Category Archives: IP and Law

Johnny Walker beats Black Label knock-off

Diageo, the owner of the Johnny Walker liquor brand, has been awarded 1.25 million yuan in an intellectual infringement lawsuit against the maker of Polonius, a Black Label copy.

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Li Ning lights China’s Olympic flame

Chinese retailer Li Ning (李宁) is the biggest winner of the 2008 Beijing Olympics so far, after its founder and chairman – whose name the company bears – lit the cauldron at the final act of last night’s opening ceremony.

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China Businesscast: China’s new labor law, everybody gets tenure

An interview with Steve Dickinson on China’s new labor law.

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China Businesscast: Indigenous Innovation in China

A discussion about the relationship between intellectual property and “indigenous innovation” in China.

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China Businesscast: China’s New Oriental and ETS, a classic IPR case study

A talk with IPR attorney Maya Alexandri on what IPR-related policies foreign companies operating in China should adopt.

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Three stories about intellectual property

Zhou Zhenglong (周正龙) vs. Science magazine (《科学》); Zhan Qizhi (詹启智) vs. the Internet; and Novoland (九州) makes use of the Open Gaming License.

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Cory Doctorow speaking at the Beijing Bookworm

On Wednesday science fiction writer, Boing Boing editor and copyright activist Cory Doctorow gave a speech at the Beijing Bookworm to an enthusiastic crowd. Victor Muh filmed the whole speech and uploaded it to Youtube. The guy wearing an Antiwave … Continue reading

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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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Mattel sues China — not the country

China Barbie Mattel and China are in the news again, but this time it’s not because of lead paint on Mattel’s toys: Instead, the toy manufacturer is suing a pornographic website that features a woman who calls herself China Barbie … 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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