finance
- IP Kat
- IP Tango
- Ipeg
- IPR Transatlantic Collaboration
- nipc IP/it Update
- No to Fakes
- Philip Brooks'Patent Infringement Updates
- Professor Justin Hughes
- Small Business IP Protection and Management
- SPC Blog
- The Counterfeit Blog
- The Fire of Genius
- The Gray Blog
- The Trademark Blog
- Transnational Law Blog
- Vox PI
Blog Archive
IPR Holders Representatives/Anti-piracy/-counterfeiting
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- ACG
- AGMA
- AIM
- AIPPI
- All-China Patent Agents Association
- Alliance against IP theft
- APM
- ARCC
- Auteursrecht
- BASCAP
- BIG Web
- BPG
- Brand Protection Alliance
- BREIN
- British brands group
- BSA
- CAAST
- Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy
- Coalition for intellectual property rights
- Danish Anti-Counterfeiting Group (Danish)
- ECAP II
- ECTA
- FACG
- FACT
- FAST
- Filmwereld
- IACC
- ICC Commercial Crime Service
- IDSA
- IFPI
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- INDICAM
- Innovation Alliance
- IP Federation
- IP Institute
- IPOS
- IPR Helpdesk
- IRMA
- Marques
- MPA
- MPAA
- NACG (Norwegian)
- NMPA
- No to fakes
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- RIAA
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- SNB-REACT
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Author Archives: Dr. Danny Friedmann
Writers versus Baidu: Does Baidu “Know” What It Is Doing?
When people outside the field of intellectual property rights strike a conversation with you about something related to IP you know it has caught the public imagination. 50 Chinese writers united in the ‘Publishing World Anti-Baidu Infringement Coalition’ have written an open … Continue reading
Tagged Baidu, Baidu Wenku, contributory liability, copyright piracy, NCAC, Regulation on Protection to Network Dissemination of Information，百度文库
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Unoriginal trademarks unpopular in Quanzhou. Good news or wishful thinking?
Hao Nan of China Daily wrote about the trade at the Quanzhou Trademark Trade Center in Fujian that almost dried up. Read here. Why did not Adam Smith’s invisible hand work? Was the invisible hand here invisible, to quote Joseph Stiglitz, because … Continue reading
Tagged cybersquatting, Quanzhou, trademark, 商标, 泉州
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IP Dragon Checks International Clothes Market in Beijing: “Waterbedding” Effect of Trademark Enforcement
Building of the International Clothes Market While all eyes are fixed on Silk Market in Beijing, IP Dragon focuses its attention to the International Clothes Market in Beijing to check whether counterfeit apparel and bags were on sale. Let’s first take … Continue reading
Tagged Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chanel, counterfeit, Givenchy, Hermes, Hugo Boss, International Clothes Market, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Robe di Kappa, Silk Street, 商标, 金开俐德国际服装市场
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IP Dragon Regains Blog from IP Komodo Dragon
Photo by Andrew Wilkinson (some rights are reserved) After one month in which IP Dragon went to Beijing and Hong Kong to do research to the IP scene in these respective cities, he took the Dragon Temple Long Hua line 龙华线 back home … Continue reading
Tagged IP Dragon, IP Komodo Dragon
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Reptilian reportage
IP Komodo may have a forked tongue, but he speaks the IP truth! He has trawled this weeks China IP news and the hottest topic appears to be sightings of IP Dragon, with fiery tongue, sighted in the vicinity and … Continue reading
Tagged Aomega, Fujian, IP Komodo Dragon, Omega, patents, Quanzhou, SIPO, statistics, TRAB
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China civil litigation analysis
IP Komodo has been playing with the Rouse litigation analysis tool Ciela. Over 12,000 IP decisions from China have been put into a database and is available for searching, at no cost. It can be used to search by city, … Continue reading
Rouse Roundtable: Copyright Today
Sharon Qiao, of Rouse, awarded for being a ‘Top Copyright Practitioner’ by the Beijing Copyright Office, together with Mr Xu Chao, Deputy Director of Copyright Division of NCAC, would like to invite you to attend a case study and roundtable … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing Copyright Office, NCAC, Rouse, Sharon Qiao
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China’s global patent docket
The People’s Daily reports that in 2010 China filed 6,552 invention patent applications at the USPTO, 2,049 at the European Patent Office, 1,001 at the Japan Patent Office and 496 at the Korean Intellectual Property Office. IP Komodo had some … Continue reading
Tagged EU, Japan, patents, South Korea, triadic patents, U.S.
