Intellectual Property in the People'S Republic of China

China's reputation in IP rights is still dismal, law firm survey finds

21 Nov 2011

Old habits die hard, and so is the daunting image of China in protecting intellectual property rights.

This is a key finding of a survey of 1,000 respondents in multinational firms,...

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HK seeks role as region's IP trade centre

18 Nov 2011

Hong Kong is hoping to compete with Singapore to become the region's trading hub for intellectual property assets, as increasing demand for patents, copyrights, licences and trademarks on the...

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WTO investigates US piracy complaint

26 Sep 2007

The World Trade Organisation has agreed to formally investigate the United States' complaint against alleged mainland shortcomings in protecting intellectual property rights.

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Letters

14 Apr 2007

Face reality over fakes

I refer to Tim Greening's letter ('We need to get tough on fakes', April 11) and commend him for his thoughts on how to keep tourism thriving. But is he so...

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War on piracy recruits 200,000 youthful spies

30 May 2006

The government has recruited 200,000 members of youth groups to spy on internet activity and report illegal file transfers as part of an anti-internet piracy campaign launched yesterday.

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Foreign firms urged to pursue copyright fight

21 Apr 2006

Experts say overseas companies still reluctant to go to court

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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Intellectual property complaints office to be established

A centre for handling complaints about abuses of intellectual property rights will be set up in the capital as part of the effort showcasing China's determination in the fight against...

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International help needed to combat piracy, says official

Enforcement 'is difficult for an increasingly global crime'

China is trying to improve protection of intellectual property rights, mainland officials said yesterday, as Washington...

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Wonders of the Net bring legal challenges

The internet has liberated the flow of information and ideas. But the freedoms it offers have posed new challenges to the rules of society.

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Blueprint for beating pirates in the offing

Protecting intellectual property rights is seen as key to sustainable development

A national intellectual property rights (IPR) strategy is being drafted to ensure the country's...

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Western firms battle mainland's well-connected pirates

A ramshackle, two-storey concrete building in western Beijing is at the heart of the battle to stop piracy in China.

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Entertainment software piracy was spreading across the mainland 'like a pestilence' in spite of the Government's efforts to curb copyright violations, an official said yesterday.

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