the 146th Issue: Patent bottlenecks in most undeveloped nations-China Intellectual Property

Nation’s first IP legislation led the way in protection
Recently, leaders of some countries called on the international community to deliver support to 48 most undeveloped countries in the world to integrate them into the economic globalization and to narrow down the "digital gap" between those countries and prosperous nations... More

·Chivas toasting court judgment on copycats

After three years of legal wrangling, the Hangzhou intermediate court recently found two Shandong companies guilty of infringing on the trademark of Chivas Regal and ordered them to pay 500,000 yuan ($78.650)in damages... More

·System offers secure copyright filing, even for works in progress

Enabling Chinese residents to file free copyright applications at home, a groundbreaking online registration system was unveiled last week in Chongqing that offers applications for copyrights, evaluation, protection, management and trading.... More

News in Brief

· Zhongguancun Special: Innovative finance: Center to increase options for tech firms

· Guangxi Patent Regulations to be implemented

· Shaanxi held symposium on enterprise IPR protection

· Chinese firm sued for fake sales of weight-loss product

· Fujian: Campaign at malls, supermarkets

· Shanghai: Inspections for genuine goods

· Guizhou: Anshun proved to be competent as a national IP demonstration city

· Trademark misuse of Olympians’ names criticized

· System offers secure copyright filing, even for works in progress

· Apple loses patent lawsuit in Japan

· Apple’s $1b award may hit Samsung’s US sales

China IP Articles

· American and Chinese judges discussed IP issues in Beijing Issue 50, By Monica Zhang, China IP,[Patent]

From May 28th to May 30th, the United States-China IP Adjudication Conference (Conference) was held in Bejing by the China Law Society. Randall Rader, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and six his colleagues,... More

· Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances Issue 50，By Monica Zhang, China IP,[Copyright]

On June 26th, the Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances was concluded in Beijing. 721 delegates from 154 WIPO member countries and 48 international organizations attended the conference...
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