the 235th Issue: International Copyright Forum: a Galaxy of Talents and Great Minds-China Intellectual Property

· Premier Li Keqiang Addressed at Summer Davos Forum: To Make Serious IP Infringements Pay Insufferable Prices

From September 10th to September 12th, the 2014 Summer Davos Forum and the 8th Annual Meeting of the New Champions was held in Tianjin, China. Premier Li Keqiang attended the opening ceremony and delivered the opening remarks... More

·Tencent Losses "QQ" Trademark Battle to Chery Automobile

The long-standing trademark dispute between Tencent Holdings Limited (Tencent) and Chery Automobile (Chery) attracted strong public attention, as the former enterprise is a leading Chinese investment holding company which is famous for its product QQ instant messenger, and the latter one is a state-owned automobile manufacturing corporation with the QQ city car considered to be its best-known model... More

News in Brief

· China, US step up IPR cooperation

· Restrictions on foreign investments to be eased

· Copyright industries become an engine for economic growth

· Private business drives most of city’s economy

· Tech innovation hub takes shape

· WIPO Committee Advances Decisions On Programme, Budget, Oversight

· Service sector will be steadily opened up

· Czech Industrial Property Office celebrates 95th anniversary

· Munich is all set for Oktoberfest 2014: thrill-packed rides thanks to patented technologies

· UN Human Rights Council Hears Discussion On Right To Privacy In Digital Age

China IP Articles

· Landmark IP Cases of China in 2013 (case 5 to case 8) Issue 61, By Kevin Nie, Jessie Chen, China IP, [Comprehensive Reports]

[Administrative Case Relating to Trademark]
Case 5. Trademark Administrative Case Relating to the Generic Name of "Jin Jun Mei in Chinese Characters"
1st Inst. Case No.: (2013) YiZhongZhi XingChuZi No. 894 Administrative Judgment, the Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court... More

· Legal provisions governing patent application amendment in Europe, the U.S. and China: comparisons and lessons Issue 61, By Wen Liping, Head of Second Division for Material Engineering Complaints, Patent Reexamination Board, SIPO, [Patent]

The author will only compare the legal provisions and legislative intents for out-of-scope amendments between Europe, the U.S. and China, to highlight lopsided viewpoints in patent field... More