the 210th Issue:IP heighted in Premier's working report-China Intellectual Property

The Chinese government shall make further investment in basic research and development of technologies that are cutting-edge, generated for public welfare and are key generic ones of great significance, said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who also stressed on the need of a better public platform to provide technology-related services and an improved mechanism to implement important national science and technology projects... More

· SIPO-KIPO, SIPO-IMPI and SIPO-APO PPH Pilot Programs Extend

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programs between the State Intellectual Property Office of the P. R.China (SIPO) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), between SIPO and the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property (IMPI), and between SIPO and the Austria Patent Office (APO), have all be extended as from March 1, 2014... More

· Key Data Protection Trends for 2014

The surge in security breaches, data access requests, personal liability for directors and the enforcement of website cookies rules are amongst the key data protection trends for Irish businesses to consider for 2014... More

News in Brief

· New initiatives launched to promote patent commissioning services

· Element Six Pensions Case - Lessons to be Learned

· US Claims Final Separation From Privileged Internet Oversight

· TTIP Still In ’Exploratory’ Phase On GIs; Data Flows Tied To Privacy Regimes

· Advocates call for environment that boosts innovation

· Thousands of counterfeits seized in Dubai and Qatar

· BYD leads in invention patents

· Global Vision at Haidian Science Park Change in Business Mix and Push for Innovation

· South African copyright activists accused of infringing copyright

· Monet exhibition makes big impression

China IP Articles

· The Third Revision of the Trademark Law: key words Issue 58, By Kevin Nie, China IP,[Comprehensive Reports]

Having garnered wide attention and repeat discussions from all parts of the IP community, the third revision of the Trademark Law has taken ten years and is now complete...More

· Armstrong case highlights problem in determining similar goods Issue 58, By Xie Lijia, Xu Weikang,[Trademark]

In China’s Trademark Law, similar trademarks and similar goods are the criteria for identifying trademark infringements. Similar goods are the prerequisite for similar trademarks... More