the 151st Issue: SURVEY ON GLOBAL IP SERVICE AGENCIES KICKS OFF-China Intellectual Property

With the rapid growth of knowledge-based economy and quickened development of world economic integration, the amount of transnational IP application and dispute have both increased, which means the demand for corresponding IP services has soared dramatically... More

·Court finds copyright of Buddha design valid

Traditional religious images can be copyrighted if they contain "innovative elements" created by artists, according to a recent Beijing court ruling that found sculptor Huang Quanfu owns the rights to a wood sculpture design for Maitreya - the so-called fat smiling Buddha... More

·A year on, writers in Apple suit get their day in court

More than a year after eight Chinese writers jointly filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc for copyright infringement, Beijing No 2 Intermediate People’s Court began hearing the case on Oct 11...

News in Brief

· BIP Asia - A Must-not-Miss Regional Anchor IP Event

· FRAND and other patent licences

·Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off: Summary Determinations on the Rise in Section 337 Investigations

· Apple launches iPad Mini

· Jiangsu: Huai’an issued Opinions on Enhancing Coordination in Combating Intellectual Property Crimes

· IP service in China Hangzhou Cultural & Creative Industry Expo

· Chinese ambassador demonstrating IP accomplishments in China

· Swarovski Launches Trademark Battle Aganist Namesake Shanghai Company

· TV Show "A Bite of China" Sparks Food Flurry

· Prada Blocks "MIU MIU" Wedding Dress

· SIPO Commissioner Tian Lipu’s Statement at the General Debate of the 50th General Assembly of WIPO Member States

· Yunnan: IP pledged loans in Kunming breaking 40mln yuan

· Fujian: 22 trademark infringement cases ended in Shishi City

China IP Articles

· IP Firms: Indispensable IP Legal Service to the Success of Patent Auction Issue 50, By Kevin Nie, China IP,[Patent]

In the final analysis, a patent auction is also a transfer process of legal rights, and a patent transfer process is inseparable from intellectual property legal work. As one of the undertakers of the patent auctions organized by China Technology Exchange (CTEX) and the only intellectual property legal service provider, Unitalen Attorneys at Law (Unitalen) provides IP legal support in the whole auction process... More

· R&D staff: patent transfer —new enthusiasm of "scientific geek" Issue 50，by Jessie Chen, China IP,[Patent]

For a long time, scientific research staffs have been labeled as "scientific geeks." However, inventor Luo Haiyong subverted this image completely with his personal charisma... More