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Vietnam is on the Watch List in 2014
According to the 2014 Special 301 Report, despite the efforts for improvement of IPR enforcement and public awareness, Vietnam still has to face certain challenges to ensure strong copyright protection and enforcement. The major concerns that USTR exposes for Vietnam are: piracy and sales of counterfeit goods over the Internet, counterfeit goods, book piracy, software […]
China stays on the Priority Watch List
In the Special 301 Report, The United States exposes a positive tendency in the intellectual property rights protection and enforcement policies in China. Some legal amendments even permit a good cooperation between The US and China. On the other hand, there still exist issues regarding appropriate intellectual property rights protection in China for patents, copyrights, […]
Positive development for China
In The 2014 Special 301 Report USTR announced that in August 2013 were published key amendments to China’s Trademark Law as: provisions to combat “trademark squatting”, expanding protection to sound marks, permission of multi-class registration, and streamline application and appeal procedures. However, The United States is still expecting from China more legislative reforms in order […]
CIOPORA AGM 2014 in The Hague: Ornamental and Fruit Breeders Define the Association’s Future IP Position
Hamburg, March 11/2014 Many of the ornamental and fruit breeders, united in CIOPORA since 1961, have been writing the history of the breeding industry for more than a century. On April 1 and 2, 2014, CIOPORA members will also receive an opportunity to define its future by providing their input to the texts of the […]
NEW TRADEMARK LAW IN CHINA – in force from 01.05.2014
China’s new Trademark Law has been issued and will become effective on May 1, 2014. Important changes are made in the areas of anti-piracy, prosecution, enforcement, well-known mark determination and usage, opposition, and cancellation. The changes include: Strengthened protection against piracy; Shortened trademark prosecution times; Sound marks and multiple class trademark applications made available; Strengthened […]
Bilateral OHIM – SIPO meeting
A Heads meeting took place on 17 October in Munich between Commissioner Tian Lipu from the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of China and OHIM President, António Campinos. The two heads discussed bilateral cooperation activities between both organisations, such as the implementation of Designview, developments in the Search image project, as well as other cooperation […]
Key Amendments of New Chinese Trademark Law 2013
On August 30, 2013, China National People’s Congress enacted the amended Chinese Trademark Law, and the new Chinese Trademark Law shall come into effect as of May 1, 2014. The current Chinese Trademark Law was enacted in 1982 and amended in 1993 and 2001 respectively. The first amendment in 1993 is mainly to accommodate China’s […]
New Trademark Law Adopted
On August 30.2013 China’s National People’s Congress passed the “Decision on Revising the Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China”, which adopts the third amendment to the country’s Trademark Law. The Decision has made 53 revisions to the current Trademark Law in the following five areas: Adding provisions regarding the trademark review period; Improving […]
Trademarks boom in 2012
“BY THE END OF 2012, CUMULATIVE TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS IN CHINA REACHED 11.3 MILLION. THERE WERE 7.6 MILLION TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS OF WHICH 6.4 MILLION REMAIN VALID.” The China Trademark Office and China Trademark Review and Adjudication Board have published the Annual Development Report on China’s Trademark Strategy 2012 and made both Chinese and English versions downloadable […]
China to Release New Patent Examination Guideline
BEIJING – The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has recently released a revised proposal of the “Patent Examination Guideline” related to the examination process of utility model and design patent applications, in order to enhance the quality of patents in China. The current version of the Guideline which was put into effect three years ago […]
Keep creating, keep innovating – the Message to The Next Generation from Director General of WIPO Francis Gurry
This year theme of World Intellectual Property Day April 26, is “Creativity – The Next Generation” Nowadays mankind creates and develops in a very dynamic and exciting pace. Life sciences together with the new technologies generate a great potential for development. They are transforming the way we live, communicate, heal, entertain, work or study. “What […]
Copyright protection in China: Part II
This article is the concluding follow-up to Part I which can be found in the previous edition of IP Insight. Part I described what can be protected as copyright and why taking care to do so can prove beneficial to your business in China and this second instilment outlines how copyright ownership is determined, how […]
Copyright protection in China: Part I
Copyright is a form of intellectual property (IP) that protects a creator’s exclusive right to control who reproduces or alters the product of their original creative effort. Copyright protects the producers of any original work, and is relevant to almost all businesses, not just those in the creative industry. Adequate copyright protection can form an […]
The Chinese State Council Revises Copyright Rules
State Council recently issued the decision on modifying the Copyright Law Implementation Regulations, Regulations for the Protection of Information Network Transmission Rights, Protection of Computer Software Regulations, strengthening the administrative sanctions on infringements against copyright. Anyone who provides others’ works through the network shall have to obtain permission otherwise will be punished by the law. […]
Using Customs to Protect Your IPR in China: Know Before You Go
The Customs Law of the People’s Republic of China prohibits the export or import of goods from or to China that infringe IP rights. Whereas most countries’ customs only examine imported goods, China differs in that its customs examine goods being imported and exported. China Customs have the authority to protect IP rights by confiscating […]