the 206th Issue:Asia, China gaining on US in R&D-China Intellectual Property

· China’s antitrust watchdog confirms probe of InterDigital

China’s antitrust watchdog confirmed on Wednesday that it is investigating InterDigital Inc and the US technology company has applied to have the probe halted after months of cooperation... More

· China slams US ’notorious markets list’ accusation

A U.S. list that called several Chinese online and physical marketplaces "notorious" lacks evidence and is "irresponsible and biased," China’s Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday... More

News in Brief

· Qualcomm probed for price-fixing in China

· Beijing: SIPO seeks partnership with UK

· Chinese firm to tap into Kenya’s telecom market

· Rural reform needs science input

· Software legalization achieved new progress in China

· US government pinpoints "key" Chinese counterfeit markets

· Chinese Supreme Court orders re-trial in Castel trademark battle

· Cisco settles with NPE over wi-fi patents

· Demon trademark cancelled at General Court

· South Korea to extend copyright by 20 years

China IP Articles

· Malicious registration for overseas trademarks by acquaintance Issue 57, By Anne Zhang, China IP,[Trademark]

Malicious trademark registration has become the obstacle and risk faced by Chinese enterprises preparing to expand overseas market and it is important to be cautious...More

· Risk prevention relating to OEM and on-demand software Issue 57, By Cheng Zhen, Lenovo China,[Patent]

Software pre-installation (i.e. OEM software) has been a relatively mature business model in the industry. But with the development of network technology and diversification of services, software pre-installation, when inadvertently executed, might cause big trouble... More