According to Mr Luts, national IP systems, which have been targeted until now, should leave more room to international harmonization and look at how IP protection is used in international trade.
Pride comes from greenhouses whereas self-confidence grows out of repeated falls and resiliencies. For the enterprises, perseverance and patience are needed as well as how to get enlightened.
The scope of patent protection is the core of patent examination and protection, but how to determine the scope of patent protection defined by functional limitations remains an often-debated question
In some trademark infringement cases, the wording "legal" has been intentionally or unintentionally ignored so that the seller may be exempted from compensation liabilities.
As international publishers set their eyes on Chinese literature, they see a potential that poses both opportunity and challenge for publishing Chinese works.
In a recent dispute over "Shaxian Snacks", experts in the field suggest that the relationship between collective marks and the enterprises' own marks should be mutually beneficial and complementary.
As the cosmetic products in the case are neither identical with nor similar to the products of the plaintiff, the key to the judgment of the case is whether the trademark is "well-known" or not.
When a dispute is raised over a folklore work, a judge should not reject the claims of a party simply on the grounds that no relevant legal provisions are available.
A case about a patent on the active ingredient in a blockbuster high blood pressure medicine. It reinforced the importance of analyzing obviousness from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill.
A photograph taken incidentally by Yang Di has become a favorite pictures of the mainstream media reporting the great downpour in June. But how can he solve his dilemma of copyright justification?
The State Council’s Legislative Affairs Office released a further draft of the proposed amendments to the PRC Trademark Law. A deadline of 8 October 2011 has been set for the public comment.
As the vice president of American Society for Testing and Materials(ASTM), Tom O'Brien expresses his concerns and wishes for ASTM's future business in the Chinese markets.
ISO and IEC has long been publishing standards and policies for copyright protection,and now their standards have become a new challenge for the Chinese copyright system.