Monthly Archives: February 2009

Why Intellectual Property Rights In China Don’t Come Naturally

Posted on February 24, 2009 by ipdragonimport

I was delighted to receive the learned paper of Charles R. Stone, published in the Marquette Law Review, Vol. 92, p. 199, 2008. It is called ‘What Plagiarism Was Not: Some Preliminary Observations on Classical Chinese Attitudes toward what the … Continue reading →

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Chinese Counterfeit Products Distort Sub-Saharan Market

Posted on February 23, 2009 by ipdragonimport

Great 2008 article by David Rocks and Alex Halperin for BusinessWeek. They write that the manufacturers of low cost high volume products such as shoe polish, ball pens and tooth brushes in African countries, such as Uganda, meet a lot … Continue reading →

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MOU on IPR Between Philippines and Taiwan

Posted on February 23, 2009 by ipdragonimport

Taiwan and the Philippines try to develop a so called Subic-Clark-Kaohsiung Corridor. Taiwan is located north of the Philippines, with the Taiwanese city Kaohsiung in the South. Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway is the longest toll expressway of the Philippines. PNA reports via … Continue reading →

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"Keepin’ it real fake"

Posted on February 15, 2009 by ipdragonimport

Engadget, the second most popular blog, according to Technorati has tagged “Keepin’ it real fake” as KIRF. In this category gadgets originating from China are frequently showed. Such as a Samsung knock-off called the Sumsang etc, etc. See their overview … Continue reading →

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WTO Report DS362: "Panellists On Your Marks, Get Set, Decide"

Posted on February 9, 2009 by ipdragonimport

The first thing the WTO panel did was to get translations of the People’s Republic of China’s both countries agreed upon (so called mutally agreed translations, fourteen of them). (MAT-1) Criminal Law (Articles 213, 214, 215, 217, 218 and 220);MAT-2) … Continue reading →

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WTO Report DS362

Posted on February 8, 2009 by ipdragonimport

We have been waiting even before 10 April 2007, because a dispute between the US and the People’s Republic of China regarding the protection and enforcement of intellectual property in China, was in the air. Finally the WTO panel published … Continue reading →

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