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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
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- IP Kat
- IP Tango
- Ipeg
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- nipc IP/it Update
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- Philip Brooks'Patent Infringement Updates
- Professor Justin Hughes
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Author Archives: Dr. Danny Friedmann
Annual Report IP Court of the SPC 2022: 4.6 Percent Growth of Cases With All Foreign Parties
In 2019, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court was founded. Each year the IP Court of the SPC provides an annual report. “In 2022, 457 new cases involving foreign parties, or Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan parties … Continue reading
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Tagged SPC
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Algorithmic Dissuasion: De-ranking Possible Copyright Infringing Content into Relative Oblivion
You can read my article Algorithmic Dissuasion here or watch the presentation video, here; as well as Prof LIU Xiaochun’s here, followed by the Q&A for us both, held at the Workshop on China’s Algorithmic Recommendation Regulation (25-26 March 2023 … Continue reading
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Tencent’s animal universe: more and more animal-name-related trademarks registered by Tencent
Written by IP Lion (Photo from www.vecteezy.com) The latest China Trademark website shows that the trademark applications of “马好帅 (Ma Haoshuai, or “the handsome horse” if translated by its meaning) “, “牛稳稳 … Continue reading
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A new milestone in China’s trademark legal practice: the de-trademarking of qianye tofu (千页豆腐)
Written by IP Lion For hotpot fans, qianye tofu (千页豆腐, also translated as “thousand-page tofu”) should be a familiar dish. Benefit from its special preparation method, the taste of qianye tofu is more elastic than traditional tofu. … Continue reading
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IP Dragon’s Roar of February
Welcome to IP Dragon’s Monthly Roar, your roundup of IP news in China. Written by IP Dragon’s brand new reporter “IP Lion”. In this IP Dragon’s Roar, Dragon Nest prevails over Shadow of Dragon in an “iconic” case, streaming hijacking … Continue reading
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IP Dragon’s Roar of January
Welcome to IP Dragon’s Monthly Roar, your roundup of IP news in China. Written by IP Dragon’s brand new reporter “IP Lion”. In this IP Dragon’s Roar, Tsuburaya prevails in Shanghai IP Court, Green Sichuan Pepper was held generic, minors … Continue reading
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Qiaodan Sports’ Disassociation from Michael Jeffrey Jordan
Guest post by OUYANG Yini, JD and JM candidate at PKU STL. On December 30, 2020, Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court announced its judgment on Michael Jeffrey Jordan v. Qiaodan Sports Co., Ltd., including four parts: (1) the defendant … Continue reading
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Tagged disassociation, Michael Jordan, Qiaodan, Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court, Supreme People's Court, Zhongqiao
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2020 Amendment to SPC’s Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Patent Infringement Cases (2)
This is part of a series that show what the 18 judicial interpretations on IP look like after their 2020 amendments that make them Civil Code-ready. See the first of the series here and the amendment on the other patent … Continue reading
Tagged Civil Code, contributory liability, judicial interpretation, patent law, Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Patent Infringement Cases, Supreme People's Court
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18 SPC Judicial Interpretations to ensure IP Laws are Civil Code-Ready
My colleague Susan Finder provides a great overview on Supreme People’s Court Monitor of how the SPC delivered its first batches of documents designed to ensure a seamless transition to the Civil Code, see here. One batch of documents are … Continue reading
Tagged Copyright Law, domain name, Internet Intermediary Law, judicial interpretation, New Plant Variety Law, Supreme People's Court, Trademark Law, Unfair Competition Law
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Preview of the Impact of EU-China CAI on IP in the context of the coming 14th Five Year Plan 2021-2025
Even though the texts of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment is not distributed yet and should be read in the context of the 14th Five Year Plan, which is not officially revealed, the contours of both documents are becoming … Continue reading
Tagged 14th Five Year Plan, carbon emission neutrality, endogenous innovation, EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, green innovation, patent standard, tech self-sufficiency, technology transfer, US-China Economic and Trade Agreement (Phase 1)
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Last Case 2020 First Instance: Qiaodan Sports Company Needs to Cease Using “乔丹” or “De-Michael Jordanize” its Marks
During the penultimate day of 2020, the Shanghai Second Intermediate People’s Court decided the first instance case between the plaintiff basketball legend Michael Jeffrey Jordan and two defendants Qiaodan Sports Co. Ltd. of Jinjiang, Fujian province, and Shanghai Bairen Trading … Continue reading
Tagged enterprise name, General Principles of Civil Law, Implementation Measures for the Administration of Enterprise Name, Michael Jordan, Provisions on the Administration of Enterprise Name Registration, Qiaodan, Shanghai Second Intermediate People's Court, Tort Liability Law, Trade name
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SPC’s Michael Jordan Case Revisited
