Monthly Archives: October 2010

China’s Efforts To Promote a Culture for IPR and IPR Exploitation

Zhong Yonghua, official of the Legal Affairs Department of the State Intellectual Property Organisation (SIPO) gave a presentation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum in the Japanese city Sendai, last September, 2010, which included information about how China is … Continue reading

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Professors Feng, Liu, Li, Lee and Sun: Enhanging IP Protection in Greater China

The University of Hong Kong organised another great event: Enhancing intellectual property protection in Greater China: Contemporary Issues and Critical Analysis. Professor Kung-Chung Liu, research fellow, Institutum Jurisprudentiae, Academica Sinica: spoke about “ECFA and IPR protection between China and Taiwan”. … Continue reading

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IP Enforcement in China: IP Dragon’s Presentation

This author (middle in the picture) gave a presentation at the 2nd Annual IPR seminar “Managing your IPR as a Business Asset” at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on June 25, 2010, which was funded by the European … Continue reading

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Hard Choice? Chinese Internet Café Owners/Transport Operators Can Choose Between Paying For Chinese Movies Or Using Free Pirated Foreign Movies

Starting January 1, 2011, the China Film Copyright Association (CFCA) will charge money for the use of film works in internet cafés, on airplanes, ships and in buses and trains. They will start with eight municipalities and provinces, including Beijing, … Continue reading

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International Intellectual Property Summit in Hong Kong

Interpol, Hong Kong Customs & Excise Department and Underwriters Laboratories hosted the International Intellectual Property Summit in Hong Kong One of the speakers on October 18, was the US attorney general, Eric Holder. Besides, emphasising the consequences of counterfeiting and … Continue reading

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Acrobats Show The Way of Doing Business in China: Register IPRs and Join Competition (No Need To Be Contortionist Though)

You have to have courage when you come to China, the cradle of incredible acrobatics, and vie for attention for your own acrobatic performances. Cirque du Soleil lacks no self-confidence, meticulously prepared and is now ready for any competition. Nick … Continue reading

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Surrealistic Copyright Infringement During Design Contest TIPO: Work Shattered, But the Truth Came Out

China National News reported the most surreal news IP Dragon has read for a long time. The Taiwanese Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) organised a design competition. The purpose was to make the public respect the intellectual property of other people. … Continue reading

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Swiss Watches: 50 Percent Chinese, 50 Percent Swiss

When can you call a watch a Swiss watch? According to the Swiss law (Verordnung vom 23. Dezember 1971 über die Benützung des Schweizer Namens für Uhren) when: – its movement is Swiss, cased up in Switzerland and the manufacturer … Continue reading

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