Chinese Counselor-in-law

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21/06/2016

[BEIJING] Shanghai has emerged as the front-runner to become the production base for Tesla Motors Inc in China in an investment that may be valued at about US$9 ...

17/06/2016

Many will choose over foreign brands over domestic ones. That is a sad fact that the government needs to work hard on. It is also maybe one of the reasons that trademark squatting is a bigger problem here.

Rising interest in sport and wariness about conspicuous consumption has seen sales shift from prestige luxury brands to brands such as Adidas and Nike in China

17/06/2016

A taqueria says the chicken chain ripped off its slogan

17/06/2016

The talent agency and sports-fashion powerhouse is boosting its presence in China with a new subsidiary, launched in partnership with private equity firm Sequoia Capital China and Tencent.

16/06/2016

If it becomes true someday, what is the brand for the post-merger company?http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2016-06/16/content_25734511.htm

Competition between car-hailing companies Didi Chuxing and Uber China is white-hot at the moment, and some investors have said the two firms could ultimately have to join hands, The Wall Street Journal reported.

16/06/2016

About 2,500 parks are planned in China, including Japanese brand Hello Kitty, and there is already a Dwarf Empire in Yunnan province.DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc's $2.4-billion DreamCenter and Six Flags Entertainment Corp's park slated to open in 2019 are among Disney's US competitors.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2016-06/16/content_25727063.htm

As the $5.5-billion Shanghai Disneyland opens on Thursday, The Walt Disney Co has a challenge. The hold of rival Asian characters such as China's homegrown Boonie Bears or Big Big Wolf means seven-year-olds like Li Yixuan have less time for Mickey Mouse and Friends.

16/06/2016

It is reported that Apple appealed to Intellecual Property Court in Beijing for judicial review of administrative decision by Beijing Intellectual Property Office. A Chinese company complained to the office in 2015 for design patent infringement (patent number is ZL201430009113.9) by Apple's Iphone 6 and Iphone 6 plus. Beijing Intellectual Property Office ruled against Apple and its distributor ZhongFu. Here is the link of report in Chinese. http://finance.sina.com.cn/stock/t/2016-06-16/doc-ifxtfsae5615795.shtml

苹果手机外观设计被认定侵权 公司起诉北京知产局

16/06/2016

IP stats of China:Trademark registrations in 2015 reached 1.98 million from 1.16 million in 2010. Patent-pledged financing reached 8.06 billion yuan($1.22 billion) in 2010 and 55.6 billion yuan in 2015.

Administrative enforcement officials handled 35,653 patent cases in 2015, a year-on-year increase of 45.8 percent.

China has made strides in the creation, use and protection of intellectual property since the country implemented its IP strategy in 2008, said Han Xiucheng, director at the State Intellectual Property Office's Intellectual Property Development and Research Center.

16/06/2016

The Lumbee Tribe said it did not give Anheuser-Busch or R.A. Jeffreys Distributing Company its permission to use the Lumbee Tribe’s name or trademarks.

The Lumbee Tribe filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement and unfair and deceptive trade practices against Anheuser-Busch and R.A. Jeffreys Distributing Compa...

16/06/2016

Still for IP. Impressed by the comments.

1) Michel Chevalier on the cumulative nature of innovationMichel Chevalier (1806-1879) was one of the most brilliant of the French Classical School of Political Economy, rightly called by Dr. Joseph Salerno the “Bastiat’s school”.

16/06/2016

That is true although many things still need to be improved and it may take some time. No matter what, the first step for claiming your rights is to file your patent or trademark application in China. That is how you could start to talk about protecting your rights.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Michelle Lee comments on the next generation of U.S. patents, China's evolving attitude toward patent protection and the gender imbalance in tech. She speaks with Bloomberg's Emily Chang and Tom Giles from the Bloomberg Technology Conference in San Francisco...