The way of information dissemination has been, and will be continuously changed by the rapidly developing Internet technology and the ever newer modes of network operation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit lessened the need for the role of counsel opinions in In re Seagate Tech., LLC., 497 F.3d 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2007).
Intellectual property, as we know it, is not so much about the property right for the intellectuals as it is an instrumentality for competition in the marketplace; for a share of the economical pie.
Only when the trademark holders receive legal protection can they commit themselves to the research and development of high quality goods, thus promoting the prosperity of the goods.
Beijing courts accepted in recent years a large number of lawsuits with copyright holders suing manufacturers and sellers of electric learning machines.
In 2008, the No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court accepted the complaints of seven record labels against Baidu Inc., Sohu Company and Sougou Company for audio copyright infringement.