After three reviews and two years, a new Trademark Law2013-09-04

After three reviews over the past two years, a revised Trademark Law was approved last week by China's top legislative body. It will take effect on May 1 next year.


IP Scene (2013-08-28)2013-08-28

Intellectual property protection news around the nation


Castel trademark dispute not over in spite of court ruling2013-08-28

A second ruling from the Higher People's Court of Zhejiang province has not ended a prolonged trademark dispute between famous French vintner Castel Freres SAS and Panati Wine Co in Shanghai.


Shanghai beefs up intellectual property efforts ahead of FTA2013-08-28

In anticipation of the opening of a free trade area in Shanghai at the end of September, local authorities are considering a new mode of intellectual property administration in the experimental area, according to a senior governmental official.


Optical heartbeat for better diagnosis2013-08-21

The Optical Stethoscope is a nifty piece of technology that acts as an assistive device for doctors.


E-catch net2013-08-21

Catching insects are usually done using butterfly net, but by using E-Catch Net, children can study those insects without hurting them.


Amazing apocalyptic trash sculpture2013-08-21

One man who has become famous for his ‘Frankenstein’ approach to art composition, showing great environmental awareness, is the 37-year-old Kris Kuksi from Missouri.


Johnson & Johnson fined in anti-monopoly lawsuit2013-08-16

US health care company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has become the latest global firm accused of misconduct in China after a court ordered it to pay $85,000 for compensation to a local distributor in a lawsuit brought under an anti-monopoly law.


Castel fined $5m for trademark infringement2013-08-16

On July 16th, the Higher People’s Court of Zhejiang Province rendered a judgment that French wine producer Castel is to stop using the Ka Si Te trademark, which is a supposed transliteration in Chinese for Castel, and ordered the company to pay 33,734,546.26 yuan (more than $5 million) to Shanghai Banti Wine Company and Spanish-Chinese producer Li Dao Zhi.


Publishers protest Dangdang’s zero yuan ‘sale’ of books2013-08-16

A number of noted publishers and copyright owners held a press conference in Beijing to protest a promotion campaign by China’s largest online bookseller Dangdang.com more than two months ago.



The J-Innovation

Steve Jobs died the month that the latest Nobel Prize winners were announced. The coincidence lends itself to speculation about inevitability.

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