Monthly Archives: July 2018
Celebrity name trademarks kicked into spotlight
Flurry of filings of 'Mbappe' after French soccer star scores big at World Cup
While the curtain has fallen on the 2018 FIFA World Cup, competition on another turf is still going strong.[…]Read full blog
Investment, talent, not theft, drive China's R&D
China has made remarkable breakthroughs in science and technology during the four decades of reform and opening-up. For example, it has achieved progress in the fields of manned spaceship, deep submarine, supercomputers, and quantum communications te[…]Read full blog
SIPO released the IPR statistics after its reorganization
The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) held the Q3 press conference on July 10 in Beijing. This is the first time for SIPO to release the statistics about patent, trademark and geographic indications after it is reorganized.[…]Read full blog
Liu Junchen at the second Trademark Review Conference in 2018: shortening the trademark registration cycle and promoting the development of brand economy
The second Trademark Review Conference in 2018 was held in Jinan, Shandong on July 13. Liu Junchen, secretary and deputy director of the State Intellectual Property Office, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He pointed out that[…]Read full blog
Yema Auto wins trademark case over Ford Mustang's Chinese name translation
Ford Motor Co's Mustang is known to many in China as yema, which means wild horse, but now the United States car manufacturer's dealers in the country will have to learn to pronounce its English name after Ford lost a lawsuit to a little-known carmak[…]Read full blog
China joins world’s top 20 most innovative economies for first time; US falls to No 6
China has joined the world’s top 20 most innovative economies for the first time while the United States has fallen out of the five top-ranked countries.[…]Read full blog
Box office smash hit puts medicine prices in spotlight
Better safeguarding of intellectual property rights urged in competitive market
The recently released hit movie Dying to Survive has prompted discussion around issues related to domestic patent law and the medical needs of the greater public.[…]Read full blog
IP scene in Beijing, Jiangsu and Chongqing
The State Intellectual Property Office announced on June 21 the opening of an online system for filing international[…]Read full blog
China fulfills IP protection commitment, says report
China has fulfilled its commitments on intellectual property rights protection, according to a white paper titled "China and the World Trade Organization" released by the State Council Information Office last week.[…]Read full blog
Chinese customs tighten controls of World Cup counterfeits
Chinese customs have seized a large batch of sportswear with designs pirated from those for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[…]Read full blog