the 199th Issue: European Commission agrees proposal to pave way for Unified Patent Court-China Intellectual Property

·Mainland, HK Sign Patent Deal

As part of the efforts to implement the original grant patent (OGP) system in Hong Kong, the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) signed the Cooperation Arrangement in the Area of Patent here Friday... More

· Copyright reform better resolved at European level

Internationally, traditional concepts of copyright are in crisis. Rights holders believe they have been left defenceless against digital piracy; and content creators such as authors and composers see their incomes disappearing as traditional business models collapse... More

News in Brief

· Despite Global Economic Gloom, IP Registration Boomed In 2012

· Third Intellectual Property Forum Opens in Hong Kong

· Rising legal costs stump pharma companies

· EU seeks feedback on copyright review

· TouchPal Settles with Nuance in 337 Investigations

· SIPO Brings Hundreds of Agricultural Patents to the 20th CAF

· Largest-Ever Open Access Publishing Initiative To Start At CERN In January

· Nestlè defeated in South African trademark row

· Yemen Accedes To WTO; Outcry Over Tough TRIPS Deadline

· SAS appeal in WPL case rejected

China IP Articles

· Design Protection for Chinese Utility Models Issue 57, By Herman van Schalkwyk, Spoor & Fisher,[Patent]

Utility models are used extensively in China to protect the shape, structure or the combination of shape and structure of a product which is fit for practical use. Chinese inventors often look towards utility models as a method of getting quick and cost effective protection for their inventions in China but this option is not always available... More