Tag Archives: Beijing Haidian Disctrict People’s Court

Beijing News Victorious Over iPad app Developer Minesage, But What About The Limitations on Rights?

Beijing Haidian District People’s Court ruled that software developer Minesage, who offered an iPad application to read newspapers, must stop these activities and pay 100,000 Renminbi (around 10,000 Euro).Hao Nan of the China Daily reports here that the Beijing News … Continue reading

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Center Stage for Background Music: Collective Society Victorious Against Supermarket

Mena Lo and Lilian Shi of Wilkinson & Grist China wrote a short article about a copyright infringement case the Music Copyright Society of China brought against Beijing MerryMart Chain Stores. The Beijing Haidian District People’s Court awarded only 500 … Continue reading

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China’s NCA versus Microsoft: Pot Calling the Kettle Black?

Last week Mr Yan Xiaohong, vice-president of the National Copyright Administration of the People’s Republic of China (NCA Chinese) criticised Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage software, according to an AFP article. Mr Yan’s has a problem that this system which turns … Continue reading

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Guge Case: Business Name vs Trademark Dispute Or Practical Problem?

On June 29, the Beijing Haidian District People’s Court accepted the case of Beijing Guge Science and Technology Ltd. versus Google’s subsidiary in China called Guge for disrupting business. Tian Yunshan, company secretary for Beijing Guge Science and Technology said … Continue reading

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