the 280th Issue: China Ranks 4th in Patent Filings to European Office-China Intellectual Property

·China Ranks 4th in Patent Filings to European Office

Patent applications from China now rank fourth among all filings with the European Patent Office, a sign of rapid progress in the country’s intellectual property sphere... More

·INTA Honors Members for their Support of the Association and Advancement of Trademark Law

The International Trademark Association (INTA) is proud to announce the winners of its annual President’s and Volunteer Service Awards (VSAs)... More

· INTA and Korean IP Office Sign MOU

The International Trademark Association (INTA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)... More

News in Brief

· China to Better Protect Intellectual Property

· China, Europe Celebrate 30 Years of Cooperation in Intellectual Property

· China to Cut Trademark Registration and Software Copyright Applications Fees

· Beijing: Capital Handles 20% of All IP Cases Nationwide

· Hainan: Trademark Festival Set to Start in Haikou

· Zhejiang: Fair Receives More Than 40 Complaints in 3 Days

· Focused Haidian Area ’Fully Mature’ After 2 Years’ Development

· WIPO Punts Cambridge University over Attempt to Grab Cambridge.com

· Apple Loses Patent Lawsuit to University of Wisconsin, Faces Hefty Damages

· Gucci Prevails Guciheaven in a Trademark Dispute

China IP Articles

·Landmark IP Cases of China-Influential & Foreign Related (2014) (Copyright Cases) Issue 67, By Tommy Zhang, Doris Li, Yao Meng, China IP, [Copyright]

Case 1: Microsoft v. Beijing UniStrong Science & Technology Co., Ltd. for Embedded Software Copyright Infringement
First-instance Case No.: (2011) YiZhongMinChuZi No. 12617
Second-instance Case No.: (2013) GaoMinZhongZi No. 2263 ... More

·Application of Presumption of Confusion in Parallel Import Trademark Infringement Issue 67, By Cai Chongshan, Intellectual Property Research Center of East China University of Political Science and Law, [Trademark]

There are two main viewpoints towards trademark infringement in parallel import: “Non-infringement as general principle, infringement as exception”...... More