the 57th Issue:China’s New Film Royalty Rule Stirs Debate-China Intellectual Property Magazine

·China’s New Film Royalty Rule Stirs Debate

BEIJING - China's new regulation on charging copyright fees for playing movies in Internet cafes and on long-distance buses has stirred debate among the Chinese public. The National Copyright Administration issued the regulation Thursday.More

·Tian Lipu Voices His Opinions at the WIPO Conference of the Ministerial Level14:19, October 19, 2010
Tian Lipu, director general of SIPO, voiced his opinions on the international affairs of Chinese intellectual property rights at the 2nd ministerial meeting of the WIPO held in Geneva on 20th September.More

·Producer of Hawthorn Tree Forever Investigates the Source of Internet Piracy
Since its release last weekend, Hawthorn Tree Forever, the new movie directed by Zhang Yimou has won a great box-office value of 42 million RMB in spite of controversial opinions. More

·Lawmakers Demand Answers on "Revolving door" Proposal
There is no "revolving door" between politically-appointed officials and civil servants, the government has stressed, despite Chief Executive Donald Tsang's proposal that one should be opened.More

·Special Fund of 24 million Yuan to Build High-tech Asian Games
·Liuhe Pagoda Nearly Sold as a Trademark
·The Ministry of Agriculture Issues Label for Deep-sea Products
·GM Propels Automobile Technological Change
·Market for Small & Medium-sized Internet Publications to be Shuffled
·Seminar on Applications of Law Concerning Internet Copyrights Held in Tianjin
·Self-Examination of 15 Famous Video Websites Comes to an End
·State Council Promulgates Customs Issues Guarantee Provisions
·China Holds Trademark Law and Judicial Practice Summit
·Nikon Sues Trademark Review and Adjudication Board
·Intangible cultural heritage show in Jinan
·Russian Chocolate Maker Banned from Selling Raffaello Look-Alikes in Ukraine
·EU-China Seminar on New Issues Relating to (Bad Faith) Trademark Applications
·China is the Global Leader in Biodiversity

China IP Articles

·The Guidance from Amazon Kindle Issue 38 By Doris Li, China IP,[Copyright]

With the e-reader market booming in China, multiple players are struggling for top position. From the global perspective, the Amazon Kindle is undoubtedly tops on the e-reader ranking list. Forbes website places Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos on par with Gutenberg who brought typography into Europe in the 15th century, It is conceivable that what kindle has brought to people.More

·Suzhou Goldengreen Booby-trapped Patents Landmine Issue 38 By Doris Li, China IP,[Copyright]

In March 2010, Suzhou Goldengreen Technologies Ltd. (hereinafter called“SGT”) had successfully completed its offering. While the public was expecting the debut of this first Organic Photo-Conductor ( OPC ) Drum research and manufacturing company to go for a Growth Enterprise Market ( GEM ) IPO, it suddenly turned out to be the first company.More