News and developments of Intellectual Property protection & enforcement in the Peoples Republic of China.
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 308 - 7 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 ‘copied’ whisky - IP General 49 ‘grass-roots’ Courts approved to hear IPR civil cases
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 307 - 14 July 2008 Top Ten IP Cases of Guangdong Province 2007 - Copyright Massive piracy ring smashed in China A case concerning the on-line selling of pirated software - Trade Mark Swedish manufacturer of counterfeit mobiles is jailed and fined in China - Unfair Competition Sisley wins unfair competition case against Shenzhen Sistains
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 306 - 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 Intellectual Property Express Issue 305 - 09 June 2008 Trade Marks - No. 2: Infringer fined RMB 500,000 for selling counterfeit Levi’s 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 Intellectual Property Express Issue 304 - 13 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 Intellectual Property Express Issue 303 - 25 April 2008 Copyright - IFPI wins ‘illegal music download’ case against Yahoo! China - The case of the rights dispute concerning P2P software of Iwmusic.com - Columbia Pictures institutes proceedings against pirated DVDs Patents - Patent infringement dispute in relation to ‘Recombinant Insulin lispro injection liquid’ Trade Marks - 'DELL' Trade mark infringement dispute
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 302 - 30 March 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 Intellectual Property Express Issue 301 - 10 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 Intellectual Property Express Issue 300 - 19 February 2008 Trade Marks - Shaoxing Kangke wins trade mark infringement case against Merck Chemicals - ‘2000’ trade mark owner wins infringement action against ‘G2000’ Patents - Lipitor invalidation case to be heard within days - 5,401 PCT applications filed in China in 2007 Copyright - Jiangsu company fined RMB 800,000 for using pirated software
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 299 - 14 January 2008 - Copyright: Eleven record companies win infringement case against Yahoo!China - Copyright: Seven record companies lose lawsuit against Baidu - Trade Marks: Sotheby’s wins lawsuit against Chinese copycats - Trade Marks: Puma sues Chinese company for imitating brand name - Patents: Singfun Electric Group sues Qingdao Aucma for patent infringement
China Intellectual Property Express - Issue 298 - 17 December 2007 - Rouse & Co. International (Indonesia) receives Asialaw Firm of the Year Award. - Trade Marks Infringing baseball caps seized by Huangdao Customs - Copyright China issues first ever regulation on karaoke programs - Domain Names Porsche AG wins domain name dispute case - IP General Danone makes peace offer to Wahaha IBM tries to stop ASUS imports over patent violation
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 297 - 27 November 2007 - Kenwood wins patent dispute - Chinese companies are learning to protect their rights - Copyright as security - Juventus wins domain name dispute - Chinese consumers top 100 trade marks - Administration of 'well-known' trade mark recognition to be centralised
China Intellectual Property Express - Issue 296 - 02 November 2007 - Honeywell wins civil case protecting AUTOLITE trade mark - Infringing ‘Rhinoceros crease’ trousers seized - General Electric wins Trade Secrets Case - CPC accepts amendment to TRIPS - Use of injunctions on the increase in Chinese Courts
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 295 - 19 October 2007 - Congratulations on AsiaLaw nominations - Crackdown on trade mark infringers - Beijing Court upholds Pfizer's Viagra patent - Huge award against Schneider for patent infringement - 'Snitching' hotline launched - Government support for Plant Variety Rights
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 294 - 28 September 2007 - Toyota loses trade mark case v TOYOTAT - Patent case flows smoothly for Kohler - Movie giants win counterfeit DVD case - WTO panel investigates China's IP enforcement - Anti-monopoly law introduced in China
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 293 - 07 September 2007 - Anheuser-Busch wins trade mark case - Victory for Nike - Founder Electronics claims for record damages in copyright case - DuPont settles with Chinese firm in patent dispute - 25 Years of Trade Mark law in China
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 292 - 20 August 2007 - Harry Potter's magic too weak for IP Protection - Wangzhihe suing for malicious trade mark registration in a German Court - Adidas granted RMB 250.000 by Hunan Higher People's Court - Beijing Higher People's Court rules in favour of Philips - US takes further action against China's IP system
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 291 - 3 August 2007 - Chinese Court confirms Danfoss victory in trade mark infringement case - US Court rules in favour of Chinese defendant in patent dispute - Raids in China target US$2 billion global counterfeiting syndicate - Chinese business fined for using pirated software - 2007 China forum on criminal IP protection
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 290 - 17 July 2007 - Bloomberg wins trade mark case - Ferrari 'prancing horse' logo not sufficiently famous in China - MP3 patent case settles - New Internet guideline issued - China & EU agree to creciprocal GI application exchange
