Monthly Archives: March 2007

IPR infringements: Glass Is Half Full or Half Empty?

Posted on March 29, 2007 by ipdragonimport

Same facts about statements made at the Global Forum on Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Innovation , diametric contradictory titles. Kirby Chien’s article for Taiwan’s The China Post: ‘US says China piracy getting worse’.Read more here. Jiang Wei and Diao … Continue reading →

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Media As the Battleground in Case of IPR Infringement

Posted on March 29, 2007 by ipdragonimport

Alistair J. Nicholas, managing director of AC Capital Strategic Public Relations, a China-based corporate communications and public affairs consultancy with offices in Beijing and Shanghai, wrote an article for Business Week. The author has directed the communications strategies of various … Continue reading →

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Pledging of Intellectual Property Rights in the Property Rights Law

Posted on March 28, 2007 by ipdragonimport

March 16, the National People’s Congress promulgated the controversial Property Rights Law that will be effective October 1, 2007. Does this law mention intellectual property law at all? Yes, it does: Article 223 Property Rights Law: The following rights that … Continue reading →

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INSEAD’s Attributes Hijacked By SEIMI

Posted on March 28, 2007 by ipdragonimport

Michael Backman asks in his article for the Australian newspaper The Age the question who is liable for damage of a product of which it is unknown whether it is counterfeited or not. This could be increasingly the case, Backman … Continue reading →

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China’s New National Strategy On IPR Protection Will Come Out First Half 2007

Posted on March 27, 2007 by ipdragonimport

Luan Shanglin of Xinhua reports: “China’s national strategy on IPR protection will come out in the first half of this year. It is composed of 20 topics and one guideline, covering system building, law enforcement, talents training and public awareness … Continue reading →

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Chintellectual Property Foundation: "Paving the European way for Chinese enterprises"

Posted on March 27, 2007 by ipdragonimport

Dutch IP firm Vereenigde has set up the Chintellectual Property Foundation, a non-profit organisation that helps Chinese enterprises find their way around the European intellectual property system.The foundation is organising and hosting master classes both in China and Europe, primarily … Continue reading →

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Alternative Business Models Emerge In Times of Pessimism About a Solution Against Copyright Piracy in China

Posted on March 20, 2007 by ipdragonimport

That copyright piracy in China is a serious problem is confirmed by the article in China Daily. The General Administration of Press and Publication announced that 120 million audio and video products and 500 million unauthorized books a year were … Continue reading →

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Guangdong Lux Soap Cleansed of Counterfeit Trademark in Guyana

Posted on March 14, 2007 by ipdragonimport

Remember Guyana’s Court that granted an injunction against alleged counterfeit Lux soap from Guangdong? See here. Well the soap continues. “On February 6, Justice B S Roy, sitting in the Commercial Court had granted an injunction against the importer and … Continue reading →

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SIPO Deputy Director Does Not Want to Discuss How To Enforce Patent Infringement

Posted on March 14, 2007 by ipdragonimport

SIPO deputy director Zhang Qin was interviewed by Emma Barraclough of Managing Intellectual Property in Geneva. Zhang said: “[T]he counterfeiting and piracy of copyright and trade marks is illegal and should be punished. We have to be trustable. We want … Continue reading →

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New Technology for Old Wines Against Counterfeit Bottles

Posted on March 13, 2007 by ipdragonimport

“In China and Vietnam, you find more counterfeit than authentic bottles,” Serge Tchekhov said in a phone interview with Elin McCoy of Bloomberg. In order to fight counterfeit wines winemakers are considering to deploy new technologies such as RFID, now … Continue reading →

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