Category Archives: intellectual property in China

China’s Influence On Non-Trade Concerns In International Economic Law

Posted on February 15, 2012 by ipdragonimport

Maastricht University, Faculty of Law Professor Paolo Farah organised with a grant from China-EU School of Law (CESL) in Beijing three conferences on China and Non-trade Issues. The first was held at the University of Turin (November 23-24, 2011), the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anselm Kamperman Sanders, China, Denise Provost, intellectual property in China, Lukasz Gruszczynski, Maastricht University, Paolo Farah, Rogier Creemers, WTO | Leave a comment

Wrong Reasons, Right Conclusion: Why China Imitates Western Brands

Posted on August 4, 2011 by ipdragonimport

Global branding, local marketingGenuine IKEA in Hong Kong offers “lucky bamboo”Photo: Danny Friedmann Panos Mourdoukoutas, professor of economics at Long Island University, gives four reasons why China imitates Western brands. See his Forbes article here. Since I do not agree with all … Continue reading →

Posted in communism, Forbes, intellectual property in China, Mr Panos Mourdoukoutas | Leave a comment

Innovation: "Paradoxes, Google and China"

Posted on July 15, 2011 by ipdragonimport

Google and China have found each other in a marriage of convenience, in order to serve the one god they both live by: innovation. This article deals with censorship and intellectual property. Two of the biggest challenges that the internet … Continue reading →

Posted in censorship, Google, Google and the Law, innovation, intellectual property in China | Leave a comment

32 Senators Urge Vice-Premier State Council to Fix IPR and Indigenous Innovation Policy in China

Posted on December 12, 2010 by ipdragonimport

32 U.S. senators have sent an open letter to Wang Qishan, China’s Vice-Premier of the State Council. They urge him to use the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) to address the problems U.S. companies face in regard … Continue reading →

Posted in BSA, indigenous innovation, intellectual property in China, State Council, Wang Qishan, WTO GPA | Leave a comment

IP Dragon Book Review: Poorly Made In China

Posted on December 6, 2010 by ipdragonimport

Paul Midler‘s book Poorly Made in China is remarkable. He not only wrote a first hand account of the challenges companies face when they manufacture their products in China, but did it in a lucid, literary style, something you would … Continue reading →

Posted in counterfeit, culture, intellectual property in China, Paul Midler, Poorly Made In China, third shift | Leave a comment

JCB’s Chairman Compares China’s IPR Enforcement To Disease At Banquet With Premier Wen

Posted on July 26, 2010 by ipdragonimport

Jonathan Guthrie’s article for the Financial Times about the travails of JCB, the manufacturer of loaders, forklifts etc. to survive the economic crisis, includes quotes of its chairman. This Sir Anthony Bamford allegedly said to the Chinese premier Wen Jiabao … Continue reading →

Posted in intellectual property in China, IP in China, IPR in China, JCB, Jonathan Guthrie | Leave a comment

What is so special about Special 301 vis-à-vis China? Part II

Posted on May 17, 2010 by ipdragonimport

The previous part can be seen here: Part I. Yes, Special 301 is special, but what is rather normal? Like each sovereign state, the US tries to use its power to encourage/pressure other countries to protect its interests as long … Continue reading →

Posted in BRIC, intellectual property in China, Mike Masnick, Shamnad Basheer, Special 301 Report | Leave a comment

What is so special about Special 301 vis-à-vis China?

Posted on May 10, 2010 by ipdragonimport

Each year, since 2005, IP Dragon dealt with the annual Special 301 reports, as a ritual dance in April which had to be described concisely and quickly. Not this year. The ferociousness of the tone by some (see below Messrs. … Continue reading →

Posted in Eric Smith, IIPA, intellectual property in China, IP in China, Michael Mellis, Mike Masnick, Mike Paledo, Priority Watch List, Shamnad Basheer, Shaun Donnelly, Special 301 Report, USTR, WTO | Leave a comment

R.I.P. Google.cn? Thanks To Censorship and IP Infringements Or Just Face-saving Exit?

Posted on January 14, 2010 by ipdragonimport

Google.cn is threatening to pull out of China, because of “a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of intellectual property from Google.” Read the official Google blog about it … Continue reading →

Posted in Baidu, Google, google.cn, intellectual property in China | 3 Comments

Zen And the Art Of Intellectual Property in China

Posted on January 15, 2009 by ipdragonimport

I love that title (remix of perfect book title: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert Pirsig, which is a remix of the title Zen in the Art of Archery, by Eugen Herrigel who brought Zen to Europe … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhist, Chanel, 禪, Dhyana, intellectual property in China, Jia Hepeng, kung fu, martial arts, Remix, Seon, Shaolin, Thien, traditional Chinese medicines, Zen | Leave a comment