China-Singapore IPR seminar The Third China-Singapore Intellectual Property Seminar was recently held in Singapore. Deputy Director of State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Li Yuguang led a
expected to face lawsuits in the next few days for non-payment of royalty fees. China Audio-Video Copyright Association (CAVCA), entrusted to collect royalties on behalf of domestic singers and
Xinhua as saying that cities, which generate 70 percent of China's gross domestic product and are home to over 90 percent universities and research agencies, play a key role in building China into an
KTV operators taken to court The China Audio-video Copyright Association (CAVCA) recently filed lawsuits in seven courts in Beijing against 100 Beijing-based KTV operators for allegedly refusing to
qualified applicants. For the Chinese parties involved in major foreign-related IPR disputes, the center will fund the litigation. At the same time, the center will provide IPR argumentation and
, Xinhua News Agency reported. CCTV.com, run by CCTV International Networks Co Ltd, claimed in the suit that Shijilong Information Network Co Ltd, whose Web portal was 21cn.com, had broadcast the May 8
online IP A seminar on Olympic online IPR protection was recently held in Shanghai to discuss the IPR issues in the marketing of major sports and global events. The seminar was organized by E-commerce
5.3% increase Despite a year of record filings, trademark registration grew at a slower pace in 2008 than in the previous year according to the UN's World Intellectual Property Organization.
bags for export. The country has more than 18,000 suitcase and bag exporters, most of which are in Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian provinces and Shanghai. Located in Zhejiang, with a population of more
Patent applications up China had the world's sixth largest number of international patent applications in 2008, the Xinhua News Agency reported. The country overtook the United Kingdom in the ratings