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The High People’s Court of Jiangsu Province ruled recently as the final and conclusive judgement that Xici estate did not infringe Xici. net’s trademark right and can continue using “Xici” for its new resident buildings.
In March Land Rover of the United Kingdom sued the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of China (TRAB), requesting the latter to determine the squatting of the “陆虎” (LUHU) trademark by Geely and cancel the registration of this trademark.
After an extensive cleanup of 237 websites with infringed music, the Ministry of Culture plans new actions against Internet music providers.
3D TV sets independently developed by Chinese would be available to consumers in the second half of this year.
A strategic cooperation agreement was reached between content providers and Internet portals on a spring promotional meeting by the Capital Radio and TV Program Production Committee on March 18.
Information of laws, policies and conferences about intellectual property rights
The Plan on the Revitalization of the Cultural Industry promulgated on September 26, 2009 provided a political and financial support for the development of the new medium industry.
On September 15, 2010, General Protecht Group Inc. (Protecht) called a press conference in Beijing and announced its complete victory in the lawsuit against it brought by Pass & Seymour, Inc. (P&S).
Name: Yao Jianjun
Title: Director of Research Office & Member of Adjudication Committee, Xi’an Intermediate People’s Court
Now in China, well-known trademarks can be determined by courts, besides administrative agencies that once had the say alone.
Name: Guo Shoukang
Title: Professor &Doctoral Advisor, Law School, Renmin University of China
The Patent Law, the Trademark Law and the Copyright Law constitute the major parts of the intellectual property (IP) law system of China.