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Guidelines on Several Issues Regarding the Applicable Law for Hearing Disputes Arising from Franchising Contracts
Almost 4 years after the Regulations for Administration of Commercial Franchising (2007) (“Regulations”) were promulgated, the Guidelines on Several Issues Regarding the Applicable Law for Hearing Disputes arising from Commercial Franchising Contracts (the “Guidelines”) were issued by the Beijing High … Continue reading
Tagged franchising, IP Komodo Dragon
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New rules on Criminal IP infringement released
Photo Danny Friedmann New rules on IP infringement in criminal cases have been issued by the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security on 10 January 2011, to clarify a number of areas in … Continue reading
Online infringement and ISP liability
The IP Dragon hasn’t been seen for 2 weeks now. IP Komodo wonders if his cousin might return soon and is worried about the mess, especially since IP Komodo tends to leave the remains of his lunch lying around… Some … Continue reading
Tagged Baidu, contributory liability, Fang Zhouzi, IP Komodo Dragon, SAIC, Taobao, USTR, Xinhua
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Seminar announcement “Management and Commercialisation of Intellectual Property”
The Faculty of Law of University of Hong Kong presents an intensive course given by Professors David Llewelyn and Li Yahong on Management and Commercialisation of Intellectual Property Photo: Danny Friedmann Organised by LLM (IT & IPL) ProgrammeJune 14-25, 2011Venue: … Continue reading
Tagged Management and Commercialisation of Intellectual Property, professor David Llewelyn, Professor Li Yahong, University of Hong Kong
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Beijing’s Silk Market
IP Komodo’s friend Tim Smith of Rouse was curious to know what was happening at the famous Beijing Silk Market. He asked his intern Dominic to take a look and here is what they found. Large public notices appear around … Continue reading
The Lizard’s weekly news roundup
Some of the more interesting news stories IP Komodo has spotted this week: CNN reports on the growth in counterfeit wine trade in China. Destruction of the bottles is now common practice at the auction houses, for original fine wine … Continue reading
Tagged AIC, Benfolds, IP Komodo Dragon, Lafite Rothschild, Penfolds, SIPO, Taobao, USTR
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Chinese Car Wars
Carmaker Land Rover (which India’s Tata acquired from Ford) is suing Chinese carmaker Geely of Hangzhou (which acquired Volvo from Ford) for registering its Chinese characters “Lu Hu” in China. Land Rover says it used the characters for its “Land … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, BMW, Geely, Land Rover, Tata, Volvo
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Patents in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has for many years had only a deposit-type patent system. Applicants re-register patents covering China or the UK, (including European Patents designating UK) and they are granted without substantive examination. It is a simple and cheap 2 step … Continue reading
The lizard’s weekly China news roundup
IP Komodo hears righteous indignation expressed by bosses at Beijing’s famous Silk Market on Wednesday at a United States trade report that accuses the mall of being “notorious” for fake goods. A Ms Hu stated to the press “I don’t … Continue reading
Free webinar, ‘Patent filing strategies in China’
Managing IP, in association with Liu Shen, invites you to a free webinar, ‘Patent filing strategies in China’. It will take place on March 10th at 9.00 am EST / 2.00 pm GMT / 10.00 pm CST. China is becoming … Continue reading
Tagged Allen Tao, Harman, Jay Sha, Liu Shen and Associates, Managing IP, Peter Ollier, Robert Hart
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Civil IP litigation statistics in China
China is famous for its enthusiastic production of statistics and IP is no exception. Chinese civil court IP cases are often touted as evidence of the growing sophistication of the Chinese IP legal system. Below are some published numbers for … Continue reading
IP Komodo v IP Dragon
The Komodo dragon or varanus komodoensis is the world’s largest lizard and lives on the island of Komodo in Indonesia. One particular Komodo has a keen interest in Intellectual Property (see IP Komodo’s blog at http://ipkomododragon.blogspot.com/). IP Komodo is spending … Continue reading
