Monthly Archives: September 2007

Next Step in WTO Copyright Case Against China: Investigation Panel

Today, the WTO has decided to establish a panel to investigate the claim by the US that China enforces IP insufficiently. Yan Liang of Xinhua writes:“The panel decision was automatically made at a meeting of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body, … Continue reading

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Prosaic End of Poetic SMS Copyright Infringement Case

September 13, the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court ruled that internet portal Sohu.com should pay writer Mr Fu Zhanbei 100,000 yuan (US $ 13,000) and a public apology, for infringing upon Mr Fu’s copyright by selling his poetic work … Continue reading

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Hong Kong Exhibition Celebrates Creative Industry and IP Protection

Today’s WIPO’s press release states: “An exhibition showcasing various facets of creativity in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) was inaugurated on Monday evening at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), coinciding with the opening day of the annual … Continue reading

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Why the Mouse Had To Go Out Of Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park

Remember the chutzpah of a slogan ‘Disney is too far’ of Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park, which used the menagerie of Walt Disney and Japanese cartoon figures last May, read here. It remained silent about how the story continued. So IP … Continue reading

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Danwei Model Worker Award 2007

IP Dragon is proud and happy to have received the Danwei Model Worker Award in the category Law and Intellectual Property. Recipients of Danwei Model Worker awards are decided by Danwei editors.Thank you very much! Find all Danwei Model Worker … Continue reading

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Scott Warren: Small Supply of Genuine Products and Nationalism Breed IP Infringements

The prolific Mr Jeremy Phillips of IP Kat reports about the Marques Conference in Porto (September 18-21), organised by the Association of European trade mark owners. Mr Scott Warren, a lawyer with Kroll in Japan, which provides risk-mitigation and protective … 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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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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Eyewitness Reports Fake Olympic Merchandise Omnipresent in Beijing’s Tourist Area

Despite more positive reports in the past, see here and special regulations on the protection of products with the Olympic logo in 2002, see here, infringements of Olympic IPRs is widespread in Beijing’s tourist areas, according to eyewitness correspondent Mr … Continue reading

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A Positive Voice In A World Of Music Piracy

Eric Zhu is quoted by BusinessWeeks’ messrs. Bruce Einhorn and Xiang Ji’s article Deaf To Music Piracy, saying that the law is to blame mostly for the disrespect for music copyrights in China.However, IP Dragon begs to differ that it … Continue reading

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Neither Smart Nor Noble: Shuanghuan versus Daimler and BMW:

Thank you Mr Muamer Hodzic of BenzInsider for the permission to use this picture that compares the Shuanghua Noble (left) and Smart (right) Shijiazhuang Shuanghuan Automobile Limited Company has stirred a lot of controvery with its model Noble, a mini … Continue reading

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China Announces Own HD DVD Standard: CH-DVD

The Optical Memory National Engineering Research Center (OMNERC), a laboratory dedicated to optical disc research at Tsinghua University, announced yesterday the CH-DVD (China High Definition DVD). This standard is based on HD-DVD (high definition DVD) and is a big blow … Continue reading

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Thesis: Paper Tiger or Roaring Dragon, China’s TRIPs Implementations and Enforcement

Thesis by Danny Friedmann, thesis advisor Professor P. Bernt Hugenholtz, Professor Peter K. Yu:Paper Tiger or Roaring DragonChina’s TRIPs Implementations and Enforcement Abstract:Thesis about whether China’s IPR enforcement laws are TRIPs compliant. At least on paper most of China’s IPR … Continue reading

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