Category Archives: Shenzhen

iPad, youPad, wePad? Who Is the Owner of the Trademark in China?

Posted on February 27, 2012 by ipdragonimport

iPads for sale in the Apple Store at Central, Hong Kong Photo Danny Friedmann Apple introduced a third category, in between a laptop and smartphone, on January 27, 2010 (see the late Steve Jobs give the presentation here and demonstration here and here). April … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Guangdong Higher People's Court, Hong Kong, iPad, Proview Electronics, Shanghai Pudong New Area Court, Shenzhen, Taiwan, trademark infringement | Leave a comment

"Rethinking IP" Round Table HKU – Drake University

Posted on January 9, 2012 by ipdragonimport

Knowles Building, at HKUPhoto: Danny Friedmann Last Saturday morning, lawyers, academics and students from Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Australia, Japan and the U.S., all passionate about intellectual property rights, gathered at the University of Hong Kong for a round table … Continue reading →

Posted in Drake University, Hong Kong, Intellectual Property Index Shenzhen, IP monetization, IPD, Peter Cheung, professor Peter K. Yu, Shenzhen, trade platform | Leave a comment

TGIF: Vacuum Cleaner Inventor Says The Darndest Things

Posted on December 9, 2011 by ipdragonimport

Thank goodness it is Friday Sir James Dyson was quoted by Dan Milmo in the Guardian, here, saying: “They are running the risk of being expelled from the WTO. They are creating an unlevel playing field by taking our technology and … Continue reading →

Posted in Baroness Wilcox, copyright, Dan Milmo, David Cameron, design patent, Dyson, Guardian, invention patent, IP enforcement in China, James Hurley, Shenzhen, Telegraph, TGIF, trademark, United Kingdom, utility patent, WTO | Leave a comment

Shenzhen Intellectual Property Index Starts Before Hong Kong’s

Posted on November 21, 2011 by ipdragonimport

Race has only just begun, everything is still possible… Congratulations to Shenzhen with its own IP Index. There is a fierce competition going on between Asian cities to become the IP hub of Asia. And have your own IP index is … Continue reading →

Posted in Anita Lam, Hong Kong, Intellectual Property Index Shenzhen, IP Index, patent, SCMP, Shenzhen | Leave a comment

Must Read Monday: Bye Bye Shanzhai, Hello Mainstream Smartphones

Posted on August 8, 2011 by ipdragonimport

Photo: Close EncountersTo Migrate or not. A wildebeest‘s dilemma:“Starvation if I stay, or risk of being eaten by a crocodile if I go“ Shen Jingting wrote an excellent article for China Daily about the epic migration taking place within the Shenzhen … Continue reading →

Posted in China Daily, G'Five International, Huawei, mobile, Mororala, Must Read Monday, Samsung, shanzhai, Shen Jingting, Shenzhen, ZTE | Leave a comment

Shenzhen Chinese Hop Border Hong Kong For Porn Movie in Three Dimensions

Posted on June 1, 2011 by ipdragonimport

For some Daoist sex advice readChina Expat’s article here. Some months ago an American porn company sought my advice on copyright law in China. “Is porn copyrighted in China and can you sell it there?” A movie, whether porn or … Continue reading →

Posted in Brand Hong Kong, movies, Sex and Zen Extreme Ecstacy, Shenzhen | Leave a comment

The Process of Trademark Counterfeiting Captured

Posted on April 26, 2011 by ipdragonimport

How An External DVD Drive Becomes A Counterfeit Apple in 5 Minutes Dong Men (东门= East Gate) in Shenzhen is an incredible place. You can find buildings with small shops that all sell one component of a mobile phone or computer … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, counterfeit trademark, Dong Men, Shenzhen, World Intellectual Property Day, 华强电子世界 | 2 Comments

Message from IP Dragon: Happy 2011 from Shenzhen

Posted on January 2, 2011 by ipdragonimport

IP Dragon wishes all his readers a happy, healthy and productive new year. Just moved from Hong Kong to Shenzhen. Only a few kilometers apart but a world of difference. From common law tradition to civil law tradition. From the … Continue reading →

Posted in civil law tradition, common law tradition, Hong Kong, IP Dragon, Shenzhen, Special Economic Zone | Leave a comment

Parallel Universe Shenzhen: Where The iPads Run on Android

Posted on December 18, 2010 by ipdragonimport

Androids have landed on Shenzhen’s beachPhoto Danny Friedmann By Michiel Tjoe-Awie The market penetration of Google’s Android mobile operating system came second, behind Nokia’s Symbian but was preferred above Apple’s iOS. The iPad is still the most popular “pad”. Wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Apple iOS, clone, copycat, Google, iPad, mobile, Neo, Nokia, shanzhai, Shenzhen | Leave a comment