Ip scene

1.Beijing

New CBD logo trademark approved

The State Administration for Industry and Commerce recently approved the trademark for the logo of the city's Central Business District (CBD), according to the area's administrative committee.

The trademark will be used for the entire CBD in publicity and promotional activities, so individual companies cannot use it without authorization, the committee said.

(Beijing Business Today)

3D television chip commercialized

Three-dimensional (3D) television developed with proprietary technologies will be commercialized in the second half of this year, according to Tsinghua University.

University researchers invented a new video chip that enables display of 3D images for viewers wearing special glasses. It can also be used in mobile phones.

Experts at the university are now researching an improved version of the chip that will eliminate the need for glasses to view 3D shows.

(Beijing Times)

2.Inner Mongolia

Fake Adidas seized on way to Russia

Manzhouli customs recently seized more than 500 items of fake branded Adidas sportswear intended for export to neighboring Russia.

Customs officials said it was the largest case in the city since a special campaign against intellectual property (IP) infringement began late last year.

Near the borders of both Russia and Mongolia, the city now has systems in place to rapidly respond to IP violations in foreign trade.

More than 100 seizures of fake goods in the past three years - ranging from garments and shoes to suitcases and watches - by customs officials had a potential retail value of over 8 million yuan ($1.21 million).

(Cnr.cn)

3.Zhejiang

Illegal adapters on sold on Taobao

Ningbo police recently arrested two suspects for selling counterfeit computer power adapters on the Internet.

The suspects opened an online shop at Taobao in January last year that generated more than 1 million yuan ($152,000) in sales of fake Asus, Toshiba and HP adapters nationwide.

Police seized 1,700 counterfeit adapters with a potential value of 150,000 yuan in two storehouses.

It is reportedly the largest case of its kind in the ongoing crackdown on counterfeits that began last year.

(Cnr.cn)

4.Shanghai

All legitimate software in two years

Local authorities announced at an intellectual property conference held last week that they will ensure all State-owned enterprises in the city use legal software within two years.

The move comes in response to a national campaign against IP violations initiated by the State Council late last year.

"We will first ensure the city's government agencies use genuine software and then move to enterprises," according to the announcement.

Shanghai also plans to announce new IP strategies in June, according information released at the conference.

(Wenhui. News365.com)

5.Chongqing

The city's industry and commerce law enforcement officers recently closed a brewery making and selling counterfeit branded beers after seizing more than 20,000 cases of brew with potential wholesale value of 400,000 yuan ($60,000).

Two production lines at the factory were filling recycled bottles with homemade beer when officers swooped in late at night.

The operation violated the trademarks of eight breweries based in Qingdao, according to enforcement officials.

"The packaging showed they were authorized by the breweries (but were not) - the use of recycled Tsingtao bottles is a typical infringement," officers said.

(Chinanews.com)

(China Daily 03/23/2011 page17)