WTO
gives positive evaluation of China's achievements in IPRs 09/19/2002
Members of the World Trade Organization have given a positive evaluation
on China's implementation of undertakings concerning intellectual
property rights (IPRs), the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic
Cooperation said on September 18.
Creativity
and invention forum opens in Beijing 05/24/2002
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on May 23 opened
the second International Forum on Creativity and Invention, which
aims to improve intellectual property awareness around the world.
Intellectual
property rights need development 05/28/2002
The Chinese government pledged on May 27 to work intensively on
intellectual property rights (IPR) to catch up with its global counterparts
now that China has joined the World Trade Organization (WTO).
China's
patent cooperation with WIPO to improve 05/22/2002
The State Intellectual Property Office of China and the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) on May 21 signed a protocol to improve
mutual efforts in protecting copyright and patents.
New
regulation to improve IPR protection 05/21/2002
The government has issued a regulation to help clarify the ownership
of intellectual property rights (IPR) for significant research projects.
Shanghai
provides first copyright training 05/21/2002
One hundred officials, business managers, teachers, researchers
and lawyers from Shanghai attended the opening training session
on intellectual copyright on May 20 in the Shanghai University,
Jiefang Daily reported on May 21.
Nation
says 'no' to pirated software 05/04/2002
TIANJIN: China has resorted to laws and financial punishment to
crack down on the production and marketing of pirated software,
in order to better protect intellectual property rights (IPR).
Nation
pledges intellectual property boost 04/27/2002
The Chinese authorities will step up the enforcement of intellectual
property rights, a senior official promised yesterday.
Nationwide
checks on IPR 04/27/2002
China is launching a large-scale campaign this year to inspect enterprises
nationwide on patent protection and to teach them more about applying
for patents.
Chinese
LG sues Korean LG 04/26/2002
Two companies under the LG Group of the Republic of Korea (ROK)
were brought to court yesterday by a Beijing-based lift company
demanding that LG pay 100 million yuan (US$12 million) for trademark
infringement.
Ningbo
destroys fake goods 04/17/2002
Chinese customs authorities crushed tens of thousands of pirated,
global brandname products this week in Ningbo, a major port city
in East China's Zhejiang Province.
China
revises software copyright registration measures 03/25/2002
A new version of the Measures on Software Copyright Registration,
which was revised to meet with the World Trade Organization (WTO)
requirements, came into effect recently, sources told a news conference
in Beijing Monday.
Advisors
urge for enhancing IPR awareness 03/08/2002
China needs to enhance society's awareness of intellectual property
rights (IPR) to promote the growth of its economy, officials, entrepreneurs
and economists believe.
China
leads world in trademark application 01/27/2002
China handled 270,000 entries of trademark registration in 2001,
ranking first in the world, the "People's Daily Overseas Edition"
reported Saturday.
Chinese
courts witness more IPR protection cases 12/25/2001
Courts in Beijing have witnessed an increasing number of cases involving
intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in recent years, as
a result of the new challenges to judicial works posed by China's
entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO).
China
cracks down on 'black economy' 12/20/2001
The Chinese government is launching a campaign to crack down with
an iron hand on counterfeiting, the "black economy", one of its
commitments to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Hundreds of thousands
of law enforcers across the country are swooping on every illegal
underground factories and counterfeit operations.
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