the 81st Issue: Copyright battles shouldn't be fought for wrong reasons-China Intellectual Property Magazine

· Copyright battles shouldn't be fought for wrong reasons
Baidu's copyright controversies have reached a new stage. On May 10, Baidu lost a lawsuit to Shanda Literature, a subsidiary of a leading Chinese interactive entertainment media company, Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited. More

· SIPO head: Halting abuse a 'top priority'

Samsung president voices concern over 'patent trolls'. China's government will curb abuses in intellectual property rights, said Tian Lipu, commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) during a tour of Samsung's cell phone factory in Tianjin on Monday. More

· Chinese fonts calling for IPR protection
As the lawsuit of Founder Electronic Co., Ltd sueing Procter & Gamble for infringeing the copyright of Founder's Qian style font of 飘柔 entered the ruling of the first instance, the copyright protection on Chinese fonts has aroused hot discussion. More

· The 2nd China Patent Counsel Conference 2011
· Yao Ming sues sportswear company for infringements
· Wang Qishan: China making vigorous progress in IPR protection
· Coach. Inc. says owes its success to Chinese gov't
· Creative Union to Fight Digital IP Piracy
· Software Piracy Declines in China
· China police raid nearly 7,530 dens for IPR violations
· Beijing: More grassroots inventors
· Beijing: Publishing in the digital era
· Shanghai: Cellphone Patent Pool
· Hubei: Wuhan confiscated 100 million yuan worth of fake commodities in 7 months
· Shandong: Jinan destroyed 760 cartons of fake drugs

· Liabilities of PPC Bids Managers Issue 41, By Feng Gang, Acting Presiding Judge of the IP Division of Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court,[Unfair Competition]

Beijing Shisanba Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (Shisanba) filed a complaint stating that EverCare was using its reputable business name, in Beijing and elsewhere in the nation. The complaint alleged that EverCare, having no connection with Shisanba, however, advertised itself under Shisanba by appropriating the name as a keyword through the search engine of Baidu.com. More

· The Importance of Counsel Opinions in the US Patent Law after Broadcom v. Qualcomm Issue 41, By Gu Ping, Visiting Professor of American IP law inLaw School of Hong Kong City University,[Patent]

In US patent litigation practice, the alleged infringer, facing the prospect of a patent infringement lawsuit, will often contact lawyers to seek opinion of counsel, which often makes conclusions of law for invalidity or unenforceability of the allegedly infringed patents, or non-infringement of an accused product. If sued, a defendant may produce such opinion of counsel in court as evidence to prove good-faith reliance on the professional opinion that the patent is invalid or not infringed. More