the 79th Issue: 360 company lost in the first instance of the lawsuit against Tencent company-China Intellectual Property

· 360 company lost in the first instance of the lawsuit against Tencent company
The Beijing Chaoyang District People's Court rendered its decision on the lawsuit of Tencent comapy sueing 360 company for the violation of privacy protection, ruling that the three defendants including Beijing Qihoo should pay Tencent 400,000 yuan as a compensation. More

· The dispute of genuine and counterfeit "Kaixin net" resumed
The Kaixin lawsuit of last instance was resolved in Beijing Higher People's Court the other day. A total of 400,000 yuan in damages was rendered to the prevailing party. It was reported that the winning party Kaixin001.com had appealed to the Supreme People's Court, seeking a compensation of 10 million yuan and insisting on its request that Kaixin.com (the respondent) should cease use of its domain. More

· ZTE sues Huawei for 4G patent infringement
A tit-for-tat patent infringement case filed by ZTE Corp against its larger Chinese rival Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is the latest illustration that technology companies are increasingly competing in the courtroom as well as the marketplace. More

· Barnes & Noble accuses Microsoft of patent abuse
· Court cases indicate better IPR protection
· Huawei moves to protect its patent and trademarks with legal action in Europe
· Apple Is Taken to Court in China for Alleged Infringement of Videos
· Vice-Premier urges tough action in IPR cases
· Music copyright trade center blossoms in Pinggu district
· Beihang champs in IP tournament
· Nine ministerial departments to further combat online IPR infringements and counterfeiting
· China makes unprecedented efforts to improve IPR awareness
· Qihoo360 found damaged Tencent's commercial reputation
· IP strategy priority on work agenda
· Baidu punished for illegal music service
· Beijing: Awareness forum for students
· China urges fair report on its IPR protection

· Top Five IP Developments in China 2010 Issue 41, By Kelly D. Frazier, Visiting Professor of US Law for China University of Political Science and Law,[Patent]

For the second consecutive year, The Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus (CIAPC) listed China, along with Russia, Spain and fellow NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico, as the top five violators on its “2010 International Piracy Watch List.” The list annually tops headlines and the news quickly moves to accommodate the attention span of the average viewer of today’s 24/7 news coverage. Most Americans assume US IP rights holders are the primary victims of the piracy and look no deeper. More

· The Importance of Counsel Opinions in the US Patent Law after Broadcom v. Qualcomm Issue 41, Gu Ping, Visiting Professor of American IP law inLaw School of Hong Kong City University,[Patent]

In US patent litigation practice, the alleged infringer, facing the prospect of a patent infringement lawsuit, will often contact lawyers to seek opinion of counsel, which often makes conclusions of law for invalidity or unenforceability of the allegedly infringed patents, or non-infringement of an accused product. If sued, a defendant may produce such opinion of counsel in court as evidence to prove good-faith reliance on the professional opinion that the patent is invalid or not infringed, and to exonerate itself from the bad-faith intent to infringe. More