Category Archives: IP and Law

The Internet: crib sheet for the yellow press

Posted on 2006-07-01 by Joel Martinsen

The scandal sheet Scandals Exposed (丑闻揭秘), a low-rung publication also known as Time Weekly (时代周报).

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Death vans and rainmaking machines

Posted on 2006-06-30 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Think twice before you step inside Two interesting articles by Calum MacLeod in USA Today: 1. China rolls out the big guns, aiming for a dry Olympics About the rain making technology used in Beijing and other parts of the … Continue reading →

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Jissbon condoms’ dodgy logo

Posted on 2006-06-29 by Jeremy Goldkorn

In 2004, Danwei looked at the Chinese condom brand Jissbon, and the striking similarity of the Jissbon logo to the Durex logo. However you interpret the scary English name Jissbon, the Chinese jie shi bang (杰士邦) uses the same characters … Continue reading →

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Three legal pieces

Posted on 2006-06-29 by Joel Martinsen

A student sues her high school because she failed the college entrance exam, renters protest a rent hike, and Huang Jianxiang’s hysterical football commentating may be copyrighted.

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Plagiarism, apologies, and circulation numbers

Posted on 2006-06-28 by Joel Martinsen

A decision against Guo Jingming (郭敬明) and in favor of Zhuang Yu (庄羽) in a plagiarism case.

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An argument in favor of uncommon names

Posted on 2006-06-25 by Joel Martinsen

Ma Chaojun (马超俊) is mistaken for Ma Chaojun (马超军) and picked up by the cops 6 times in two years, despite trying to work things out.

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The Party approves of Jeremy Goldkorn

Posted on 2006-06-23 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Xuer Khawa Dan: hotter than me, but didn’t make the People’s Daily cut A few weeks ago, Newsweek published a long story by Ralph Jennings called The Drifters: Why Young Expatriates Are Heading to Beijing. It told the stories of … Continue reading →

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SARFT bans Xu Wei?

Posted on 2006-06-21 by Joel Martinsen

Xu Wei (许巍) used part of a Qur’an recitation in his song Travel of the Swan (天鹅之旅) at a concert in Xi’an. SARFT may have banned him, but not all the facts are in.

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China Daily website follies

Posted on 2006-06-05 by Jeremy Goldkorn

On May 31 this year, the China Daily copied an article from the Shenzen Daily and published it on their website. The article was titled Tough fines for piracy, and included the following: China said yesterday that it would impose … Continue reading →

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Viagra patent regains official protection in China

Posted on 2006-06-04 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Pfizer feeling tumescent? In July 2004, the China State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) declared the patent for Viagra invalid in China because it did not conform with an article China’s Patent Law which states that a patent application must include … Continue reading →

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