Here are the IP outcomes of the 26th Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, concluded early in November 2015 in Guangzhou. The IP-related outcomes appear primarily in three different places in the […]
More Guiding Cases on IP, and More Experiments on IP Case Law
Stanford Law School has just released eight new guiding cases, including including five IP and unfair competition cases covering trademarks, unfair competition, and software copyright. The cases were determined to be guiding cases earlier this […]
Copyright For Blockheads: Why Musicians Create in China’s High Piracy Environment
Following my recent blog posts on music copyright efforts in China, I have linked here an article published in July 2015 by Prof. Jiarui Liu from Stanford University, on “Copyright for Blockheads: […]
Beijing Court Grants Copyright Protection to Live Sports Broadcast
In a very positive development for Chinese football sports leagues, CCTV, Tencent, NBA, as well as Olympic and other international sports competitions in China, the Chaoyang basic level court in Beijing […]
Dueling Software Data in the Spring and A Changing Tech Environment
夜来风雨声， 花落知多少? (At night the sound of wind and rain; Who knows how many flowers have fallen?; Poet Meng Haoran, 689-740, “Spring Dawn”) It is almost April, which means it is not […]
The World of Injunctions: Guangzhou Makes Its Mark
According to various press reports, on March 9, 2105, the Guangzhou Specialized IP court issued a preliminary injunction in a copyright matter, Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase versus Chengdu Qiyou Limited (“Seven Games”)，Beijing […]
On Presidents, Leaders and Patents
Today, February 15, 2015, is the Presidents Day holiday in the United States. This holiday celebrates the birthdays of two of America’s greatest presidents, George Washington (February 22), and Abraham Lincoln (February […]
A Quick Report on the EIPC MIIT Conference Including SAIC’s IP Abuse Rules, Patent Law Amendments, EIPC MIIT Standardization Policies, Standards and IP Abuse…
EIPC MIIT’s Conference on Intellectual Property Standards and Anti-Monopoly Law convened on December 10 and 11 in Beijing. The conference brought together about 150 international and Chinese experts, including lawyers, judges, academics, […]
Indie Music and Copyright in China
The Dong Dong 东 动 Music Festival takes place in Beijing Nov. 26 – 29. On Nov. 27 and 28 there are programs on the business side of the music industry, including a panel […]
Warner Music and Tencent Enter Into Strategic Partnership: From the Licensing Bubble to Michael Buble?
In a move that may be a hopeful harbinger for the future Warner Music Group and Tencent have entered into a “groundbreaking” strategic partnership in China. The companies said a joint announcement […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 