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Rift in Sino-US intellectual property dialogue blamed on WTO case

On Monday, China prevented the World Trade Organization (WTO) from establishing an expert panel to arbitrate the intellectual property (IPR) case filed in April by the US.

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172 million Internet users in China

Up and up and up At the Seventh China Hi-Tech Trade Fair, held recently in Shenzhen, Ministry of Information Vice-Minister Lou Qinjian announced that, as of September 2007, China had 172 million Internet users. This figure represents a 10 million … Continue reading

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Property for the masses

Income from property supported by the CPC? What does it all mean?

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WTO suit brews; China establishes patent centers

As a non-adversarial approach to IPR enforcement that transforms the Chinese from “bad guys” into stakeholders, these in-house patent resource centers seem promising.

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Porn crackdown targets online fiction

Coinciding with a Wired magazine article hailing China’s burgeoning market for online novels, China announced a crackdown on obscene online fiction. The dragnet has already snared 348 websites, accused of publishing “disgusting” written content that could “easily poison the minds … Continue reading

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US vs. China: pointless IPR-related WTO suit drags on

IPR at the WTO from China Business Times (中华工商时报).

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Breast feeding plummets; baby formula ads blamed

China’s Consumer Association recently issued a report on the market for infant formula in 30 Chinese cities. It found only a low percentage of moms who were exclusively feeding their newborns breast milk in the first 6 months. Nearly a … Continue reading

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Limited IPR relief for Nike, Adidas and Hollywood studios

Movie title or next step on IPR enforcement? The past two weeks have seen an interesting assortment of IPR developments. In a fresh installment of what seems to be the never-ending saga of the Silk Street market, enforcement authorities raided … Continue reading

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The Internet hasn’t changed Chinese people’s lives?

China Business News (第一财经日报) on CNNIC’s 20th State of the Chinese Internet Development Statistical Report (第20次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告)

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Stock cheat’s blog leads to calls for Internet regulation

Wang Xiujie, known online as ‘Pioneer Eldest Brother 777’ (带头大哥 777), is suspected of having used the Internet to provide illegal investment services

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