the 263rd Issue: 2nd Annual Conference in Protecting & Monetising IP Assets-China Intellectual Property

· International IP Law Firms 2015 will be Published Soon

The English-Chinese bilingual directory International IP Law Firms 2015 will be officially published soon with the launching of the updated International IP Firms Inquiry and Assessment System... More

· Copy of Old Summer Palace opens amid controversy

The controversial replica of the Old Summer Palace, or Yuanmingyuan, opened its gates on May 10 in Dongyang, Zhejiang province... More

News in Brief

· Apple facing iTunes patent claim

· Led Zeppelin Copyright Lawsuit Heading TO California

· Microsoft plans to appeal against ’Skype’ CTM rejection

· Ericsson sues Apple

· Google to disarm trolls by buying patents before they become weapons

· Champagne trademark bid fizzles out in the UK

· Music-streaming service Grooveshark shuts down

· Internet-based patent translation goes online

· Microsoft patents glasses that read emotions

· Henan: Patent loans total $64.9m

China IP Articles

·Comparison of Judicial Practices Relating to the Nickname of Trademark between China and the U.S. Issue 65, By Dong Huijuan, Ph. D and Assistant Professor of Intellectual Property Institute of Xiamen University, [Trademark]

Popular nickname of a mark is a household word used by general public for a particular mark. Some nicknames are abbreviations or short names of brands created by the consuming public... More

· What Did We Do in 2014? Issue 65, By Stella Yang, China IP, [Comprehensive Reports]

On June 12th 2014, the First National Brand IP Service Agency Evaluation Conference was held in Beijing, at which a 12-member committee of experts made evaluations of 37 developing enterprises and 10 developing public institutions... More