Tagged Indonesia, IP Komodo Dragon
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Bitter Taste Avoided: South Korean Zhenjiang Vinegar and Costa Rican Confucius Institute Trademarks Rejected
The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) is vigorously protecting the trademarks of well-known Chinese companies. In October 2010 there was an effort to register the trademark Zhenjiang Vinegar in South Korea. Zhenjiang 镇江 is a prefecture-level city located … Continue reading
Tagged Confucius Institute, Costa Rica, Jiiangsu, SAIC, South Korea, Zhenjiang Vinegar, 镇江
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Turn of the Screw For E-Commerce Platforms: Circular on Regulating Sales Promotion of Online Shopping First Step
Take notice Taobao, Alibaba and all other Chinese e-commerce sites. January 5, 2011, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) promulgated a Circular on Regulating Sales Promotion of Online Shopping (商商贸发[2011]3号) for the commerce authorities (in all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly … Continue reading
Tagged Alibaba, Circular on Regulating Sales Promotion of Online Shopping, contributory liability, Taobao
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Your Opinion On Draft Regulations on Patent Agency Please
On March 4, 1991 the State Council promulgated the Regulations on Patent Commissioning, which became effective on April 1, 1991, see here. In China’s 2006 Action Plan of IPR Protection, it announced its plan to revise the Regulations on Patent … Continue reading
Tagged All China Patent Agents Association, draft, patent, Regulations on Patent Agency, State Council
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Should There Be Trade Barriers For Chinese Companies Buying Core Global Patent Portfolios in New Technology?
Lee Caffin, IP strategist and patent attorney specialist in lifesciences at Think IP Strategy, has an interesting post on China’s National Patent Development Strategy (2011-2010), read here. After a historical overview from 2006 to 2011, Mr Caffin is posing a … Continue reading
Tagged Financial Times, Huawei, Milton Friedman, Mr Lee Caffin, Ms Stephanie Kirchgaessner, National Patent Development Strategy, Patent Law PR of China, Think IP Strategy, ZTE
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Keep the May Calendar Free For IP events in Hong Kong and Macao
IP Dragon’s friend Anselm Kamerman Sanders of Maastricht University organised this time two interesting events in Hong Kong and Macao. The events are organised by the Institute for European Studies of Macau and Maastricht University Faculty of Law. For the … Continue reading
Tagged Brand Hong Kong, contributory liability, CUHK, Maastricht University, Macao, professor Bryan Mercurio, professor David Llewelyn, professor Kamperman Sanders
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What Is the Superlative of Contributory Liability?… Local State Supervision Liability?
Managing IP magazine, had a link to an interesting China Daily article, see here in which a State Administration for Radio Film and Television (SARFT) official was quoted as saying that it is “working on the establishment of an internet … Continue reading
Tagged Baidu, China Daily, contributory liability, eBay, Elaine Won Hee Lee, Hermes, Jesse London, Lancome, LVMH, Managing IP, Sohu, Taobao, Tiffany, Yahoo China, Youku
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Xie Lin Gives Leading Links To IPR in China in Chinese
My colleague and friend, the copyright in China scholar Xie Lin 謝琳, gives us a great overview of websites about IP in China in Chinese:(1) For unofficial English versions of laws and regulations: Law Info China;(2) For cases (which are … Continue reading
Tagged Donnie Hao Dong, IP in China, Professor Feng Xiaoqing, Professor Jiang Zhipei, Professor Wang Qian, Xie Lin
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假 Jia and the Schwindlerrepublic China
Kai Strittmatter wrote ‘Gebrauchsanweisung für China’ which means User guide for China in German (2004/2008). Especially the chapter “假 Jia, Alles gefälscht. Oder: Die Schwindlerrepublik” (pp 175-186) is an interesting chapter about all aspects of “the People’s Republic of Cheats”, … Continue reading
Window Is Closing For Pirated Software In China: Qingdao Government Gives Example