Guest post by Ouyang Yini, who is doing the unique combination of U.S. J.D. and China J.M. legal education at PKU STL in Shenzhen. Michael Jeffrey Jordan, one of the greatest NBA basketball players in the United States, is also … Continue reading
Tagged Michael Jordan, Qiaodan, TRAB, Trademark Law
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What traces will Corona leave in Chinese and worldwide intellectual property? Some speculative remarks
Guest post by Dr Peter GANEA, Sino-German International Economic Law Institute, Tongji University Law School in Shanghai The Corona pandemic has impacted and continues to impact on global trade and investment, with likely repercussions on post crisis intellectual property in … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D Printers, Belt and Road, Big Data, CNIPA, COVID-19, Dr Peter Ganea, guest post, innovation, non-voluntary licensing, Patent Examination Guidelines, pharmaceutical industry
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Sunday’s Video: How the US-China Trade War Started, Prof Mark Cohen’s 2019 primer
Professor Mark Cohen, director and senior fellow at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and author of the great China IPR blog, discusses IPR and the Made in China 2025 policy that IPR initially was at the core of … Continue reading
Tagged Made in China 2025, Professor Mark Cohen, US-China Trade War
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CPC and State Council Jointly Issue Opinion on the Strengthening of IPR Protection
On 24 November 2019, for the first time, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council have jointly issued an opinion (here in Chinese) on the strengthening of IPR protection. They defined and set two … Continue reading
Tagged 2022, 2025, CPC, Opinion on the Strengthening of IPR Protection, State Council
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Foreign Investment Law Implemented in China
On 28 June 2019, president XI Jinping attended the G20 summit. Here he said the following which becomes germane in 2020: We will implement a new foreign investment legal system on 1 January 2020, introduce a system of punitive damages … Continue reading
Tagged Foreign Investment Law, IP protection, punitive damages
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Sino-Italian cooperation in regard to Innovation and IPRs flourished in 2019
From 21 to 24 March 2019, President XI Jinping visited Italy and met President Matarella. The two countries issued a Joint Communiqué on strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership. In the China-Italy Joint Communique: to ensure a level playing field and … Continue reading
Tagged China-EU GI Agreement, Italy
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China’s IP in Foreign Eyes
The English version of CNIPA has an interesting column about China IP news in foreign media. Unfortunately it is very fragmentary, often without the date and the exact source. See here.
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China’s Amended Patent Examination Guidelines: Human Stem Cells that Developed Ex Vivo Are Patentable
On 23 September 2019, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) launched the 2019 amended Patent Examination Guidelines (Chinese), which became effective on 1 November 2019. In comparison to the draft amendments of 4 April 2019, things have not much changed. … Continue reading
Tagged CNIPA, ethics, genetics, patent law, patent subject matter, patentability, SIPO
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China Trend: Trademark Review Process: participants (JW ANDERSON case) can stay at home
With internet courts in first Hangzhou, then Beijing and Guangzhou, the trend is set also for the specialized IP courts in China to deal remotely with the review application, evidence, cross-examination, and verdict. The objective of this remote trial system … Continue reading
MOU Signed for Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City 中新广州知识城
Intellectual Property Singapore Office (IPOS) reports that on 20 September 2018, “China’s Vice Premier Han Zheng and Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, IPOS’ enterprise engagement arm – IP ValueLab – signed a MOU (see Annex A: areas of cooperation) … Continue reading
Tagged MOU, Singapore, Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City (中新广州知识城)
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Seven Years to ‘Made in China 2025’ from Net Importer to Net Exporter of Intellectual Property
U.S. president Donald Trump has accused China of causing a trade deficit and engaging in several unfair practices related to the acquisition of American intellectual property and technology. The latter part was corroborated by the USTR Report of 22 March … Continue reading
Tagged Made In China, Net IP importer, technology transfer, WTO dispute
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Deconstructing China’s Guiding Ideology in Regard to Intellectual Property Law
Danny Friedmann IP controls the rights over technology and innovation, therefore these rights have become a priority for governments all around the world. In particular the US and China have vowed to dominate key technologies such as AI and biotech, … Continue reading
Avoiding Waste: Patent Prosecution Highway pilots between China and Chile, and China and Czech Republic
According to Memoranda of Understanding between China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and the Industrial Property Institute of Chile (INAPI), and SIPO and the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPO-CZ), both combinations will start a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) … Continue reading
Tagged INAPI, IPO-CZ, patent law, PPH, SIPO
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My Year in Review, Academic version 2017
In 2017, I focused on patent law, trademark law and geographical indications and internet intermediary liability. Click on the following pictures below:
