the 26th Issue: China Filed 1 Million Patent Applications in IT Field-China Intellectual Property Magazine

·China Filed 1 Million Patent Applications in IT Field

As informed at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) conference, as of the end September this year, 980,000 patent applications filed in IT area, up 180,000 or 22% over last year. Hua Wei Technologies and Zhongxing still pace patent filings.More

·175 cases of Expo symbol infringements investigated in 5 years
It is learnt on December 1 from Intellectual Property Exhibition at the Expo 2010 Shanghai China that, 5 years since the implementation of the Regulation on the Protection of World Expo Logo Marks, departments of industry and commerce, copyright, customs and urban management have assisted the organizer of Expo 2010 Shanghai China and investigated and solved 175 cases of Expo symbols infringements.More

·Haier Group named China's most valuable brand

China’s Most Valuable Brands List" was announced in New York on Wednesday (December, 2), with 100 Chinese consumer brands making the cut.Haier Group, with 81.2 billion yuan, took first place for the eighth consecutive time. Lenovo, Gome, Wuliangye, China FAW, Midea, TCL, Moutai, Qingdao Beer and Chongqing Chang’an Automobile ranked in the top 10.More

·SAIC: trademark examination period to be shortened to 10 months in 2012
According to the plan on trademark work to reach international level released by State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) on November 30 that, the examination period of trademark registration in China should be controlled in 10 months in 2012, and trademark opposition judgment and cognizance period of assessment should be in 20 months.More

·Several BT websites closed
·Effectively Managing IP Asset at IP Counsel Congress 2010 Jan 19th -20th,2010， Shanghai
·Court rules against Microsoft in IP case
·New aircraft brake developed in China
·NCAC: collective management may solve network copyright issues
·Branding initiative triggers city rejuvenation
·UK guests visits Qingdao IPO
·A fruitful China Patent Week
·Consumer Advertisement Fraud Claim Denied

China IP Articles

·“To Construct A Copyright Investing and Financing Platform Is Crucial to Promote the Development of Copyright Industry”. issue 32 By Kai Wen, China IP,[Copyright]
On October 24-27 2009, the 2nd China International Copyright Expo was held in the China National Convention Center in Beijing’s Olympic Park.Different from century-old expositions, the two-year-old copyright expo has another big mission besides the “generating of orders” and to explore the development of China’s copyright industry. The copyright industry, or “cultural & creative industry”, is a new emergence in China, especially in specific embryonic trades, such as animation and network game.More

·Warning--Counterfeit Goods through the Mail. Issue 32,China IP,[Copyright]
On August 25, in a Beijing Customs warehouse, Ms. Lucy Nichols, Global Director of Nokia Corporation’s Brand Protection Portfolio gazed at a large mound of famous brand digital products. Included were Apple and Sony MP3 players, Nintendo’s Game Boy, Kingston HY storage disks, and mobile phones including Nokia. More