Chinese government agencies were well known for using pirated software. By the end of May all illegal software needs to be replaced. The city of Qingdao (province Shandong) will be 10 months ahead of the central government’s ban on pirated … Continue reading
China Cockpit: Flood the Market With Counterfeits To Fight Inflation
Imagine China Government Airlines, where the Chinese government is trying to pilot its citizens from poverty to wealth in a way that those sitting in different classes (such as the superpremium class with private beds and the class where you … Continue reading
Tagged copyright pirates, currency, Hu Jintao, inflation, Obama
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Featured Blog of the Week: China Media News
Torsten Weise, who is based in Berlin, translates headlines and news of Chinese media on media into English on this interesting blog called China Media News, which he started in May 2010. Mr Weise gives advice to publishers (Weise Verlagsberatung) … Continue reading
Tagged China Copyright and Media, China Media News, Danwei, Featured Blog of the Week, Jeremy Goldkorn, Maastricht University, Rogier Creemers, Torsten Weise
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New Game: Claim To Have Organised A Conference You Did Not, Say Sorry And Pay RMB 1
Howell International Trade Fair Ltd. (Howell) organised events in China such as: China Game Developers Conference and ChinaJoy. Then United Business Media LLC (UBM), who organised the Game Developers Conference in the US, claimed to “have hosted alone or together … Continue reading
100 Percent Australian made UGG Boots From China
Instead of the near undetectable counterfeit eggs, some counterfeit products are easier to determine. See the video, where counterfeiters made some mistakes, here. The buyer of the fake boots was lured into buying the booths because it said: “100 percent … Continue reading
Tagged Australia, counterfeit boots, eBay, Made In China, UGG
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You Cannot Buy A Real Egg In China Without Breaking it
“When you start with a portrait and try to find pure form by abstracting more and more, you must end up with an egg.” If we paraphrase Pablo Picasso’s phrase into: When you want to find the purest form of … Continue reading
Tagged All Voices, fake egg, health and safety risks, Sasha Matuszak
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Polo Santa Roberta Shop Closed in Mongkok: Shirts Still On Sale at Ladies Market
No longer is there a Polo Santa Roberta shop in Mong Kok. The Hong Kong police Customs cracked down on it. However, if you walk through the Ladies’ Market ( 女人街) you can easily spot the Polo Santa Roberta shirts. … Continue reading
Greatest Start of the Year: Global Forum on Intellectual Property 2011 Singapore
The Global Forum on Intellectual Property (GFIP) 2011 in Singapore (6-7 January), a bi-annual event, was greater than ever before. It is clear Singapore is committed to becoming a IP hub. Over 95 professors and practitioners (lawyers, judges, inhouse counsels, … Continue reading
Tagged Dr Jiang Zhipei, GE, IP Academy, IP Tribunal, IPR Law, National strategy on IPR protection, Patent Law 2008, Philips, professor David Llewelyn, Professor Peter Williamson, University of Cambridge
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IP Dragon Blogging From Singapore at Global Forum on Intellectual Property
Raffles and Fairmont (Picture Danny Friedmann) Once every other year the IP Academy of Singapore handpicks IP experts and brings them all together at the Fairmont, opposite the Raffles Hotel at the Global Forum on Intellectual Property 2011. Professor David … Continue reading
Tagged Global Forum on Intellectual Property, IP in China, professor David Llewelyn, Professor Jiang Zhipei, Professor Justin Hughes, professor Peter K. Yu, Singapore
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Message from IP Dragon: Happy 2011 from Shenzhen
IP Dragon wishes all his readers a happy, healthy and productive new year. Just moved from Hong Kong to Shenzhen. Only a few kilometers apart but a world of difference. From common law tradition to civil law tradition. From the … Continue reading
Tagged civil law tradition, common law tradition, Hong Kong, IP Dragon, Shenzhen, Special Economic Zone
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Who Needs Le Louvre If You Can Touch Fake Sculptures in Hong Kong?