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China expected to become the heaviest user of the Patent Cooperation Treaty in 2019
The Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review 2017, The International Patent System, was just published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, see here. Here are some interesting nudgets about China: “Applicants based in the U.S. filed the largest number … Continue reading
Tagged Alibaba, BOE Technology, Huawei, PCT, Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology, WIPO, ZTE
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From Virtual Reality Stories to Real Stores: The Dream Collector is Collecting IP
One of the Venice Film Festival finalists in the newly created Virtual Reality (VR) section, the 12-minutes film The Dream Collector 拾梦老人 (literally “pick up the dream old man”), was featured in China Film Insider (a must follow for the film buffs) … Continue reading
Tagged China Film Insider, IP commercialization, license, merchandise, Pina Studios, virtual reality, VR
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Towards a new balance in trademark infringement damage awards in China?
New Balance Trade (China) Co., Ltd. v Shenzhen New Balance Sporting Goods Co., Ltd. 18 August, 2017, the Suzhou Intermediary People’s Court in the first instance decided that three defendants (Zheng Chaozhong, Xin Ping Heng Sporting Goods Ltd Co, … Continue reading
China’s Position as Champion of Traditional Knowledge in International Law Fora
Traditional Knowledge (TK), Genetical Resources (GR), Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCE), are sometimes seen as spare change between the countries with a high and those of a low GDP per capita (the terminology of developed and developing countries is flawed as … Continue reading
Tagged China, Genetical Resources, Peace Palace Library, Professor Rostam Neuwirth, traditional Chinese medicine, Traditional Cultural Expressions, traditional knowledge, TRIPs Council, WIPO
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Intellectual Property in China (Civil Law jurisdiction) Closer to Common Law System for the Sake of Uniformity?
A highly relevant development for intellectual property litigation is going on in the PRC: To improve transparency, a uniform application of law, and thus legal predictability towards a commercial rule of law, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has promulgated an … Continue reading
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Two Sino-Swiss Memoranda of Understanding on IP and upgrade of FTA
Bern 16 January 2017, Diedier Burkhalter (Federal Councillor) and WANG Yi (Minister of Foreign Affairs) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Switzerland and China. The text of the MoU consists of laudatory calls to cooperate, and only a commitment … Continue reading
Tagged FTA, geographical indications, MOU, Switzerland
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From the Horse’s Mouth: Jack Ma talks IP in Davos
Besides, president Xi Jinping and China’s richest man Wang Jianlin of Dalian Wanda, Jack Ma (马云), Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group visited the World Economic Forum in Davos. Ma talks IP, will he walk IP? The Alibaba Group, which … Continue reading
Tagged Alibaba, counterfeit goods, IACC, Jack Ma, Notorious Market, Special 301 Report, Taobao, TMall
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USPTO is looking for an IP Attaché located in Guangzhou
“This position is located in the U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou, China. The incumbent will serve as an Intellectual Property Attorney-Adviser (IP Attaché) in Guangzhou for the International Trade Administration/Global Markets (ITA/GM) and United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The … Continue reading
Tagged Guangzhou, IP Attaché, job opportunities, USPTO
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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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Let’s Filter A Million Pictures in Times of Copyright Infringments
In my book Trademarks and Social Media, Towards Algorithmic Justice, I describe the progress made in filtering technology which is another reason to advocate strict liability for online service providers. The possibilities of filtering are illustrated in today’s article by … Continue reading
Tagged copyright infringment, filtering technology, Great Firewall of China, Trademarks and Social Media
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Reduction of China’s Patent Fees Increases Challenges For Patent Quality
Since 2011, China is the world leader in the number of published invention patent applications (also the number of utility model and design patents is rising). China is in the process of doubling its number of patent applications (from more … Continue reading
Tagged patent, patent fee reduction, patent quality, SIPO
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Red Carpet With Hurdles for Foreign Movies to China
China has liberalised its market for theatrical release of foreign films to some degree, which kills two flies with one stone for foreign movie producers. On the one hand when Chinese are able to watch some popular foreign … Continue reading
Tagged cinema, DS363, film industry, MOU, MPAA, Paramount Pictures Corporation, SAPPRFT, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Universal City Studios LLC, USCC, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Warner Bros Entertainment
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Intellectual Property Office Singapore is going to help Chinese companies to internationalize in Guanzhou
Singapore opened its first overseas IP Office of Singapore (IPOS) in Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City (SSGKC) to help Chinese companies internationalize. Read more here.
