The number of intellectual property rights lawsuits that involve an overseas party saw a major spike in Shanghai last year amid an even higher increase in the overall number of IP-related cases.
Currently, there are two ways of obtaining patent protection in Europe: firstly by applying for a national patent in an individual EU country; secondly by applying for a European patent at the EPO
Group buying has achieved rapid development after entering the Chinese, market.This article tries to analyze and define the role and liabilities of group buying sites in trademark infringement cases
China is playing a more and more important role in the world economic chain, and the huge market and relative lower cost attract multinational enterprises to expand their investment in China.
The Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court heard the WOWO trademark infringement case on April 1st; which is also the day when WOWO had a most unexpected experience in court
In Internet era,the challenge is how to protect trademark rights and other intellectual property rights and how to adjust the relationship between domain name users and owners of the rights
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In December 2012, the 13th Session of the 11th National People’s Congress Standing Committee of the PRC preliminarily reviewed the draft revision of PRC Trademark Law
In 2012, the people’s courts at all levels in China further implemented China’s national IP strategy, gave full play to their judicial functions, and handled various types of IP cases properly