the 228th Issue: Bus WiFi IPR depute: Bus Online bringing a lawsuit against Vision China Media-China Intellectual Property

The State Intellectual Property Office recently signed an agreement with People’s Insurance Company of China... More

· Global Innovation Index 2014--The Human Factor in Innovation

The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks the innovation performance of 143 countries and economies around the world, based on 81 indicators... More

News in Brief

· Pfizer hit by Viagra patent expiration

· Japan’s manga protection could misfire, lawyers say

· John Deere confronted with infringement of trademark

· Geographic indication logos granted

· "Ronghe Shaofang": dispute about the same name finally settled

· China sets goal for intellectual property protection

· Two companies in Xiamen disputing about using same photos in websites

· Zhejiang: Copyright used as collateral

· Guangdong: Bank ranked most valuable brand

· Fujian: First Taiwan registrations

China IP Articles

· Recommendation of global IP firms of China-related business Issue 60, By Tommy Zhang, Emily Tan, Stella Yang, Jane Jiang, Jenny Jiang, China IP, [Comprehensive Reports]

With the rapid growth of knowledge-based economies and the accelerated development of the world’s economic integration, the amount of transnational IP applications and disputes have both soared, which has led to a dramatically increasing demand for corresponding IP services... More

· IP highlights in 2013 (April-June) Issue 60, By Kevin Nie, China IP, [Comprehensive Reports]

In April, the media exposed dissemination of a large number of pirated Xinhua dictionaries at several rural primary and high schools in parts of Yunnan and Hubei provinces... More