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China IP Express 329
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June 2010
Patent
168 Patent Pledges Filed in 2009 totalling RMB 7.4 Billion
Trade Mark
First Instance Judgment in “Le Dun” Eye Care Case in Beijing
Copyright
Microsoft Obtains RMB 3 Million Judgment in the “Tomato Garden” Case
IP General
China Lowers its Intellectual Property Criminal Case Filing Requirements
China Implements Its Strategic Outline and Makes a Significant Difference within Two Years
 
China IP Express 328
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April and May 2010
Patent
PCT filings show negative growth for the first time since 1979
Patent rights to iPhone exterior design serve as new IP battleground
Trade Mark
Beijing People's Court accepts 'AUDI' trade mark rejection claim
Cartier International triumphs in a first instance trade mark infringement dispute
Copyright
Microsoft wins IPR case in China
NCAC combats pirated audio and video products
The annual software piracy rate decreased in 2009
IP General
2010 China IPR action plans
New legal platform for intellectual property in the EU
White Paper maps out the judicial progress of China's IPR
Hong Kong
Short term patents in Hong Kong
Passing off a school: Pei Zheng case considers lapsed goodwill and double actionability
 
China IP Express 327
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February 2010
Patent
Kettle company wins patent case in China
Trade mark
COGNAC acquires GI protection in China
Copyright
NPC p asses second amendments of Copyright Law
Baidu ordered to compensate the MCSC by RMB 50,000 Yuan
IP General
Patent e-examination system established at SIPO
Hong Kong
Petitioner in same industry as patentee found to have good standing to revoke patent

 
China IP Express 326
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February 2010
Patent
The new Guidelines for Patent Examination published
 Trade mark
771 Geographical Indications registered and preliminarily examined in China
 Copyright
China seizes over 56 million illegal publications in 2009
IP General
Rating jurisdiction standards for IP civil cases to be adjusted
Nearly a thousand of pirated iPhones were seized and seven criminals were kept in custody

 
China IP Express 325
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January 2010
Trade Marks
Trade mark review pendency eases
Patents
Chinese environmental firm notches up final patent victory
The Supreme People’s Court issues judicial interpretation to strengthen patent protection
Copyright
Crackdown on internet piracy yields results
IP General
Five IP offices’ website launched
 
China IP Express 324
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December 2009
Trade Marks
Man takes on trade mark board over entanglement with Coco-Cola
175 infringement cases of the Expo symbol investigated in the past five years
Patents
China files one million patent applications in the IT field
Copyright
Court rules against Microsoft in a copyright dispute
Measures released to regulate remuneration for broadcastings

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November 2009
Trade Marks
Patents
Copyright
IP General
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28 September 2009
Trade Marks
Patents
IP General
 
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28 September 2009
Trade Marks
Patents
Copyright
IP General
 
China IP Express 320
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27 August 2009
 
China IP Express 319
3 August 2009
Trade Marks & Unfair Competition
Google China beats Beijing free-rider
 
30 June 2009
Trade Marks
L'OREAL Defeats Copycat L'OIYIR
Swarovski Enforces Right Against 'Free Rider'
Patent
26% Annual Growth in Patent Applications for Genetic Inventions
Copyright
NCAC Announces 'Measures for Implementation of Administrative Punishment for
Copyright Infringement
IP General
One Year after the Introduction of China's National IP Strategy, Customs Delivers an Encouraging Report
 
2 June 2009
Patent
Chint Group Co. reaches settlement with Schneider for patent infringement
Trade Mark
'Wangzhihe' wins trademark infringement case in Germany
Supreme People's Court announced 'Top 10 IP cases of 2008'
Copyright
Pirated and illegal publications destroyed
New variety of plants
Plant variety protection delivers
IP General
Supreme Court gives new instructions for IPR trial
 
24 April 2009
Copyright
'Bird's Nest' fireworks spark ongoing IPR lawsuit
China's first hotel and restaurant background music infringement case tried
Trade Marks
Harley-Davidson wins first instance trademark dispute in Beijing
China SAIC handles 56,634 trademark infringement cases in 2008
IP General
New border measures will take effect from July 2009
People's Court to set up more IP courtrooms
 
12 March 2009
Patents
MAN AG unit wins $3 million IPR lawsuit in China
Chinese company tops PCT application list
Trade Marks
Hermes denied application to register 3D marks
Copyright
China seized 76 million pirated publications in 2008
IP General
China speaks on WTO Decision over IPR Dispute with U.S.A.
New quarterly India IP Express and MEA IP Express newsletters
 
1 February 2009
Patents
Revised Patent Law approved by National People's Congress
Trade Marks & Unfair Competition
Google wins trade mark lawsuit in China
Copyright
Chinese Court convicts 11 in Microsoft piracy case
IP General
China's first anti-monopoly tribunal established
 
 
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