Monthly Archives: August 2009

IP Dragon Will Blog About Two Conferences in Hong Kong About IPR in China, Hong Kong and Europe

4 and 5 September the IP & IT: Theory and Practice conference is organised by: Law and Technology Centre Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong (HKU) Dept of Computer Science, HKU School of Law, King’s College London Faculty of … Continue reading

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Polo Santa Roberta “Original” Mix of Ralph Lauren’s Polo Brand And Burberry Tartan Pattern

Spotted today in Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Hong Kong: a shop with bags that carry the brand Polo Santa Roberta. Sounds very similar to the brand of Ralph Lauren; Polo and it looks very similar to the tartan pattern of … Continue reading

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Creemers’ Summary Of And Comments On DS363

Rogier Creemers of the University of Maastricht summarised 491 pages of the panel report on DS363: China – Measures Affecting Trading Rights and Distribution Services for Certain Publications and Audiovisual Entertainment Product, and gave some comments, see here.

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60 percent of Hong Kong Young Download Films or Music Illegally

Adrian Wan, of the South China Morning of Friday, August 21st, reported that 60 percent of young people in Hong Kong download films or music illegally, according to Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG) survey. 17 perent of 559 … Continue reading

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Tomatolei.com Copyright Infringement Case: Four Sentenced To Imprisonment

See the verdict of the Suzhou Huqiu District People’s Court’s in the copyright infringement case against tomatolei.com at the BSA site here.

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WTO Report of the Panel DS363

Intellectual property enforcement and market access are interrelated. About the first part we have seen the report DS362, and August 12th 2009, WTO’s panel issued a report about the latter: DS363: China – Measures Affecting Trading Rights and Distribution Services … Continue reading

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If You Have .hk HKIRC Will Give You .香港 For Free

James Nurton of Managing IP reports about an announcement from the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corportation (HKIRC). If ICANN will introduce new non-Roman country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) names, including Chinese characters, HKIRC will give everyone with a .hk … Continue reading

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