the 84th Issue: Intangible Cultural Heritage Law implemented on June 1-China Intellectual Property Magazine

· Intangible Cultural Heritage Law implemented on June 1
The Intangible Cultural Heritage Law of the People's Republic of China (Hereinafter referred to as the ICH Law), which was adopted at the 19th Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress, came into effect on June 1, 2011. More

· Breakthrough could skyrocket Internet speeds
A team from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory led by Chinese-American professor Zhang Xiang has developed a broadband technology so fast it would enable the download of an entire 3D movie in only a few seconds. More

· Guideline for Compliant submission against Infringement of IP at Exhibition

No. Pursuant to the stipulations of “The Measures on the Protection of Intellectual Property at Exhibitions”, complaint-handling institutions for intellectual property shall be set up only when an exhibition lasts for three days or longer or if the administrative authority of exhibition deems it necessary. More

· Scenic site trademarks: Well-known names for use by meat, beer and more
· Great achievements resulted from the implementation of China's National IP Strategy
· U .S. official stresses need to support innovative business
· NCR sues Blockbuster trust over movie rental kiosks
· Samsung asks court to force Apple to disclose new iPhone, iPad models
· Hubei: 26 high-tech enterprises in Yichang to be re-examined
· Zhejiang: Yiwu confiscates infringing commodities
· Liaoning: Chaoyang to promote IP strategies in local enterprises
· Sichuan made new progress in patent law enforcement
· Jiangsu: Characterized industries initiated creative IPR protection
· Use of legitimate software ensured in China's central gov't: official
· Attracting high-end overseas talent to boost development
· China pledges legitimate software use in central govt

· Patent Auctions: An Innovative Practice of Technical Trading Patterns Issue 42, By Kevin Nie, China IP,[Patent]

On December 16, 2010, after four months of intense preparation, the first patent auction by the Institute of Computing Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences was held on the trading floor of CTEX. Seventy bid items (90 patents in total), comprising 8 patent portfolios (covering 28 patents), 38 reserve patents and 24 non-reserve patents were at auction. More

· Enforcement is the Absolute Solution of IP Infringement—An Interview with John Alty, CEO and Comptroller General of UKIPO Issue 42, By Sarah Luo, China IP,[Patent]

On March 2, 2011, John Alty took his first visit to China as CEO of the UK Intellectual Property Office. This visit was the first milestone in a journey which saw the UK and China working more closely on IP issues. John Alty said in his speech that although long viewed as the world’s major source of illegally copied goods, over the same period China has increasingly become a nation that innovates rather than imitates. More