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Rehau Polymers Prevails in a Trademark Dispute
The Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court recently entered the final decision for a trademark dispute raised by Rehau China, ordering the defendant Shanghai Ruihao Pipeline Co., Ltd. to indemnify 380,000 yuan in damages. Rehau China ended this four-year legal battle on a triumphant note. Established in August 2002, Rehau China is a leading system […]
Le Coq Sportif Triumphs in a Trademark Dispute
The group buying websites now become the focus of attention due to selling counterfeits these days. Several industry top dogs such as Ao Meimei, Accessories Group, 58 Group, Gaopeng and Dida make the infamous list. Discovering the Zouxiu website under Shenzhen Zouxiu Ltd. and Dida website under Beijing Jinridushi company selling the counterfeit products infringing […]
ASEAN Enhances Patent Examination Cooperation Program
The ASEAN Patent Examination Cooperation (ASPEC) program will now operate in the English language in all participating ASEAN IP Offices, a press statement from the ASEAN Secretariat said here on Friday. The enhancement, announced by the Heads of ASEAN Intellectual Property (IP) Offices, was part of a regular review of the ASPEC program at the […]
Chinese Courts See Increase in IPR Cases
The number of cases handled by Chinese courts nationwide regarding intellectual property rights (IPR) disputes and violations surged in 2011, a spokesman for the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) said Tuesday. In 2011, local courts at all levels across the country received 59,612 new IPR-related civil cases and concluded the trials of 58,201 cases, up by […]
iPad Trademark Dispute Sees Progress
Pragmatic progress has been made in the dispute between Proview Technology (Shenzhen) and Apple Inc. over use of the iPad trademark, according to an attorney for Proview (Shenzhen). “We feel that the attitude of Apple Inc. has changed. Although they expressed that they were willing to negotiate, they have never taken any action before. But […]
China Boasts Sharpest Growth in PCT Applications
According to the latest statistics released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on March 6, growth rate of applications originated from China has dwarfed for three straight years since 2009. China filed a total of 16,406 PCT applications in 2011, up 33.4%, sharpest in the world. The next two sprinters were Russia (28%) and […]
China Ranks 7th in International Trademark Filings in 2011
Statistics from WIPO website show that 2011 saw the highest number of international trademark applications ever filed under WIPO’s Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks (Madrid system). Applicants from China ranked 7th, filing 2,149 international applications, or 5.1% of the total. In 2010, China ranked 8th. In addition, China remained No.1 in designations. […]
Why Are Chinese Companies Keen on Acquiring European Companies?
Chinese companies seem to become frequent participants in oversea merger and acquisition activities these days. It is the latest move by Shandong Heavy Industry Group to acquire Italian luxury-yacht builder Ferretti yachts that seals a hectic year of shopping European companies by Chinese companies in 2011. “We now own some hundreds of patents and rights […]
The first instance verdict on Crayon Shin-chan
The Shanghai Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court gave its first instance verdict on the copyright lawsuit of Crayon Shin-chan on March 23, 2012. Shanghai Enjia Economy and Trade Development Co Ltd was ordered to stop infringement and pay RMB 300,000 ($47,000) to Futabasha Co Ltd in compensation. ‘Crayon Shin-chan’ is a cartoon character in […]
Key case for Apple drags on in China
The final instance (second instance) hearing of the dispute between Apple Inc and Proview Technology (Shenzhen) Co Ltd over the use of the iPad trademark, was held in the Guangdong High People’s Court on February 29. The cause of this dispute can be traced back 11 years. ProviewTaipei, like Proview Shenzhen a subsidiary of Proview […]
Impact of new provisions
Invention, utility model and design are the three types of patent rights available in China. Chinese Patent Law and the Implementing Regulations include interesting provisions related to protecting the same invention-creation using both the invention patent and utility model patent. These provisions seem to have raised awareness of the Chinese utility model among applicants, especially […]
Levi’s Triumphs in First-instance Trademark Dispute Case
The Shanghai Pudong District People’s Court recently entered the first-instance judgment on trademark infringement lodged by Levi Strauss, ordering four defendants to cease infringement and indemnify 350,000 yuan in damages. The plaintiff claimed that the double-arc design on their products is a registered trademark. However it discovered that a similar pattern was used on […]
China Ranks Sixth in International Trademark Registration
China became the world’s sixth largest applicant for international trademark registration this year, up one place from 2010, said Wang Binying, deputy director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) at the 4th China Trademark Festival held in Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province on September 6. Wang said that the country is […]