Tag Archives: Trademark Law

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

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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

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After 30 years Trademark in China More Important Than Ever

The Supreme People’s Court commemorated the first Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China in August 1982, see here. Remember 1982? It was the year when Deng Xiaoping was in power at the Zhongnanhai, Reagan in the White House … Continue reading

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Why Wen’s Words Are Not For T-Shirts

“Reflect on your faults” “Keep both feet on the ground” “Look up at the starry sky”    These slogans seem innocuous and hardly original, nor is it obvious that they are copyrighted or trademarked. However,  the Beijing Administration for Industry and … Continue reading

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Fangchenggang Fairytale: How a Magic Mercedes-Benz Became A Humble Honda

Adam Smith dedicated his World Trademark Review blog about a Mercedes-Benz police car with a Honda logo. The local Fangchenggang police force (in Guanxi province) thought that they could fool taxpayers into believing that they did not spent too much … Continue reading

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In Honour of The Great Bruce Lee 李小龍: Fight For Trademark Protection in China and U.S.

Today it is 70 years ago that the great Bruce Lee 李 (Li=Lee)小(Xiao=little) 龍 (Long=dragon) to whom IP Dragon feels related in spirit, was born in San Francisco. He grew up in Hong Kong until his teens, then went back … Continue reading

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Q&A on Trademark Proactive (TP), Tipi and Indian Givers

I was delighted by the questions after I uploaded my Asia Pacific IP Forum presentation in Hong Kong to Slideshare: ‘How Social Media Challenge the Brandscape for Trademark Holders‘ in which I propose a solution for trademark holders: Trademark Proactive … Continue reading

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Uncreative Brand, Creative Brand in China

Uncreative Brand In Yangshuo, next to Guilin, Guangxi province, you can see one of the most characteristic mountains of China. But if you bike through the village, you will notice some interesting shops as well. Almost next to each other … Continue reading

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How Social Media Challenge the Brandscape for the Trademark Holders

Stan Abrams (China Hearsay), Chris Bailey (Rouse), Xie Lin (CUHK) and I gave presentations about the impact of Social Media on intellectual property (and vice versa). My presentation focused on social media and trademark law. In this presentation I tried … Continue reading

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Brand Politics: China Should Take Advantage of Chinese Design

“Chinese companies still copy a lot of foreign design. The most important thing for China is that its businesses learn the importance of design and start designing for themselves.” Read the whole article ‘Brand Politics’, in which yours truly was … Continue reading

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AmCham Gives Chinese Government Recommendations About Copyright Law, Trademark Law and Patent Law

American Chamber of Commerce in the People’s Republic of China (AmCham-China) issued the ‘American Business in China White Paper 2009‘ last month. Pages 45-48 pdf, with pagenumbers 88-94 are about intellectual property rights protection. Read here. AmCham-China’s recommendations to the Chinese … Continue reading

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