Monthly Archives: November 2007

China Bad News For Thailand’s Counterfeit Manufacturers

Jeffrey Sheban wrote another insightful article about the counterfeiting industry, entitled ‘Thailand’s counterfeit pipeline’ for the Columbus Dispatch. Don’t worry, IP Dragon has not lost its focus on IP in China. Mr Sheban observed that Thailand is the hub for … Continue reading

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Taiwan’s Exciting 2007: IP Case Proceeding, IP Court and Patent Attorney Acts

Tsai Lee & Chen describes 2007 as “exciting for IP professionals in Taiwan”. In the course of merely six months, the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan’s Congress) has passed three important laws and regulations related to the protection and enforcement of intellectual … Continue reading

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Preferring Price Discrimination Over Sidestepping Patents?

Andrew Jack of the Financial Times wrote an article about discussions between 500 representatives of government, industry and NGO’s about patents at the World Health Organisation. The article, which is named ‘Pressure over patents forces pharma on to the back … Continue reading

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Mr Schwabach’s Essay Debunks Perception IP Piracy in China, But Remains Silent About IP Infringements In/From China

Aaron Schwabach wrote an well written and interesting essay called ‘Intellectual Property Piracy: Perception and Reality in China, the United States, and Elsewhere’. Find the pdf here. Mr Schwabach starts with the quote: “There is probably more misinformation about China … Continue reading

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Daniel Chow: Link Between Counterfeiting and Organised Crime

Jeffrey Sheban wrote a good article entitled ‘In the land of counterfeit’ for The Columbus Dispatch in which the link between counterfeiting and organised crime is suggested. He quotes Ohio State University law professor Mr Daniel C.K. Chow, who spent … Continue reading

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What Has Labour Contract Law in China to do with IP?

According to article 39 TRIPs undisclosed information, including trade secrets, shall be protected by the WTO members, including China. Now Steven Dickenson of the prolific China Law Blog wrote an article for China International Business about China’s new labour contract … Continue reading

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Gregory Lions About Fakes: Fashion Brands Have Asked For It

Mr Gregory Lions, a former financial analyst for Dun & Bradstreet Inc., and currently the CEO of Buyherebuynow.com is ranting that fashion brands by asking “outrageous prices” have brought the trademark infringements problem upon themselves. “By pricing their wares in … Continue reading

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From the Trenches of IP Education in China

It is great when practitioners of IP law in China share their knowledge with the next generation. Mr Stan Abrams, working at DLA Piper in Beijing made time for teachting at Central University of Finance and Economics (a co-operation programme … Continue reading

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ASK TongFang Donates RFID System to 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Tsinghua TongFang, the joint-venture of French RFID company ASK, will donate the whole RFID system to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Organizing Committee which including the RFID inlays, gate readers, software and service. Read more here. Head tip to counterfeit.com. … Continue reading

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Troutman Sanders Adds IP Attorney Sebastian Hughes in HK

AsiaMedia sent me this press release: “Hong Kong, 6th November 2007 – Global law firm Troutman Sanders LLP strengthened its intellectual property practice by adding well-known IP attorney Sebastian Hughes as a partner to its Asia team – further evidence … Continue reading

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