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 289 - 2 July 2007 - Supreme Court closes final chapter in Yamaha/Huatian saga - Mixed success for Sanofi-Aventis in round 2 of Docetaxel dispute - Anheuser-Busch sues alleged copycats - Beijing hosts GI symposium
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 288 - 15 June 2007 - Gucci loses another round in struggle to register combination mark - Honda beats Lifan in first round of patent dispute - WIPO Treaties enter into force - Sisley has last word in dispute with Sistain - BOCOG promises to stop ambush marketing at Olympics
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 287 - 1 June 2007 - Amicable settlement reached between Intel and Dongjin -Chint wins first round of battle against Schneider - Court orders Pepsi to pay compensation for trade mark infringement - Interdepartmental crackdown on street sales of pirated publications - China and US Customs sign Memorandum of Co-operation on IPR enforcement
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 286 - 21 May 2007 - Lusheng lawyers take IFPI to victory against China Yahoo - CASIO wins electricbicycle trade mark dispute - Ten Chinese TV manufacturers form alliance - PCT-SAFE now available in China - IPR Forum presents bold vision for innovative China
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 284 - 20 April 2007 - US files trade mark complaints against China with WTO - SOIPP issues action plan on IPR protection - Supreme People's Court issues new judicial interpretation on handling criminal IP infringement cases - Wahaha - Danone trade mark dispute shifts into public arena
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 283 - 23 March 2007 - Santa Barbara polo club loses trade mark application appeals - Yahoo China in hot seat for link to music piracy - Electrolux makes amicable settlement with Shuai Kang - People's Supreme Court decision on Montresor v Ferrero Due Soon - State Council issues new Regulations on Franchise Agreements - CAVA collects first royalties from Kunming Karaoke bars
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 281 - 6 February 2007 - Shanghai Haofang Online Information Technology Ltd sued by AOMEI Network Co. Ltd for provising services for computer games. -Shanghai companies sued for misuse of trade marks CASIO and KAXIOU
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 273 - 9 June 2006 - Guangdong TIAN MA seeks non-infringement declaration re CHINA TELECOM's trade mark "Zhong Guo Dian Xin." and Regulation on the Protection of Information Network Distribution Rights to be will be implemented on 1 July 2006
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 272 - 6 April 2006 - Liu Xiang sues magazine for use of his image. - Professional soccer player sued for selling counterfeit shoes. - Use of the Olympic logo after the licence expired results in seizure of goods. - Cards for lucky draw bearing the logo of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Mascots without authorisation seized.
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 271 - 16 February 2006 - New Policy on Domain Name Dispute Resolution to be issued. - American Auto Accessories Incorporation initiates landmark action relating to "well-known" trade mark.
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 270 - 27 December 2005 - Court decision in landmark litigation relating to registrability of colour-combination trade marks. - "21 Super Vita" trade mark dispute reaches a conclusion.
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 269 - 12 December 2005 - "Ebay" website operators sued for trade mark infringement. - Coca Cola sues the Trade Mark Review and Adjudication Board for refusal to register Fanta bottle shape as a trade mark.
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 268 - 1 December 2005 - Landmark litigation relating to registrability of colour-combination trade mark accepted by Beijing No.1 Intermediate Court. - Intellectual Property Battle between GM and Chery reaches settlement.
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 267 - 16 November 2005 - L`Oreal scores victory in domain name case against Cinet. - World's first piracy case involving BitTorrent file-sharing technology comes to a conclusion.
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 264 - 29 September 2005 - Konka brings Kang Jia to Court for unfair competition - "Yong He Xi Nian Lai" scores victory in unfair competition battle with "Yong He Soybean Milk"
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 263 - 13 September 2005 - Trade Mark Dispute over the character "Jin Hua Ham" comes to a conclusion - Botny scores victory in trade mark case against Nippon
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 262 - 28 Aug 2005 - One of China's "TOP 10" Intellectual Property protection cases of 2004 comes to a conclusion - LTWFRANE succeeds in administrative action against State Administration of Industry and Commerce
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 261 - 19 August 2005 - Landmark copyright case involving internet trading site. - Beijing court grants preliminarily injunction for the first time under new trade mark law.
China Intellectual Property Express Issue 260 - 17 July 2005 - A landmark case in China - Chinese pharmaceutical company sues U.S. pharmaceutical company for trade mark infringement - Formula One Administration Ltd. wins "F1" domain name dispute - Clinique Laboratories, Inc. sues Shenzhen Bi Qian Cosmetics Co., Ltd. for unfair competition
