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Part III: Lessons Learned from Technology Transfer and Essential IP in China/HK

June 16th, the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (ECCHK) organised together with the European Union Business Information Programme of Hong Kong and Macao the 3rd annual China IPR SME Helpdesk seminar, this time about ‘Technology Transfer and Essential IP … Continue reading

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iPhoney: “This Is Different, It Is Fake!”

Nice CCTV 2 news item: Apple is coming with a second generation iPhone in July for 199 US dollar. But Chinese counterfeiters sell the 2G iPhone already for less than 100 US dollar. Listen to the excited voice-over, read the … Continue reading

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“Games on iPhone Are 50-90 Percent Pirated”

Simon Carless of Gamasutra wrote that Vice-President Alan Yu of game developer ngmoco:) said at the GDC in Shanghai that “iPhone game piracy is a big issue, with 50%-90% piracy estimated in the first week of release on Ngmoco games.“ … Continue reading

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Fake iPhones: Rip-off or Innovation

iPhone in relation to China is in the news again. Stan Abrams of China Hearsay wrote about the alleged looming problems with Apple’s iPhone trademark in China, see here. And then I was interviewed by Sophie Pilgrim of France 24, … Continue reading

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Knockoff Phones Explode And Not Just the Volume

Knockoff mobile phones such as Apple (hi-phone), Nokia (Nckia), Samsung (Sumsang), that sometimes explode or have high radiation, are immensely popular in China, 20 percent of this biggest market in the world! The phones are also exported to Russia, India, … Continue reading

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Counterfeit iPhones Smuggled Outside China; Genuine iPhone Smuggled Back Into China

Stop the press! Although also iClones (fake iPhones) exit China to Europe and the US, read here, also genuine iPods manufactured in China for/by Apple are exported abroad. There is a lack of the real thing in China, so the … Continue reading

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Dan Koeppel On China’s Product Cloning Industry

Mr. Dan Koeppel, journalist for the American Popular Science Magazine and writer of the book “To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifetime Obsession“, took up himself the role to explain to his readership the … Continue reading

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Who cloned who: iPhone versus P168

According to Newlaunces Apple’s iPhone has “inspired” many rip-offs. Read and see an alleged Chinese clone called P168 at Newlaunches here. Until there is more proof one cannot exclude the possibility that the iPhone is a P168 clone. Update: Sir … Continue reading

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