Category Archives: USPTO

Changzhou Global Animation Joyland Clones Offline Version Of Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft/Starcraft

The world’s first game themed entertainment park is Global Animation Joyland, in Changzhou, Jiangsu province. It cloned the American game producer Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft (WoW) into “Terrain of Magic” and Activision Blizzard’s StarCraft into “Universe of Starship” designs … Continue reading

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Sobering Statistics Put China’s Innovation Into Perspective

In the graphical perspective,things become smaller if the distancefrom the observer increases Professor Anil Gupta and Haiyan Wang, writers of the book ‘Getting China and India right‘, put China’s innovation statistics into perspective. Patent filings in 2008 U.S.A. 400,769 filings … Continue reading

Posted in EPO, IAM Magazine, India, innovation, Joff Wild, JPO, Mr Haiyan Wang, OECD, patents, Professor Anil Gupta, research and development, triadic patents, USPTO | Leave a comment

If Central Government Is Not Omnipotent Deal Directly With Provinces: USPTO Jiangsu MOU

As the last article underlines, see here, the central government of Beijing is not all powerful in China. So it makes a lot of sense that the US Patent and Trademark Office went to Jiangsu, the important coastal province to … Continue reading

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Five IP Offices: The site…

The five biggest patent offices of the world: USPTO (US), SIPO (China), EPO (EU), JPO (Japan) and KIPO (South Korea) cooperate. They have a website and you can see their common projects, here. Hat tip to the IPKat.

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China’s Impact On Intellectual Property

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is sponsoring a China-focused intellectual property “roadshow” July 23-24, 2007 in Philadephia. Topics: China’s laws and regulations that may affect how a business protects and enforces its intellectual property; how best to protect … Continue reading

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