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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
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IPR Holders Representatives/Anti-piracy/-counterfeiting
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- BIG Web
- BPG
- Brand Protection Alliance
- BREIN
- British brands group
- BSA
- CAAST
- Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy
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Tag Archives: Hong Kong
Editorial of JIPLP on Hong Kong patent law
Short read: My editorial of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice (Oxford University Press) is online: ‘First thoughts on Hong Kong’s new patent system; second thoughts on its further medical use claims‘ (PDF).
Tagged Hong Kong, JIPLP, medical use claims, patent law, Swiss type claims
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Hong Kong will probably get independent patent, China’s SIPO will teach HK how to examine
After some welcome words of Professor Michael Hor (photo middle), the relatively new Dean of the Faculty of Law of HKU, Professor Paul Cheung (photo: right), Associate Vice President, Director of HKU Tech Transfer Office, talked briefly about the … Continue reading
Tagged Hong Kong, OHIM, Original Grant Patent, patent, SIPO
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IP Dragon Roar Podcast 1 “Chips, Trends, Cigs”
Here is IP Dragon Roar’s first podcast about “Chips, Trends, Cigs”. First Jamon Yerger and Matthew Kowalak discuss the following blog posts: Manchurian Candidate of Chips: Backdoor or IP Challenge? Trend Thirsty Thursday: Made Better in China Plain Cigarette … Continue reading
Tagged backdoor technology, chips, Danny Friedmann, Hong Kong, Jamon Yerger, Made better in China, Matthew Kowalak, plain cigarette packaging, podcast, trends
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Impersonator Does Not Fake a Documentary on Trademark Counterfeits
Owen Schumacher is a gifted Dutch comedian and impersonator. He has made a documentary series about what people’s perceptions are of real and fake. The third episode of the documentary is on brands, genuine and fake. Mr Schumacher, like yours … Continue reading
Tagged Christan Rommel, documentary, fake, Fei Wang, genuine, Gucci, Holland Village, Hong Kong, Louis Vuitton, Museum Plagiarus, Owen Schumacher, Prada, Rolex, Shanghai, Shenzhen, trademark counterfeit, Windows of the World
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Ownership and the Right to Upload versus the Obligation to Remove
Hong Kong’s Motion Picture Industry Association (MPIA) estimated to have lost 308 million U.S. dollar, because of copyright piracy on YouTube. Read Karen Chu’s Hollywood Reporter article here. MPIA is referring that the Hamburger Landgericht’s decision in GEMA … Continue reading
Tagged Brigit Clark, copyright piracy, film industry, Hong Kong, IP Kat, Karen Chu, MPIA, ownership, secondary liability, YouTube
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Trademark Dilution/Delusion in HK: Greyhound Café is free-riding on Greyhound Lines’ Reputation
Can the Gaia Group who brought a restaurant chain first in Thailand (in 1997, as a line extension of its fashion label which it started in 1980 with men’s casual wear at Siam Center, followed by an expansion into … Continue reading
Tagged Greyhound Café, Greyhound Lines, Hong Kong, Trade Marks Ordinance, trademark dilution, well-known trademark
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Hong Kong’s parody on democracy? First pass bill, then consult public on Parody Exception
Some principled linearity please Democracies’ very right to exist depends on the support the government is getting from its population. Hong Kong’s democracy might be in its infancy, but the government of the Special Administrative Region should know that … Continue reading
Tagged Copyright Amendment Bill 2011, Copyright Ordinance, Hong Kong, Network Freedom Concern Group, parody
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Do Trademarks Killl? Or Are They Victim? A Hong Kong Story With A Happy Ending
Florence Ka-Yee Lam, lawyer at Wilkinson & Grist which was already founded in 1860, wrote an interesting legal brief for IAM magazine on a current decision by the trademark registry of Hong Kong that upheld the registration of Philip Morris’ … Continue reading
Tagged Annelise Connell, Clifford Chance, Florence Lam, Hong Kong, Ling Ho, Marlboro, Marlboro Lights, Trade Marks Ordinance, trademark revocations, trademarked slogans, Wilkinson and Grist
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iPad, youPad, wePad? Who Is the Owner of the Trademark in China?
