Olympic battle fires up
2007-04-25 09:48:23
Strengthening Olympic intellectual property right (IPR) protection will be a key part of Beijing's IPR campaign this year, a local government official said yesterday.
Washington complaints 'will hurt trade ties'
2007-04-25 08:45:17
US complaints to the World Trade Organization over alleged commercial piracy in China could hurt relations on trade issues, the top envoy on trade with Washington warned yesterday.
Music companies shift IPR tactics
2006-11-11 10:25:07
The country's first copyright infringement lawsuits against singing machine producers and sellers have been filed in Beijing No 2 Intermediate People's Court.
Central SOEs' officials meet to discuss IPR protection
2006-11-07 09:26:45
A seminar on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection opened here on Monday, which aims at strengthening IPR protection effort in China's State-owned enterprises (SOEs).
'Parents unconcerned about IPR breach'
2006-10-10 06:50:17
Local youths had vague ideas about intellectual property rights (IPR) as their friends and families continued to act against the related laws.
China faces international pressure on IPR
2006-06-20 08:09:32
China has faced international pressure on its handling of intellectual property rights (IPR) five to ten years earlier than predicted, a senior Chinese IPR governor has said.
IPR push sees patent applications rise
2006-05-31 08:58:34
China has seen a big improvement in intellectual property rights (IPRs) protection, with patent applications increasing by over 20 per cent for five consecutive years.
Weak IPR environment still a big shortcoming
2006-05-29 07:32:55
A senior official of the US Department of Commerce said yesterday the United States is waiting to see concrete improvements in the protection of intellectual property rights in China.
President calls for improvement of IPR
2006-05-28 08:51:56
China should work out a national Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) strategy backed up by a sound legal and policy system, Chinese President Hu Jintao said in a study meeting.
Zurich gets go-ahead for branch
2006-05-23 09:04:59
Zurich Financial Services Group, a leading global insurance company, has received approval from the regulatory authority to run a property and casualty branch in Beijing.
Fall trade fair to magnify IPR topics
2006-05-20 09:16:56
The protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) will be a priority at a September trade fair in Dalian, organizers say.
China launches IPR protection website
2006-04-30 11:39:59
China has launched an intellectual property rights (IPR) protection website, a source with the Ministry of Commerce said in Beijing on Saturday.