the 40th Issue: BMW drives off copycat clothes brand-China Intellectual Property Magazine

·BMW drives off copycat clothes brand
Court awards maximum in battle with firm using HK 'shadow company' Renowned as a carmaker, BMW prevailed a legal battle in another sector in late 2009 - for its upmarket clothes brand. The court found that "BMW", "BMW & Device", and the Chinese characters "Baoma" are all well-known trademarks. It was a rare case of the Chinese judicial system recognizing three trademarks at one time.More

·Shanghai: Intellectual-property disputes get an arena
AN intellectual property right service center, offering consulting services to Expo exhibitors and helping them solve IPR-related disputes, will start operation in mid-April, officials said yesterday. The center will be set up in the service hall for exhibitors in the Expo administrative area, officials said at a government intellectual-property working conference yesterday.More

·Baidu launches its video site Qiyi.com

Baidu, China's leading Internet search engine, today released a beta version of its independent video subsidiary Qiyi.com, which is currently open to invited users only. According to Qiyi, its beta operation is divided into two phases. The invited users will test its technology and products in the first phase and give their feedbacks on pages.More

·China's top legislator calls for promotion of innovation

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- China's most senior legislator on Monday called for more efforts from the authorities to nurture scientific innovation as part of the drive to transform China's economic growth pattern.More

·Ethnic intangible heritages show wraps up
·Patent protection crucial to foreign R
·China's cabinet stresses science, technology innovation
·Fujian: cross-straits trade fair for high-value copyrights
·Chengdu hosts global IPR seminar
·SIPO Commissioner: China devotes to raise IPR use level
·Metro to boost self-brand items
·Shanghai: Intellectual-property disputes get an arena
·China to crack down on illegal Expo publications
·Audi sues over trademark denial
·Geely buys Volvo in biggest overseas foray

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·Practical Skills for Corporate Patent Search Issue 34 By An Ying,[Patent]
Patents can be either a source of market competition, or cause for litigation. However, many patentees rush into patent applications without fully understanding the state of technology. As a result, they find their own patent shield vulnerable all too often when confronting competitors as they still do not realize the importance of a patent search. The prior arts, in patent jargon, is a sea of information, which refers to all technologies, known to the public at home and abroad before the application date, including all of the published information, foreign or domestic, public use, or public information otherwise.More

·MCSC Faces up to the Media Storm By Kevin Nie, China IP,[Patent]
The Music Copyright Society of China (MCSC), established in 1992, was the first collective copyright management organization in China. In the past 17 years it has never stopped protecting the rights of the copyright owners, but not without questions. This year, once again, the public attention has been attracted to the MCSC on account of the charges for karaoke music and background music. Among other things, the quarreling between the organization and the media has given the debate a fresh feel.More