the 45th Issue: SIPO Commissioner reelected as President of AIPPI China Branch-China Intellectual Property Magazine

·SIPO Commissioner reelected as President of AIPPI China Branch
On May 4, China Branch of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) held the seventh member congress in Beijing at which new council members were elected. Commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Tian Lipu was reelected as the President of AIPPI China Branch.More

·Zhang Yimou sued over opera copyright
BEIJING - Internationally-acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou is on trial this week for suspected copyright infringement of Dixi, a type of opera, known for its colorful masks, which originated in Anshun city in Southwest China's Guizhou province. Dixi is considered a national intangible cultural heritage opera. Zhang introduced the opera in his film Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles made in 2005.More

·U.S. to press China on innovation policy at meeting

The United States is pushing China in the run-up to high-level talks this month in Beijing to roll back controversial technological innovation policies that have raised new concerns about its openness to foreign companies.More

·WIPO seminar held in Shaanxi
·Beijing Tong Ren Tang to boost brand awareness in Brunei

·New legal platform for IP launched
·The third China International Copyright Expo to be held in Beijing
·Gucci owner prevails in Ningbo suit
·China assures IPR protection for foreign enterprises in China
·Six scientific and technical achievements shine at Shanghai Expo
·Battle over rights to iPhone patents heats up
·Beijing signs biotechnological agreements with U.S., Canadian companies

·Europe IP Law Search' to be launched in Beijing

·General Administration of Customs reinforces World Expo IPR protection
·SIPO issued white book on 2009 China IPR Protection
·China: patent applications outnumber 6 million items

·Wine brands promoted at World Expo
·5 cases infringing IPRs of Shanghai Expo investigated

China IP Articles

·Learn From Patent Success of Generic Drugs in the United States Issue 35 By Jody Lu, China IP,[Patent]
Between 2007 to 2014, billions of dollars worth of brand-name drug patents, have expired or will, including Pfizer’s best-selling prescription drug Lipitor, Bristol-Myers Squibb’s anti-clotting agent Plavix as well as Eli Lilly’s antipsychotic Zyprexa. Unprecedented business opportunities have appeared in the global generic drug market. However, in front of this attractive “cake”, pharmaceutical companies in China, which mainly produce generic drugs, seem to fall short of their aspirations.More

·“We Promote Market–Driven IP Pledge Financing Mode”–An interview with Liu Zhengang, Director of the Beijing IP Office Issue 35 By Zhou Yi, China IP,[Comprehensive Reports]
At the end of 2008, the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO) selected the first batch of pilot units for intellectual property pledge financing. By the end of this September, the second group had also been formally launched. In just a short year, the tide of IP pledge financing has expanded to the entire country. However, the governments are the main promoters behind the fast expansion of the new type of loan financing.More