IP scene

BEIJING

Supervision upped for 11/11 goods in upcoming bonanza

The Ministry of Commerce will enhance supervision of counterfeit goods sold online over the "Double 11" annual online shopping gala around Nov 11, known as Singles Day, when many e-commerce platforms offer promotions and discounts. Shen Danyang, the ministry spokesman, said at a news conference last week that they will have joint enforcement campaigns with a number of other related administrations to regulate online stores.

Xinhua News Agency

Trademark system collaboration to protect Olympics

The commerce and market supervision authorities of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province recently signed an agreement to connect their online trademark management systems and establish a regional cooperation mechanism, in order to protect the trademark rights related to the 2022 Winter Olympics. This will include its name, logo, slogans and franchising. According to the agreement, famous trademarks recognized in one of the three regions will be simultaneously recognized in the other two.

Beijing Morning Post

SHANGHAI

Court sees high number of IP cases since Nov 2013

Pudong District People's Court handled more than 4,200 intellectual property cases from November 2013 to the end of last month. IP cases formed the second-largest share of the types of civil cases it handled, according to a recent report the court unveiled. The district's Zhangjiang area accounts for nearly 90 percent of all its IP cases, including those involving copyright, trademarks and unfair competition, the report found.

China Youth Daily

GUANGDONG

Counterfeit auto parts to be shown beside real ones

The auto industry working group of the Quality Brands Protection Committee of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment will have an exhibition area at the Guangzhou auto show due to open on Friday, for the 12th consecutive year. The QBPC will display genuine and counterfeit auto parts at the area, along with videos and pictures, to explain the harm of the counterfeits and increase visitors' IP awareness.

China Daily

JIANGSU

Foreign companies take patent dispute to Chinese trial

Canada-based Wilan Inc is suing Sony Corp in a court in Nanjing for alleged patent infringement. Wilan is a non-practicing entity, or NPE, that wound down its business operations but retains many patents from which it continues to derive income. It is the first time a foreign NPE has sued a foreign tech company in China. Industry insiders said the dispute could establish the country as an important new venue for IP cases.

Financial Times

(China Daily 11/09/2016 page17)