China has been successful in reshaping its image as it is evolving into one of the friendliest and most efficient jurisdictions for IP right holders, despite being once portrayed as a copycat-riddled market. A bunch of IP...more
8/23/2022
/ China ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Webinars
China has been successful in reshaping its image as it is evolving into one of the friendliest and most efficient jurisdictions for IP right holders, despite being once portrayed as a copycat-riddled market. A bunch of IP...more
8/22/2022
/ China ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Webinars
One day in the second half of 2021, the author attended the second-instance trial of an administration litigation for a refusal appeal as the attorney of the applicant of the disputed mark, and was informed by the litigation...more
Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court has recently made first-instance judgment on an infringement case over 2 patents for invention of zippers where we served as the agent of the plaintiff YKK Co. Ltd. and concluded that the...more
In the information age, with the rapid development of the Internet, mobile Internet, big data, and other technologies, products can be promoted to the whole world without leaving your house; foreign companies can also open...more
5/9/2022
/ Alibaba ,
China ,
Copyright ,
E-Commerce ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investigations ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Safe Harbors ,
Trademarks
According to the relevant provisions of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China, if the same product has been manufactured, the same method has been used, or the necessary preparations have been made for...more
For domain name disputes, applying to WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for arbitration is a way that many foreign right holders are willing to choose because of its fast speed and low cost. If the respondent is a Chinese...more
4/8/2022
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Arbitration ,
Bad Faith ,
China ,
CNIPA ,
Domain Name Registration ,
Domain Names ,
Mediation ,
Supreme People's Court of China ,
Trademarks ,
WIPO
If you believe that someone is infringing on your patent right in China, you may be angry and unable to refrain from sending him a warning letter(C&D letter) demanding him to stop the infringement.
Sending a warning...more
Unlike trademark right and patent right which is generated through registration, there is no specific certificate of rights for “commodity packaging and decoration with a certain influence” in the sense of the Anti-Unfair...more
Punitive damages system has been established for intellectual property infringement cases from the basic law to the special law in China. On March 3rd, 2021, the Supreme People's Court issued Interpretation on the Application...more
Punitive damages refer to the compensation determined by a court in excess of the actual loss of the right owner.
In China, in infringement cases, the principle of compensatory damages has always been adopted, which is...more
1/24/2022
/ China ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
PRC Trademark Law Amendments ,
Punitive Damages ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks