Copyright payout
2007-04-25 08:57:07
Yahoo! Inc's China unit has been ordered to pay compensation to 11 music companies for copyright violations. [China Daily]
Lenovo and Microsoft join hands
2006-04-18 10:37:26
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates sits between director general of China's National Development and Reform Commission Xu Qin (L) and Lenovo chairman Yang Yuanqing during a signing agreement ceremony that expands the strategic cooperation between Microsoft and Lenovo in Washington, April 17, 2006. [AP Photo]
IPR protection
2006-04-17 09:49:02
Security officers enter the Exhibition of China's Achievements in Intellectual Property Protection which opened in Beijing Sunday, April 16, 2006. [AP Photo]
US commerce secretary visits China
2006-03-27 16:54:44
US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez gestures during a speech at Chongqing University March 27, 2006. Gutierrez recognized Chinese efforts in cracking down counterfeiting, but also said China is the biggest loser from intellectual property violations. [newsphoto]
Canon 2nd in the top 10 list of patent recipients
2006-01-15 15:39:30
Sino-Foreign IPR Forum
2006-01-15 08:52:13
The 2006 Sino-Foreign IPR Cooperation International Forum opened in Beijing on January 12, 2006. [newsphoto]
Patent King
2006-02-25 08:50:12
Su Guogan, a Hunan citizen of 69, is modifying the blueprint of his newly invented heating burner. Since 1985, Su has applied for 133 patents for his inventions. Now he has more than 40 national patents, winning him the nickname of "Patent King". [newsphoto]
ARJ21-700B turbine-fan regional jet
2006-02-22 08:47:49
A model of ARJ21-700B turbine-fan regional jet is displayed on November 4, 2005, at the Shanghai Industrial Expo. It is reported on February 22, 2006 that China's first proprietary ARJ airplane will be put into production and currently 90 percent of the materials for the airplane have been purchased or ordered. [newsphoto]
Placard on IPRs protection
2006-02-20 08:45:32
A placard on intellectual property rights protection in Shanghai on October 13, 2005. The shortening of average checkup cycle of invention patents from 53 months in 2001 to 24 months in 2005 means that in the 10th Five-Year Plan period, China successfully solved overstock of patent cases, growing the fastest in the world. [newsphoto]
The Sino-foreign IPR Protection Forum
2006-01-18 17:00:28
At the Sino-foreign IPR Protection Forum on January 12, 2006. Tian Lipu, director of the State Intellectual Property Office of P.R.C., announced on the forum that in 2005 the number of applications for three patents reached 476,000, up 34.6 percent from 2004; while the number of applications for trademarks reached 650,000. [newsphoto]
Show of Major Technology and Innovation Achievements
2006-01-13 16:53:50
Visitors are looking at an energy-saving environmentally-friendly car model displayed at the Show of Major Technology and Innovation Achievements held in the Beijing Exhibition Center from January 12-15, 2006 which opened to the public for free. More than 480 major technological achievements and over 800 real objects and models are displayed on the show. [newsphoto]
Show of Major Technology and Innovation Achievements
2006-01-13 16:46:25
A visitor is interested digital printcloth displayed at the Show of Major Technology and Innovation Achievements held in the Beijing Exhibition Center from January 12-15, 2006 which opened to the public for free. More than 480 major technological achievements and over 800 real objects and models are displayed on the show. [newsphoto]