COVID-19 also leads to companies paying closer attention to costs when enforcing their intellectual property rights in China. IP databases can help them do this. The analysis of Chinese court decisions in comparable cases enables IP managers and their service providers to correctly assess the case and the opponent and to find the right strategy.… Continue reading IP Databases Reduce Costs of Infringement Proceedings
Impact Covid-19: Law, Measures, Strategies in China-Business
Covid-19 will change the business of many European companies in and with China. Established industry structures will be shaken, supply chains will be decoupled, and demand and employment will decline. Preferences of market participants are shifting and the digital space is gaining in importance. The Chinese state will intervene even more strongly in the economy… Continue reading Impact Covid-19: Law, Measures, Strategies in China-Business
Covid-19: Protect Supply Chains Now against Counterfeiting
The pandemic not only leads to global markets being flooded with counterfeit medical products. Because suppliers fail, counterfeit brands and products are also penetrating the supply chains of original manufacturers in other segments and replacing the missing original products. It is now important for brand owners to monitor and protect their supply chains. Counterfeiters often… Continue reading Covid-19: Protect Supply Chains Now against Counterfeiting
Covid-19 and Business: Learning from China
When it comes to business reactions to Covid-19, many Chinese companies are ahead of us. Take the automotive industry, for example: While managers of German brands in China stare spellbound at plummeting sales figures, competitor Geely is launching a corona-safe model on the market. The entire system of the SUV Geely ICON is equipped as… Continue reading Covid-19 and Business: Learning from China
Corona Fires Counterfeiting and Cybercrime
The current pandemic is leading to a massive increase in corona-related activities in counterfeiting and cybercrime. For example, in February, the Chinese authorities seized more than 31 million counterfeit or low-quality face masks that appeared on the market in the middle of the corona virus outbreak. The government authorities are targeting criminal suppliers and dealers… Continue reading Corona Fires Counterfeiting and Cybercrime
Protection of Trade Secrets: The long Arm of the USA
As trade secrets are becoming more and more important for many companies, the question of how companies can enforce their rights against a foreign company is gaining in importance. The laws and regulations for the protection of trade secrets vary widely in different countries. There is no common standard for common law countries or civil… Continue reading Protection of Trade Secrets: The long Arm of the USA
Epidemic-related Trademark Applications are Rejected in China
It was to be expected: In China, in connection with the epidemic, countless individuals and companies are registering trademarks related to Corona. By 16 March 2020, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) had received more than 1,580 trademark applications in this regard, 328 of which were rejected. CNIPA rejects trademark applications such as “火神山”,… Continue reading Epidemic-related Trademark Applications are Rejected in China
China Loses the Battle for the WIPO Chairmanship
China has lost the battle for the chairmanship of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the UN organization regulating the international protection of intellectual property in Geneva. The new Director General will be Daren Tang, previously Chief Executive Officer of the Intellectual Property Office in Singapore (IPOS). The decision against the Chinese candidate Wang Binying,… Continue reading China Loses the Battle for the WIPO Chairmanship
Extension of the Patent Term: A Driver for Innovation
The trade agreement between the USA and China provides for the extension of the patent term of innovative medical devices to avoid undue delays. This is to the benefit of pharmaceutical companies in both countries. The contractual clause not only supports pharmaceutical manufacturers from the USA, it also benefits innovative Chinese pharmaceutical companies. These companies… Continue reading Extension of the Patent Term: A Driver for Innovation
Intellectual Property in China: More, Faster and Better
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has presented the registration figures for 2019. Foreign applications of intellectual property in China increased again last year. In 2019, the number of patent applications of inventions filed by foreign applicants reached 157,000, an increase of 6% over the previous year. The number of foreign trademark applications rose… Continue reading Intellectual Property in China: More, Faster and Better
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