the 271st Issue: Beijing: First Intellectual Property Service Trading Site Launches-China Intellectual Property

·Huawei v ZTE: No Power Abuse if SEP Owner Makes Licensing Offer

Europe’s highest court has said that owners of standard-essential patents (SEPs) must make a specific licensing offer before seeking an injunction against the alleged infringement of a SEP... More

· Xiaomi Looking To File More Patents Ahead Of U.S. Launch

At a recent conference, Xiaomi’s international head Hugo Barra said that the company is looking to file more patents and strike more deals and partnerships ahead of a launch in the U.S... More

News in Brief

· Hainan: 7th China Trademark Festival Scheduled for Mid-October

· Shanghai: Cartoon, Game Expo Draws Overseas, Domestic visitors

· White Paper Grapples With Increasing Online IP Crimes

· Google and Amazon Call For Swift Approval Of Innovation Act

· Alibaba Cooperating with Unilever to Crack down on Counterfeits

· Hebei: Fake Sports Apparel Makers Caught in Export Crack Down

· Nearly Half of Australians Consume Illegal Content Online

· UK Considers Punishing Online Pirates with 10-year Jail Sentences

· Intel Sues SF Marketing Company Over Trademarks

· Cuba Says It Has Protected 5000 US IPRs, While US Violates Its Rights

China IP Articles

·China’s trademark industry development in my eyes Issue 66, By Emily Tan, [Trademark]

There is strong cooperation between the UK and China on trade marks. The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) signed... More

·Trademark nominative use—The boundary is not yet certain Issue 66, By Sting Wu, Senior Legal Counsel of Shanghai Sinofaith IP Group, [Trademark]

The sophistication of modern marketing environment poses enormous challenges to brand owners, not only by counterfeiters, looks-like infringers, but ironically also by their business partners... More