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Ohio State University Economists: “Increase in Southern IPR Does Not Always Benefit North”

By Dr. Danny Friedmann   A never ending scholarly debate, put on the agenda by Professor Keith E. Maskus many years ago, about whether intellectual property rights harness or hinder Economic Development including Foreign Direct Investment from North (developed countries) … Continue reading

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Technology Transfer to China: Judgment Day Is Coming For US and European Car Industry

“Last Judgment“as envisioned by Stefan Lochner in the car free year of 1435 The European and American automotive industry should wake up. Reuters quoted Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat SpA saying: “The excuse that we did not understand … Continue reading

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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

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How Green Should Patents in China Be? Poisonous Green

9 articles to go: IP Dragon on its way to its 1000th article If you live in China, you will easily see one of its biggest problems: pollution. In China car manufacturers claim that they are unable to produce low-cost … Continue reading

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IPR/Espionage Ping-Pong Case: Fiat Sues Great Wall, Great Wall Sues Fiat

Fiat sued Great Wall, because it alleges that the Great Wall Peri infringes the intellectal property rights of the FIAT Panda. After this Great Wall sued FIAT at the Shijiazhuang People’s Court, based on “evidence” provided by FIAT to the … Continue reading

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Is There Anything Original To A Geely GE? And What About Huatai?

At the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show the Chinese Geely GE gives its acte de présence. Richard S. Chang wrote: “By all accounts the limo is a shameless (if not slightly shorter in length) knock-off of the Rolls-Royce Phantom.“ Read Chang’s … Continue reading

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Weak IP or Strong IP in China: Jobs Will be Lost Outside China

Peter K. Yu, associate professor of Michigan State University has written another interesting article: ‘History shows trade protectionism won’t contain China’s auto effort’, using the car industry as illustration. Yu reasons: Rampant infringement of intellectual property in China is costing … Continue reading

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