the 141st Issue: China:received patent applications and patent grants both increased-China Intellectual Property Magazine

It is recently learnt from the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) that in the first half of this year, the received patent applications and grants both increased in China. Received applications for three patents were 857,000 pieces, up 26.8% and thereamong applications for invention patents were 258,000 items, increasing by 18.3%,... . More

·Zhongguancun IP Court proposed to be established

The law firm who represented Proview Technology (Shenzhen) in a dispute with Apple over ownership of the iPad name is suing its client for not paying $2.4 million in attorney fees, ifeng.com reported Monday... More

·Hongkong: HK,Guangdong mark 10 years as partners

Hong Kong and Guangdong IP authoritiescelebrated the 10th anniversary of cooperationbetween the two sides...... More

News in Brief

· Fujian: New facility to drive

· Shanghai: City aims to be Asian IP

·Court: Peking Opera logo violated artist’s copyright

· Chinese Premier Vows to Combat IPR Violations, Counterfeiting

· Chinese Courts Give Tough Sentences for IPR Infringements

· China Equips Governmental Agencies with Genuine Software

· China’s Military Attack Helicopter Independently Developed

· Conference on software legalization in Lhasa

· IPR protection convoys Yantai Housing Industry Exhibition

· 2012 Patent Bar Exam Registration Opens

· Chinese Firm Loses Copyright Lawsuit Over Crayon Shin-chan

China IP Articles

· The influence on music industry from the Copyright Law revision Issue 49, By Luo Yanjie and Albert Chen, Lawyers at Shanghai DeBund Law Offices,[Copyright]

Recently, the publication of the exposure draft of the Copyright Law (Exposure Draft) has become a hot topic among the public and some parts of its revision have generated agitated comments and discussions in society,... More

· The IP battle between Qihoo and Tencent steps into a new stage Issue 49，By Doris Li, China IP,[Copyright]

Once upon a time, Zhou Hongyi, CEO of Qihoo 360 Technology Co., Ltd. (Qihoo) and Pony Ma, CEO of Tencent, Inc. (Tencent) were good friends and appreciated each other. Of course, the "Penguin" (Logo of Tencent) had not turned against the "Shield" (Logo of Qihoo) at that time, ... More