IP scene

Heilongjiang

Cultural brand festival to run till end of year

A cultural brand festival is to open in May and will last through the end of this year in Heilongjiang province. During the festival, a map of the province's well-known trademarks will be published, a report on the province's brand building will be released, a high-level themed forum will be held and a provincial brand museum will be discussed, organizers said at a news conference on Monday. The annual event is hosted by the Brand Strategy Association of Heilongjiang province and related provincial government departments.

Heilongjiang Daily

Hubei

Regulation defends world military games

A new regulation has been rolled out in Hubei province to protect intellectual property concerning the World Military Games, which is slated to be held in Wuhan, capital of the province in Central China. The event's IP portfolio includes its logo, mascot, trophy, medals, emoji, promotional video and visual identity system. Organizers have adopted different approaches to IP protection, ranging from trademarks, patents and copyrights to trade secrets and domains.

Legal Daily

Guangdong

Enforcement officials debut at Canton Fair

Guangdong's intellectual property enforcement officials made their presence known at the ongoing China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, which opened on Monday in Guangzhou, capital of the province. Since 1992, the provincial IP authorities have created a comprehensive system to protect IP at major exhibitions and conferences. Their debut at the Canton Fair after the provincial market regulatory department's configuration last year is expected to help crack down upon infringements and increase IP protection, local officials said.

Ycwb.com

Yunnan

Endangered herb identified by scientists

Chinese scientists have identified a critically endangered new species of the herb paris, a valuable herb in traditional Chinese medicines, in Southwest China's Yunnan province. The finding was published in the botanic journal Phytotaxa after researchers at Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences confirmed the new species, which was named after renowned Chinese botanist Li Heng. Herb paris, known as "chonglou" or "flower with seven leaves" in China, includes 27 known species and most of them are valued as an effective cure for sores and snake bites. It is an ingredient in a number of Chinese patented medicines including Yunnan Baiyao.

Xinhua News Agency

Guangxi

Embroidery center opens in Nanning

A traditional embroidery research and production center was unveiled in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, last week. The facility, co-founded by the Museum of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and embroidery art associations from Taiwan, aims to inherit the intangible cultural heritage and folk art from across the Straits in a modern context, local officials said. Guangxi is home to 22 industrial parks involving Taiwan-funded projects. Some 1.18 million people traveled between Guangxi and Taiwan in 2018.

Chinanews.com

Hainan

Court divisions created to improve efficiency

The Supreme People's Court has approved the establishment of two new divisions at the Hainan High People's Court, dedicated to intellectual property cases and foreign-involved civil cases respectively. The move will improve quality and efficiency in judicial services and help advance the construction of the Hainan free trade zone, local officials said.

Chinanews.com

(China Daily 04/18/2019 page17)