the 196th Issue: U.S. opens patent probe into Chinese handheld magnifiers-China Intellectual Property

The three nations that, one way or another, lead the global economy at the moment are the United States, Germany and China. For the US, it is innovation driven by a can-do spirit and an appetite for risk, with established corporations and startups introducing some of the world’s most important and game- changing technologies... More

·U.S. opens patent probe into Chinese handheld magnifiers

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Friday initiated a patent investigation into handheld magnifiers produced by a Chinese medical technology company and its U.S. entity... More

· China to further cooperation with WIPO

Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong pledged here Monday to further cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)... More

News in Brief

· National Anthem: MTN faces N1.5b suit over copyright infringement

· Shenzhen lures investors from sister city Houston

· Tianshui Huaniu apples

· Guccio Gucci SpA Wins Trademark Case in China

· Students make functioning computer keyboard from paper

· Cadbury gives up Eclair trademarks in India

· Expert: US ‘Benign Dictatorship’ Of The Net Is Over; Age Of Encryption Begins

· SPC questions referred to CJEU in Actavis v Boehringer

· Two inventions win patent rights

· China has long way to go in producing original TV show

China IP Articles

· What are merchandising rights? Issue 56, By Kevin Nie, China IP,[Comprehensive Reports]

As a new challenge in modern legal studies, the topic of merchandising rights is evolving both in theory and practice... More

· The balance of interests in US copyright law Issue 56, By Michael J. Remington, Kexin Li,[Patent]

What is a copyright in the US? It is not only the copyright owner’s exclusive rights to control and exploit a copyrighted work through licensing and infringement actions, if necessary, but also a set of different, or maybe even conflicting, interests set forth in limitations and exceptions to copyright protection... More