the 88th Issue: AIDS drug could see mandatory licensing-China Intellectual Property Magazine

· Global Innovation Index 2011
Released jointly by INSEAD and its Global Innovation Index 2011 edition Knowledge Partners, Alcatel-Lucent, Booz & Company, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). More

· AIDS drug could see mandatory licensing
China is considering mandatory licensing to secure cheaper drugs for HIV/AIDS patients, particularly as the nation's health authority is preparing to expand coverage for the preventive antiretroviral therapy (ART). More

· Overseas patents fallow for nation's hybrid rice varieties

Though it is the progenitor of hybrid rice, China is losing the creation in global agricultural markets because it has not secured intellectual property (IP) patent protection in foreign countries, according to industry insiders. More

· SIPO Commissioner met with WIPO's Deputy Director-General
· Wen Jiabao: All foreign enterprises in China enjoying effective protection on IPR
· Chinese Embassy in Japan: China's High-speed Rail involved in no IPR disputes
· Ancient works focus of copyright dispute
· Crackdown on IPR infringement is set to continue
· First int'l IP exchange unveiled in Tianjin
· Beijing: Digital music alliance includes portals and record companies
· Shanghai: Former policeman imprisoned over counterfeit men's wear
· Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People's Court concluded 44 IP cases
· Guangxi made achievements in the special crackdown
· Jiangsu to build an IP strategic demonstration province

·Views on the Microsoft v. i4i case Issue 43, By Wenye Tan, Esq.,[Patent]

Today, in a much anticipated decision on the evidential standard for proving patent invalidity, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld that a defendant seeking to overcome the presumption of validity of an issued US patent has to prove its invalidity by clear and convincing evidence. More

· Nortel’s Patents Sold For $4.5 Billion Issue 43, By Wenye Tan, Esq., and Holly Ying Li, Esq.,[Patent]

In an unprecedented move, on June 30, 2011, a group of global companies including Apple and Microsoft paid $4.5 billion for the entire patent portfolio of the bankrupted Nortel Networks. This patent portfolio includes more than 6,000 patents worldwide and covers technologies such as wireless, wireless 4G, data networking, optical, Internet search, semiconductor, and social networking. More