From December 10 to February 20, 2011, you can see and feel 18 fake sculptures in the Hong Kong Museum of Art in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. The real ones will stay safe in Le Louvre in Paris. The invitation … Continue reading
Tagged Brand Hong Kong, Danny Friedmann, fake antiquities, Hong Kong Art Museum, King Kong, Le Louvre
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Benchmarking China’s IPR Protection and Enforcement
In response to China’s umpteenth pledge to protect intellectual property, Mr Robert Holleyman, president of the Business Software Alliance (BSA) said: “We will know China has made real progress in reducing piracy only when software companies start seeing substantial increases … Continue reading
Tagged BSA, copyright, enforcement/infringement ratio, Mr Rober Hollyman, software piracy
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Paradox of Strong Brands in China: Cause And Cure of Counterfeiting
If you have a strong brand, chances are that your trademark will be counterfeited in China. The counterfeiter can simply manufacture unauthorised copies of a popular brand: no developing costs, no marketing costs, and certainty about the demand. Then again … Continue reading
Tagged brand, China Hearsay, counterfeit, Laura Burkitt, trademark in China
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Parallel Universe Shenzhen: Where The iPads Run on Android
Androids have landed on Shenzhen’s beachPhoto Danny Friedmann By Michiel Tjoe-Awie The market penetration of Google’s Android mobile operating system came second, behind Nokia’s Symbian but was preferred above Apple’s iOS. The iPad is still the most popular “pad”. Wouldn’t … Continue reading
Just Sue Them! Nike Went After One End User For Ordering Chinese Counterfeit Trainers Via The Internet
Nike International Limited (Bermuda), Nike European Operations Netherlands BV and Nike UK Limited sued Mr E. Bateman for buying counterfeit trainers via the internet, in the England and Wales Patent County Court (served August 26, 2010 and heard October 11, … Continue reading
Sex, Lies And The Right of Integrity of the Grimm Brothers’ Heirs
The (Hong Kong ) Standard has an Agence France-Press article ‘Sex-crazed dwarfs get pulled‘ about China Friendship Publishing Company and China Media Time that copied the erotic adaption of the Grimm brothers’ Fairy Tales by the Japanese duo Kiryu Misao. … Continue reading
Three Main Problem Categories To Foreign Related IPR Litigation in China
The President Assistant of the Civil Fifth Court, part of the Beijing Municipal Intermediate People’s Court Number 1, Yi Jun gave his view on what are the most important foreign-related IPR ligitation problems. The President Assistant distinguishes three categories of … Continue reading
32 Senators Urge Vice-Premier State Council to Fix IPR and Indigenous Innovation Policy in China
32 U.S. senators have sent an open letter to Wang Qishan, China’s Vice-Premier of the State Council. They urge him to use the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) to address the problems U.S. companies face in regard … Continue reading
Tagged BSA, indigenous innovation, intellectual property in China, State Council, Wang Qishan, WTO GPA
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Professor T. Ginsburg’s “Eastphalia” Theory Applicable To IPR Law in China?
Yesterday, Professor Tom Ginsburg of University of Chicago Law School was giving a presentation at the University of Hong Kong about his paper ‘Eastphalia As The Perfection Of Westphalia’, which will be published in the Indiana Journal of Global Legal … Continue reading
Tagged Chinese University of Hong Kong, FDI, FTA, investments, Professor Tomas Ginsburg, University of Chicago, Westphalia
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Botanical DNA To Authenticate Mobile Phones, Laptops, Electronica
In the battle against ever more inventive counterfeiters ever more inventive authentication systems are needed. Applied DNA Sciences and Nissha Printing will collaborate on DNA authentication solutions for mobile phones, laptops and electronics. Read the press release by Applied DNA … Continue reading
Tagged Applied DNA Sciences, authentication, counterfeit phone, Nissha Printing
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U.S. Senator Snaps Over Counterfeit Guitar Strings from China
Long Island, New York City guitar string company D’Addario’s is facing online counterfeit challenges which originate from China. U.S. senator Charles E. Schumer urges the Homeland Department of Security to investigate and take all needed enforcement measures. “that the government … Continue reading
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Confucius Peace Prize: Did China Just Counterfeit the Nobel Peace Prize?
What has been China’s reaction to institutions it does not have any grip on? Come up with new substitutes. When the Holy Seat in Rome would not listen to Beijing it came up with its own version of this church, … Continue reading
Tagged Confucius, Confucius Prize, Nobel Prize, Roman Patriotic Catholic Association
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