iPads for sale in the Apple Store at Central, Hong Kong Photo Danny Friedmann Apple introduced a third category, in between a laptop and smartphone, on January 27, 2010 (see the late Steve Jobs give the presentation here and demonstration here and here). April … Continue reading
Tagged Apple, Guangdong Higher People's Court, Hong Kong, iPad, Proview Electronics, Shanghai Pudong New Area Court, Shenzhen, Taiwan, trademark infringement
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Sanrio Brand Licensor Says The Darndest Things, Or Maybe Not
TGIF Peter Ollier wrote an article about how Disney and Sanrio are licensing some of their brands in China. Licensable “cuteness” popular among Hong Kong populationLanham Place, Mong KokPhoto: Danny Friedmann Roberto Lanzi, president of Sanrio Consumer Products for Europe, … Continue reading
Tagged Disney, Hello Kitty, Hong Kong, Ladies Market, Roberto Lanzi, Sanrio, Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets, USTR
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Rethinking Intellectual Property Protection in Hong Kong
After the welcome remarks by professor Douglas Arner (head Department of Law, HKU) and the opening speech by Peter Cheung, (director IPD, HKSAR Government) see here, the first panel presentation of the Round Table event organised by Law & Technology Centre … Continue reading
Tagged Haute Diggity Dog, Hong Kong, INTA, Louis Vuitton, Mr Mayank Vaid, Octopus Card, patent reform, Peter Cheung, Professor Alice Lee, professor Haochen Sun, Singapore, trademark dilution, University of Hong Kong
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“Rethinking IP” Round Table HKU – Drake University
Knowles Building, at HKUPhoto: Danny Friedmann Last Saturday morning, lawyers, academics and students from Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Australia, Japan and the U.S., all passionate about intellectual property rights, gathered at the University of Hong Kong for a round table … Continue reading
Tagged Drake University, Hong Kong, Intellectual Property Index Shenzhen, IP monetization, IPD, Peter Cheung, professor Peter K. Yu, Shenzhen, trade platform
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Golden Combination: Chow Tai Fook and Disney
“You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes,” said Winnie the Pooh. Winnie the Pooh: “All this gold makes me crave for … honey.“Exhibition at … Continue reading
Tagged China, Chow Tai Fook, Disney, dual branding, Hang Seng Index, Hong Kong, jewelry, licensing, Macau
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Hong Kong’s Original Grant Patent, Reciprocity And Hong Kong’s Future As Legal Hub
On the last day one can send his or her opinion on the patent registration system in Hong Kong to the government, you will find an overview of what we can expect and what we can hope for. The patent system … Continue reading
Tagged consultation paper., EPO, Hong Kong, Macao, Mainland and HK Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, OGP, patent law, Professor Alice Lee, Professor Michael Pendleton, Singapore, SIPO, UKPO
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Shenzhen Intellectual Property Index Starts Before Hong Kong’s
Race has only just begun, everything is still possible… Congratulations to Shenzhen with its own IP Index. There is a fierce competition going on between Asian cities to become the IP hub of Asia. And have your own IP index is … Continue reading
Independent Creation Valid Defense Against Copyright Infringement
Jonathan Mak, design student at Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design said that he did not rip-off the idea for the Apple tribute in which you can distinguish the silhouette of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Invisible Gold in … Continue reading
Tagged Apple, copyright infringement, Facebook, Hong Kong, independent creation, Invisible Gold in Asia Creating Wealth Through Intellectual Property, Jonathan Mak, logo, professor David Llewelyn, Raid 71, Steve Jobs
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Should Hong Kong (Also) Get Its Own “Normal” Patent System?
Hong Kong’s patent system spinning…Whirlpool in middle of flag, a suitable symbol So far Hong Kong’s patent system has been mainly a re-registration system of Chinese patents, United Kingdom patents or European patents. Yesterday, October 4, 2011, the Hong Kong government … Continue reading
Tagged consultation paper., Hong Kong, Hong Kong patent system, patent reform
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Looking into the Back Mirror: “If I Were For Real”
If I were for real, is a 1981 Taiwanese movie (including Hong Kong teams) that was censored in Hong Kong when it was still a British crown colony, because it was deemed too critical about the privileged life of the … Continue reading
Tagged Alan Tam, censorship, counterfeit trademark, fake liquor, Hong Kong, If I were for real, Madonna, Mao Tai, Taiwan, 茅台酒
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Taiwan Shining Intellectual Property Blueprint For China Or Wishful Thinking?
