Category Archives: Louis Vuitton

Rethinking Intellectual Property Protection in Hong Kong

Posted on January 12, 2012 by ipdragonimport

After the welcome remarks by professor Douglas Arner (head Department of Law, HKU) and the opening speech by Peter Cheung, (director IPD, HKSAR Government) see here, the first panel presentation of the Round Table event organised by Law & Technology Centre … Continue reading →

Posted in Haute Diggity Dog, Hong Kong, INTA, Louis Vuitton, Mr Mayank Vaid, Octopus Card, patent reform, Peter Cheung, Professor Alice Lee, professor Haochen Sun, Singapore, trademark dilution, University of Hong Kong | Leave a comment

IP Dragon Checks International Clothes Market in Beijing: "Waterbedding" Effect of Trademark Enforcement

Posted on April 4, 2011 by ipdragonimport

Building of the International Clothes Market  While all eyes are fixed on Silk Market in Beijing, IP Dragon focuses its attention to the International Clothes Market in Beijing to check whether counterfeit apparel and bags were on sale. Let’s first take … Continue reading →

Posted in Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chanel, counterfeit, 金开俐德国际服装市场, Givenchy, Hermes, Hugo Boss, International Clothes Market, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Robe di Kappa, Silk Street, 商标 | Leave a comment

Sweet Irony: Is IP Dragon Liable For Hosting IPR Infringing AdWords?

Posted on October 14, 2009 by ipdragonimport

Law is often walking a few steps behind the developments in society. I propose the term “law lag”, whereby I apply the “cultural lag” concept developed by Thorstein Veblen to law. Of course intellectual property and cyberlaw are not immune … Continue reading →

Posted in AdWords, Chanel, EU, Google, Gucci, ISP liability, Louis Vuitton | 2 Comments

Harvest of Counterfeit Louis Vuitton and Gucci in 15 Minutes at Mong Kok Station

Posted on September 1, 2009 by ipdragonimport

I was standing less than 15 minutes at the MTR station of Mong Kok, the most bustling and dense populated part of Kowloon, the peninsula of Hong Kong. I saw 5 ladies with a bag that could be counterfeit. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in counterfeit trademark, Gucci, Hong Kong, Louis Vuitton | Leave a comment

Silk Market Vendors of Counterfeit Goods Terrorise Law Firm

Posted on April 10, 2009 by ipdragonimport

Remember the Silk Market Appeal Case/Landlord Case about which I blogged at the exact same date, but then in 2006? Read here. Well, a lot has happened in the mean time: The Beijing Silk Market (before known as Silk Street … Continue reading →

Posted in Beijing Chaoyang People's Court, Burberry, Chanel, Gucci, IntellecPro, Joseph Simone, landlords case, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Silk Market, Silk Street | 2 Comments

IPR Enforcement in China via Inversed Trojan Horse: LVMH Invites China Investment Corporation to Take An Equity Stake

Posted on April 5, 2009 by ipdragonimport

March 16, Tim LeeMaster wrote for the South China Morning Post, the English language newspaper of Hong Kong, that China Investment Corporation is considering to take an equity stake of 10 percent in the French luxury goods company LVMH. Head … Continue reading →

Posted in China Investment Corporation, Louis Vuitton, LVMH | Leave a comment

81.5 percent of Counterfeit Products in Japan originates from China

Posted on March 16, 2009 by ipdragonimport

The Japan Times is running (and probably translated) Kyodo News’ article which is quoting Japan’s Finance Ministry saying that 81.5 percent of counterfeit products come from China. Japan’s 9 customs houses handled 26,415 cases of fake imported goods in 2008, … Continue reading →

Posted in customs, fake, Japan, Louis Vuitton, 中国 | Leave a comment

Of IP’s Most Important Figures of 2007 Who is Most Relevant to IP in China?

Posted on July 23, 2007 by ipdragonimport

The magazine Managing Intellectual Property announced IP’s Most Important Figures of 2007. Of this group, who deserved this title because of its role regarding IP in China? Obviously this includes Ms Wu Yi (China’s vice-premier and IP-negotiator) and Mr Tian … Continue reading →

Posted in Baker and McKenzie, China Copyright Alliance, Dan Glickman, Jack Chang, Joseph Simone, landlords case, Louis Vuitton, LVMH, Managing IP, Nathalie Moullé-Berteaux, QBPC, SIPO, Tian Lipu, Wu Yi | Leave a comment

3 of Baker McKenzie’s Cases Elected By Supreme People’s Court As 2006 Top 10 IPR Cases

Posted on June 14, 2007 by ipdragonimport

Three of the ‘ Top ten cases’ in 2006 elected by the Supreme People’s Court concerns cases won by Baker & McKenzie: Sony Corporation versus Guangzhou Top Power Electronics Co., Ltd.; Starbucks versus Shanghai Xinbake Coffee Shop Ltd; Prada, Chanel, … Continue reading →

Posted in Baker and McKenzie, Burberry, Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Sony, Starbucks | Leave a comment

Made in China Popular in Korea

Posted on January 19, 2007 by ipdragonimport

Counterfeit Chic has another interesting posting, this time about Korean artist Zinwoo Park’s piece of allegedly art called “Fake”. Read more about it on Counterfeit Chic here. Photo by Buddha Baby.

Posted in art, Louis Vuitton, South Korea, Zinwoo Park | Leave a comment