Intellectual Property

Alibaba Music and Kugou's fight over copyright licences may be a sign of a maturing digital music market

The New Balance case is a reminder that trade mark squatters cannot be ignored

Internet media need to seek reprint permission.

Alibaba's troubles reveal multiple gaps in online enforcement in China

SIPO strengthens IP protection in exhibitions.

The SAIC's new Provisions emphasise the interplay between IP and competition, specifically agreements, restrictive acts, patent pools and standard essential patents. Businesses should learn from the Qualcomm and Huawei v InterDigital cases and be wary of large revenue-based penalties

Yaodong Chen, APAC director of IP for Akzo Nobel, shares with China Law & Practice his thoughts on trade secret protection in China, why inventor remuneration is burdensome for businesses and the importance of building up IP assets

Foreign investment catalogue revised to allow more foreign shareholding.

The Beijing IP Court's decision to reject Trunkbow's “Weixin” trademark - even though it was filed before Tencent's - has caused controversy, but one thing is clear: judges are increasingly taking into account consumers' welfare and not necessarily going by the book