China Intellectual Property Express 2008


China IPEX 313 (64kb) , 22 December 2008
- Unfair Competition
Diageo wins whisky case
- Trade Marks
Kiwi appeal squashed
- Patents
German STIHL company wins patent litigation
- Copyright
2,386 IPR cases dealt with by Cultural Administrations in 3rd quarter of 2008
- IP General
The number of Intermediate Courts for patent cases reaches 71
 
China IPEX 312 (58kb) , 27 November 2008
- Trade Marks
Court concludes Sumitomo trade mark dispute
- Copyright
UOML approved as China's first international copyright standard
- Patents
Huawei and 17 other Chinese companies triumph in US investigation
- IP General
More than 130,000 IPR-related cases concluded nationwide
Shanghai IP Arbitration Court established
 
China IPEX 311 (57kb) , 21 October 2008
- Trade Marks
On-line registration enjoys 20 per cent discount
-Copyright
CAVCA sues 100 Beijing karaoke bars for infringement
China investigates more than 10,000 piracy cases in first half of 2008
- Patents
Nokia and Huawei sign patent agreement
- IP General
SIPO sets up new department for overall planning and co-ordination work
 
China IPEX 310 (58kb) , 27 September 2008
- Trade Marks
Sotheby's Sichuan copycat prohibited
- Unfair Competition
New Balance triumphs in unfair competition
- Copyright
Huge US/China copyright piracy case begins
- Patents
Fiat's claim for design infringement rejected
- IP General
Survey on National IP asset appraisal will start soon
 
 
China IPEX 309 (57kb) , 29 August 2008
- Trade Marks
Wahaha says Court has rejected Danone's appeal in trade mark dispute
- Copyright
KTV fee schedule 2008 issued
- Patents
Draft amendments to the Patent Law tabled
- Unfair Competition
GlaxoSmithKline wins unfair competition case in domain name dispute
- IP General
Supreme People's Court: civil anti-monopoly cases should be heard by IP tribunals
 
 
China IPEX 308 (58kb) , 13 August 2008
- Trade Marks
B&Q finally wins its well-known trade mark litigation in China
- Copyright
30% increase in software registration in the first half of 2008
- Patents
Chinese environmental firm notches up
patent victory
-Unfair Competition
Firm sued over 'copiy' whisky
- IP General
49 'grass-roots' Courts approved to hear IPR civil cases
 
 
China IPEX 307(56kb) , 22 July 2008
Top Ten IP Cases of Guangdong Province 2007
- Copyright
No. 1: Massive piracy ring smashed in China
- Trade mark
No. 2: Swedish manufacturer of counterfeit mobiles is jailed and fined in China
- Copyright
No. 6: A case concerning the on-line selling of pirated software
- Unfair Competition
No. 7: Sisley wins unfair competition case against Shenzhen Sista
 
 
China IPEX 306 (56kb) , 30 June 2008
- Trade Marks
Shiseido institutes trade mark infringement proceedings
Pfizer loses its lawsuit on 3-D mark
- Patents
Chinese firms triumph in US battery suit
- Copyright
Music companies take legal action against Baidu
- IP General
State Council Outlines Chinese National IPR Strategy
 
 
China IPEX 305(56kb) , 6 June 2008
Shanghai Top Ten IP Cases of 2007
- Trade Marks
No. 2: Infringer fined RMB 500,000 for selling counterfeit Levi jeans
No. 4: Infringing 'SINGER' sewing machines seized by Customs and the Public Security Bureau
No. 5: Criminals arrested for manufacturing and selling counterfeit 'Tamiflu'
- Copyright
No. 6: Gogo365.com fined for copyright violation
- IP General
Rouse China invited to address a Conference of senior Chinese Judges and IP Academics in Beijing
 
 
China IPEX 304(58kb) , 16 May 2008
- Trade Marks
Ritz-Carlton wins trade mark infringement case
Zippo 3-D mark ruled distinctive by Beijing Court
- New plant varieties
684 cases involving disputes over plant variety protection handled by Chinese Courts in the past six years
- Copyright
Chinese company ordered to pay RMB two million Yuan compensation for using pirated software
- Patent
Philips awarded compensation in patent infringement case
 
 
China IPEX 303(58kb) , 18 April 2008
Top Ten IP Cases of 2007 by Beijing Higher People's Court
No. 1 (Copyright) - IFPI wins 'illegal music download' case against Yahoo! China
No. 2 (Patent) - Patent infringement dispute in relation to Recombinant Insulinlispro injection liquid
No. 4 (Trade Mark) - 'DELL' Trade mark infringement dispute
No. 5 (Copyright) - The case of the rights dispute concerning P2P software of Iwmusic.com
No. 9 (Copyright) - Columbia Pictures institutes proceedings against pirated DVDs
 
 
China IPEX 302(56kb) , 1 April 2008
- Trade Marks
Court holds mark incorporating the word 'Oxford' not registrable as a trade mark
International food company wins procedural point in trade mark infringement case against a local Chinese enterprise
- Copyright
TVB receives RMB 100,000 for copyright infringement
- Patent
China has 850,043 valid patents
- IP General
Travel sector warned
 
 
China IPEX 301(58kb) , 19 March 2008
- Patents
Kohler wins design patent infringement case against Chinese companies
- Trade Marks
Beijing High People's Court ends 'crocodile' slugfest
1,444 applications for international registration of marks in China in 2007
- Copyright
Circular of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television strengthens the management of broadcasting cartoons on TV
- Domain Names
Airbus sues over domain ownership
 
 
China IPEX 300(58kb) , 27 February 2008
- Trade Marks
Shaoxing Kangke wins trade mark infringement case against Merck Chemicals
'2000' wins trade mark infringement case against 'G2000'
- Patent
Lipitor invalidation case to be heard in days
5,401 PCT application filed in China in 2007
- Copyright
Jiangsu Company fined RMB 800,000 for using pirated software
 
 
China IPEX 299(60kb) , 18 January 2008
- Copyright
Eleven record companies win infringement case against Yahoo!China
Seven record companies lose lawsuit against Baidu
- Trade Marks
Sotheby's wins lawsuit against Chinese copycats
Puma sues Chinese company for imitating brand name
- Patents
Singfun Electric Group sues Qingdao Aucma for patent infringement
 
 
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