What works for Taiwan, does (not)necessarily works for China,and vice versa. During the press conference for the “Piracy Out, Competitiveness Up” campaign in Taipei (Taiwan) the chief secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Hung Shu-min said that Taiwan could be … Continue reading
8th Asia-Pacific IP Forum in Hong Kong
Thursday 29 September, the eight Asia-Pacific IP Forum will be held at the Kowloon Shangri-La in Hong Kong. It is a fully packed day organised by Managing Intellectual Property magazine, free for in-house counsels. The following speakers will talk about the … Continue reading
Tagged Ada Leung, Asia Pacific IP Forum, Bayer, Benjamin Choi, Customs and Excise Department, Elliot Papageorgiou, Hong Kong, Mayer Brown JSM, Mr Albert Ho, Mr Oliver Lutze, Rouse
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Open Letter to the UN Special Rapporteur: Nothing Wrong With Graduated Response
Dear Mr Frank La Rue, With interest I have read your report (May 16, 2011) for the Human Rights Council on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and the concern you have for the graduated … Continue reading
Tagged Copyright Ordinance, graduated response, Hong Kong, human rights, ISP liability, Mr Frank La Rue, online service providers, three strikes system
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Cyber attacks: “Biggest Transfer of IP in History” Points To China
After eating a rat, one should stay vigilant.Photo: Tan Fugui Computer security company McAfee discovered that during a 5 year time span 72 organisation were infiltrated via the internet. Jim Finkle reports for Reuters about what Dmitri Alperovitch, McAfee Lab’s vice president … Continue reading
Tagged Center for Strategic and International Studies, cyber espionage, cyber McAfee, Hong Kong, Mr Dmitri Alperovitch, Mr James A. Lewis, Mr Jim Finkle, Operation Shady RAT, Singapore, Taiwan, trade secret
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When You Give This Horse Wings It’s Still Brand Dilution
It’s a car …, it’s a plane …Picture: Danny Friedmann … it’s a piano. Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong KongPicture: Danny Friedmann The Pegasus Guoqin costs more than 2.86 million Renminbi (over US $410,000). Although it is painted in the “Ferrari rosso” … Continue reading
Tagged dilution, Ferrari, Hong Kong, Pegasus Guoqin, Schimmel, Trademarks Ordinance 2003, well-known trademark
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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
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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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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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
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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Did BAIC Know It Was Joyriding With Ford’s Trade Secrets?
8 articles to go: IP Dragon on its way to its 1000th article November 17, 2010 Xiang Dong Yu, an automobile engineer who worked for Ford Motor Corporation from 1997-2007, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of trade secrets, … Continue reading
Tagged action for breach of confidentiality, automotive industry, BAIC, FBI, Ford, Hong Kong, Marisa Anne Pagnattaro, Professor Michael Pendleton, trade secret, US Department of Justice
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Is Hong Kong’s Copyright Stopping the Publication of Li Peng’s Historic Significant Diary?
Benjamin Kam Lim reports for Reuters that the diary of Li Peng that describes Li’s version of what happened during the events that lead up to the June 3, 1989 massacre, that Hong Kong publisher New Centuty Press was going … Continue reading
Tagged copyright length, Copyright Ordinance, Hong Kong, Li Peng, New Century Press, Open Magazine
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Cheese With A Double Identity Crisis: Dutch, No Chinese, No Kiwi
Last Saturday this consumer strolled through the Park N Shop Super Store in Tsuen Wan, near the Tsuen Wan MTR line towards Central, Hong Kong, and was confused not once, but twice. Firstly, because when he saw Edam on the … Continue reading
How To Acquire IP in China? Alan Adcock Gives The Steps
Alan Adcock, deputy director of Thai law firm Tilleke & Gibbins, has worked before for Lovells and Rouse & Co. International in both Shanghai and Hong Kong, wrote the article: ‘5 Essential Steps to Acquiring IP in China’. 1. Identifying … Continue reading
Tagged Hong Kong, Lovells, Mission Don't get Shanghaied, Rouse, Tilleke and Gibbins
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Giorgio Armani Not Amused By Giormani of Hong Kong
IP Dragon was strolling in Sha Tin (沙田), minding his own business, until he came across a Giormani shop. Was Giorgio Armani saving costs by using less lettering on the billboards? Italian designer Giorgio Armani, who built the vast Emporio … Continue reading
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HK Government Wants Your Views on Copyright Tribunal Rules
click picture to enlarge Which direction should the Copyright Tribunal Rules go? Since 1999 Hong Kong uses a Copyright Tribunal, which is an independent and quasi-judicial body established under the Copyright Ordinance to hear and resolve disputes about: – Licensing … Continue reading
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Harvest of Counterfeit Louis Vuitton and Gucci in 15 Minutes at Mong Kok Station
I was standing less than 15 minutes at the MTR station of Mong Kok, the most bustling and dense populated part of Kowloon, the peninsula of Hong Kong. I saw 5 ladies with a bag that could be counterfeit. Some … Continue reading
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60 percent of Hong Kong Young Download Films or Music Illegally
Adrian Wan, of the South China Morning of Friday, August 21st, reported that 60 percent of young people in Hong Kong download films or music illegally, according to Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG) survey. 17 perent of 559 … Continue reading
