the 154th Issue: Growing center for international tech transfer in Haidian-China Intellectual Property Magazine

Haidian district in Beijing has achieved significant progress in education, environmental protection and scientific research and innovation over the past 20 years, and has become a national innovation center, said one of its officials... More

· SURVEY ON GLOBAL IP SERVICE AGENCIES KICKS OFF

With the rapid growth of knowledge-based economy and quickened development of world economic integration, the amount of transnational IP application and dispute have both increased, which means the demand for corresponding IP services has soared dramatically. Therefore, some outstanding international IP agencies and law firms have emerged prominently with the fast growth of foreign IP related business... More

News in Brief

· Shandong: symposium for patent holders held

· Hunan: Plaudit for new plow

· Fujian: 1 million yuan rewards

· Sichuan: Yibin released its Twelfth Five-Year Plan on Trademark Strategies

· Shaanxi: Tongchuan conducted patent enforcement activity

· Jiangsu: Donghai county in Lianyungang combated IP violations

· Shandong: First online IP site

· Anhui: Counterfeit 3M film

· Beijing: Rise in prosecutions

· Jiangxi tackled IP cases valued at 200 mln in the first eight months

· Zhejiang: Patent applications in Lishui hit a historical high record

· BIP Asia - A Must-not-Miss Regional Anchor IP Event

China IP Articles

· Commercial Espionage between Foxconn and BYD Issue 51, By Doris Li, China IP Magazine,[Trade Secrets]

On June 20th 2012, Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) received a disappointing verdict in the appeals against BYD Auto (BYD) in Hong Kong. The High Court of Hong Kong rejected the plaintiff’s serial appeals. Meanwhile, the judge expressed his reservations about the counter charge brought by BYD against Foxconn, i.e. BYD may also have engaged in a libelous act or misused the proceedings... More

· Strategic patent protection in the "New World" after the America Invents Act Issue 51，Ha Kung Wong, Yuanheng Wang,[Patent]

Generally speaking, it can at times be difficult to change the status quo through the American legislative system. From bicameralism and presentment to the sometimes convoluted process of moving through committees and conferencing, it takes what is called in Chinese "passing five gates and disarming six generals" to turn a bill into law... More