Ambush marketers, by loose association with an international sporting event, can claim the same benefits of advertising as an official sponsor who will have paid a great deal for that status. This can result in the misappropriation of intellectual property, and allows a marketer to unfairly capitalize on the publicity surrounding an event, such as the Olympics. As China gears up for the Beijing games, this is an important issue that needs to be addressed.
In response to the rapid development of the banking industry in the PRC, new rules were promulgated on February 4 2008 to address a number of related issues. Several of China's top lawyers shared their views on the new Guidelines for the Consolidated Supervision of Banks (Trial Implementation).
In recent years, the number of cases concerning conflict between registered trademarks, enterprise names and the prior civil rights has been increasing sharply in China. This has created widespread concern and is fast becoming a hot and difficult issue in the trials of intellectual property rights.
With so many airlines operating in the PRC, private airlines find it hard to make profit amidst the many state-run competitors. In spite of liberalization, financing and cumbersome regulatory procedures have failed to produce a level playing field. To further enhance the aviation industry, these problems must be addressed in order to give private airlines more room to grow.
China-based Yuhe Poultry went public in the US via a reverse takeover and a simultaneous private capital raising transaction. The transaction raised a…
Mindray Medical International has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Datascope Corp's patient monitoring business for US$202 million. This transaction…