Claimant's burden of proof may be reduced for monopolistic agreements that have serious anti-competitive effects.
February 28, 2012
Intellectual Property
Apple has published a statement highlighting a victory over Proview in a Hong Kong court that is interesting, but irrelevant.
February 15, 2012Timeline of Apple's ongoing dispute with Proview Technology Shenzhen
February 14, 2012Chinese officials confiscated Apple's iPads from shops last week as Proview Technology began to assert its trademark rights
February 14, 2012There is more to dispute resolution in China than meets the eye. By making strategic choices, foreign businesses can maximise their chances of winning anti-monopoly and IP disputes
February 07, 2012The Catalogue has been revised since the 2007 revision. Venture investment enterprises and intellectual property services are added to the encouraged category while the manufacture of assembled automobiles is removed from the category.
February 07, 2012The prior art defence strategy has become increasingly important and popular for alleged infringers in patent cases. However, its framework suffers from uncertainty and some technical defects
December 06, 2011New developments in e-commerce regulation bring the issue of intellectual property infringement and the liability of e-commerce operators to light. A landmark case in China removed the defence of the “Safe Harbor Principle” for the first time, and should serve as an admonition to online platforms
December 06, 2011Online businesses operating in a legal limbo
November 08, 2011China recently released proposed Trademark Law amendments. Although they represent helpful steps forward to strengthen trade mark protection, areas remain that require further consideration
October 12, 2011