the 142nd Issue: Chinese companies need to know and use their IP rights-China Intellectual Property

The innovation capacity and intellectual property rights environment of emerging countries, such as China and India, are improving sharply, noted Gan Shaoning, vice-commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office, at an IP forum held last week in Beijing.... More

·Patent Applications Received and Granted Maintain Rapid Growth in Half Year

According to the latest statistics, SIPO received a total of 857,000 patent applications in the first half of this year, up 26.8% year on year. Among the patent applications received, there were 258,000 inventions, up 18.3%;... More

·HK needs to get prepared for tech patent litigation cases

The trial in California of Apple vs Samsung last week reminds us of the importance of Apple’s series of court cases in shaping intellectual property law. It also reminds us of the need to reform one of the most complex areas of common law.... More

News in Brief

· Survey on globalip service agencies kcks off

· Consultation on amendments to Regulations of Shandong Province on Patent Protection held

·Source:Metropolitan Express

· Sichuan: Gold medal name

· Breaking the mold to protect copyrights

· Executives: IP pivotal in ’Creative Hangzhou’

· Beijing: CAS patent auction

· Guangdong: A training course on IPR protection conducted in Guangzhou

· China will see a twofold increase in patents in forestry by 2015

· Beijing court sentences VoD execs to four years in prison

· MIIT: reinforce IPR protection to drive emerging industries

· Innovation key to Harbin’s future

China IP Articles

· The IP battle between Qihoo and Tencent steps into a new stage Issue 49, By Doris Li, Jessie Chen, Jody Lu, Wendy Sun (Reporter Intern), China IP,[Trademark]

In the tablet PC market, Apple has never had any rival before. However, just as the old saying in China goes, it "suffered a great setback due to carelessness." ... More

· The iPad case and analyses from the perspective of China’s Trademark Law Issue 49，By Doris Li, China IP,[Copyright]

The year has begun by witnessing Apple and Proview (Shenzhen) vying for the iPad trademark. With high public visibility and pending for a final solution, it will probably turn out to be a classic legal case and a most dramatic case study in corporate intellectual property operation and management... More