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Requiem for the Hong Kong Copyright Bill
Thinking back about the late HK Copyright Bill. See my obituary article for Bloomberg BNA, April 2016, How Political Mistrust Killed HK’s Copyright Bill (PDF).
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Switzerland and China Keep Working On IP Protection/Enforcement
April 8, 2016, President Johann Schneider-Ammann, the Swiss President met with Zhang Dejiang (张德江), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. According to China’s state-news agency Xinhua, Zhang “called on the two countries’ parliaments to … Continue reading
Tagged Mr Zhang Dejiang, NPCSC, Swiss Custuoms Administration, Switzerland, Victorinox, 张德江
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Huawei = top filer PCT applications
Last month WIPO issued its annual report on PCT applications. The top three PCT filers in 2015 were all telecommunication companies. 1. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.: 3,898 2. Qualcomm, Inc.: 2,442 3. ZTE Corp.: 2,155 See Annex 2, here. Is there … Continue reading
Dr. Lin Xu on registration, use and protection of trademarks in China
On 24 July 2015, gLAWcal (Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development) invited Dr. Lin Xu, Deputy Director of Legal Affairs Division of Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of State Administration for Industry and Commerce, People’s Republic of China provided a … Continue reading
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Tencent’s Piece of Advice: Co-creation Leads to IP Value Not Transactions
China Film Insider cites Mr Cheng Wu, VP of Tencent Holdings that the value of IP does not come from transactions but from co-creation. At the UP2016 Tencent Interactive Entertainment 2016 Annual Press Conference, Wu made clear that he does … Continue reading
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An Audi logo with 5 circles: an extra wheel on the car or IP infringement?
China Daily reports on a car dealer in Binzhou in Shandong province which is offering imitations of well-known trademarked automobiles such as Audi, Jixiangjinma and BMW. These electric knock-offs are priced at 20,000 yuan, are powered by small batteries and can … Continue reading
Judge Zhang Lingling on China’s Copyright Law and Typical Cases
Last Summer (23 July 2015) gLAWcal, which is the Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development based in the UK, invited Judge Dr. Zhang Lingling, Beijing IP Court for Patent Examination and Invalidation and Trademark Enforcement to give a lecture on … Continue reading
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New Draft: Domain Name System bureaus must care about censorship, not so much IP infringements
Rogier Creemers posted a translated revision draft (undated) of the Internet Domain Name Management Rules of which the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is seeking opinions. The rules give a definition of domain name, referring to a “digital indicator that is … Continue reading
Tagged ccTLD, IP infringements
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Reawakening the IP Dragon
Tsang Yan Tung (copyright) granted me permission to publish this work on IP Dragon
Tagged drawing Tsang Yan Tung
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Hong Kong Government pushes for the adoption of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014 by placing newspaper advertisements
27 February 2016, the Hong Kong government placed an advertisement in some Hong Kong newspapers, including the Oriental Daily (東方日報) to advocate the adoption of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014, next week. The Hong Kong government has chosen this surprising method to … Continue reading
Tagged copyright, Hong Kong copyright law, LegCo
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