the 238th Issue: Over 210,000 Patents from Taiwan was Applied in Mainland China during the Last Decade-China Intellectual Property

· Supreme Court Soliciting Public Opinion for Judicial Interpretation of Trademark Authorization and Confirmation

In recent years, with a substantial increase in quantity, causes related to trademark authorization and confirmation became a major type of administrative cases processed by courts... More

·The Case of Apple Suing SIPO Heard in the Beijing Higher People’s Court

According to the announcement released by the Beijing Higher People’s Court, the administrative appeal field by Apple, suing the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) were held on the afternoon of October 16th... More

News in Brief

· The Dispute upon Subtitles: YYeTs vs. Tudou, Inc.

· The "Victoria’s Secret" case on Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition: the First Instance was Settled

· China Intellectual Property Index 2014 Released, Beijing, Jiangsu and Shanghai in the Top Three

· Beijing: Increased payment rates for writing

· Shanghai trade zone gets an intellectual property office

· Implementation of Automatic Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents Between SIPO and USPTO

· Tire design database to prevent patent disputes

· Google triumphs over Rockstar in venue ruling

· Special Report: Russia Modernises Its Intellectual Property Law

· IP cooperation can help ease companies’ concerns

China IP Articles

·Landmark IP Cases of China in 2013 (case 17 to case 20) Issue 61, By Kevin Nie, Jessie Chen, China IP, [Comprehensive Reports]

[Copyright Case]
Case 17. Copyright Infringement: Cong Wenhui v. Sogou
1st Inst. Case No.: (2013) HaiMinChuZi No. 11368 Civil Judgment, the Haidian District People’s Court of Beijing... More

·Landmark IP Cases of China in 2013 (case 21 to case 23) Issue 61, By Kevin Nie, Jessie Chen, China IP, [Comprehensive Reports]

[Copyright Case]
Case 21. Yuan Tengfei v. Shanghai The 9 Limited for Network Transmission Right Infringement
1st Inst. Case No.: (2012) PuMinSan ZhiChuZi No. 594 Civil Judgment, the Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court... More