Tagged copyright piracy, film, HKFYG, Hong Kong, music, South China Morning Post
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If You Have .hk HKIRC Will Give You .香港 For Free
James Nurton of Managing IP reports about an announcement from the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corportation (HKIRC). If ICANN will introduce new non-Roman country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) names, including Chinese characters, HKIRC will give everyone with a .hk … Continue reading
Tagged ccTLD, Chinese characters, domain name, HKIRC, Hong Kong, ICANN, Managing IP, Mr James Nurton
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Article 6ter Paris Convention Online: Hong Kong (2), China (0), Netherlands (37)
March 31, 2009, WIPO’s first electronic publication of signs, emblems etc. protected under article 6ter Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, see here. On this day (July 13, 2009), if you type in China, you see only the … Continue reading
Tagged article 6ter Paris Convention, China, emblem, flag, Hong Kong, Paris Convention
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Two Encouraging Surveys: On Public Awareness and Business Attitudes of Intellectual Property Rights in Hong Kong
Selene Ng of Wilkinson and Grist wrote an article on the site of IAM Magazine about an encouraging outcome of a survey on public awareness of intellectual property protection by the Hong Kong population. The Survey on Public Awareness of Intellectual … Continue reading
Tagged Hong Kong, IP Department Hong Kong, online copyrights, online games, public awareness, Wilkinson and Grist
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BSA Software Piracy Study: Hong Kong 48 Percent, Ranks Average
Business Software Allicance (BSA) publishes its 2008 study of software piracy: May 2009, Sixth Annual BSA-IDG Software 08 Piracy Study. With 48 percent, Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region whose software piracy ranking is between a country with a low … Continue reading
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How to Sanction Lack of IPR Enforcement in China: Priority Watch List (IILA) or Foreign Country/Section 306 Monitoring Status (IACC)
The International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) is an organisation that represents companies concerned with trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy. The IACC submitted the following recommendations to the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) in their annual Special 301 review of … Continue reading
Tagged anti-counterfeit system, copyright piracy, counterfeit trademark, Hong Kong, IACC, IIPA, Special 301 Report, Taiwan
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US Customs Seizure Statistics 2008: “China number one, India number two and Hong Kong number three counterfeit producer”
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and U.S. Customs Enforcement divisions of Homeland Security gives some statistics about the numbers, characteristics and origins of counterfeit goods seized in the U.S. in 2008.IPR seizures of goods from China rose … Continue reading
Tagged counterfeit, customs, Hong Kong, India, ranking, seizures, South Korea, statistics, Taiwan, US Customs and Border Protection, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Hong Kong SAR and Peru Signed Cooperation Arrangement on Trade and Investment Facilitation
China’s Ministery of Commerce announced that the FTA with Peru will be effective next year, see here. Hong Kong S.A.R., which is a separate jurisdiction from the People’s Republic of China, is not included in this agreement.Song Shutao of Xinhua … Continue reading
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Creative Commons Hong Kong Launch
Remember my post in 2005 about the Creative Commons license system that was adapted (‘ported’ in CC-speak) to the jurisdiction of the People’s Republic of China, read here. Ms Michelle Thorne wrote on the Creative Commons weblog that on October … Continue reading
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How do the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong relate to each other regarding IPRs
This article by Danny Friedmann (IP Dragon 知識產權龍) is also published on the website of the Netherlands Hong Kong Society and Duncan Bucknell Company, the consulting firm that specialises in global intellectual property strategy, see here and here. Since 1997, … Continue reading
Tagged Chinese, Common Law, discovery, English, General Principles of Civil Law, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, pre-trial evidence
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16 Copyright Piracy Suspects Identified During Operation Torpedo in Hong Kong
According to a press release by Karri Ho from the International Federation Against Copyright Theft – Greater China (IFACT-GC), from September 29 to October 1, IFACT-GC representing the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the CJ Mark Committee (CJ Mark) in … Continue reading
Tagged China Copyright Alliance, CJ Mark Committee, copyright infringement, Customs and Excise Department, Hollywood, Hong Kong, IFACT-GC, Karri Ho, MPA
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WIPO Internet Treaties In Effect in Hong Kong After PRC
The WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), which are considered necessary to adapt the copyright law and related rights law to the challenges of digital technologies, came into effect in Hong Kong SAR (which is … Continue reading
Shanghai Signboards: We Sell Only Real Products, Really…
Next month you can find in Shanghai 100 shops that have a 真 (zhen1) sign in their window, which means that they only sell genuine products. The Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration will control and coordinate the distribution of the signboards. … Continue reading