the 227th Issue: Patent number of U.S. 4G communications ranks NO.1, closely followed by Mainland China-China Intellectual Property

According to the Taiwan National Applied Research Laboratories, after the careful analysis on the number of 4G communications (standard and necessary patents) owned in the global, it came to the following conclusion... More

· Counterfeit sign of the registered trademarks brought about four and half a year’s sentence and a penalty of one million yuan

Lu Kaishan and Liu Keqiang produced more than 180,000 faked "Three Gorges" oil paint pail packs in the rented residence and made an illegal profit of over 400,000 yuan from them... More

· Social Report 2013 published

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Social Report 2013, which provides a comprehensive overview of staff and working conditions at the EPO... More

News in Brief

· "The Best Chinese Book" involved in a copyright lawsuit

· Meituan.com and Dianping.com accused each other of picture infringement

· Supreme Court denies requests to stay Sherlock Holmes judgment

· Judgment to Mona Lisa trademark dispute made in Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court

· The patent litigation of the "Fire-proofing rolling shutters" dismissed in the first instance

· The trademark disputes of Liushen underwent final judgment, Shanghai Jahwa received a reimbursement

· FRIENDSHIP & APOLLO Joint Stock Company won the lawsuit of first- instance on the trademark dispute

· Final verdict of Cheng Huang trademark litigation revoking the infringement trademark

· The second quarter of "I am a Singer" of popular webcasts judged as infringement and sentenced to pay 500,000 yuan

· The publishing of The Draft Revision to the Revised Provisions on the Recognition and Protection of Well-known Trademarks

China IP Articles

· IP highlights in 2013 (January-March) Issue 60, By Kevin Nie, Jessie Chen, China IP, [Comprehensive Reports]

On January 7th, China’s first Bio-tech Industry Development Plan was officially issued... More

· Stepping up of the green technologies in China - From the view of Intellectual Property Issue 60, By Han Weiwei, CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office, [Comprehensive Reports]

In the aspect of IPRs which play a key role in modern economics, a growing number of countries have adopted prioritized patent examination programs to promote innovation in green technologies... More