Tag Archives: Hangzhou

Civil IP litigation statistics in China

China is famous for its enthusiastic production of statistics and IP is no exception. Chinese civil court IP cases are often touted as evidence of the growing sophistication of the Chinese IP legal system. Below are some published numbers for … Continue reading

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LOIYIR Must Stop Using L’Oréal’s Chinese Name and Claiming It’s Part of L’Oréal

Already in 2007 there was some confusion among consumers, see the question at Ask Koubei here: Question: “LOIYIR 是 L’Oréal 的产品吗?” translation: LOIYIR is L’Oréal’s product?Answer: “不是.” Translation: noThe confusion was created by Hangzhou LOIYIR Cosmetics and Shanghai Meilianni Cosmetics … Continue reading

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Bust of an Allegedly Pirated DVD Vendor in Hangzhou Night Market: Show or for Real?

A certain msmakara witnessed, recorded it and uploaded a video on YouTube of Hangzhou police who bust an alleged pirated DVD vendor in June 9, 2007. See here. msmakara wrote as an introduction to the video:“As I was walking through … Continue reading

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