The Hangzhou Internet Court recently found a Chinese AI platform liable for contributory copyright infringement, after the platform allowed users to create, apply and share models enabling the AI generation of variations on...more
According to several recent publications by Chinese governmental authorities, both IP litigation and IP prosecution numbers in China continue to increase significantly. ...more
9/19/2018
/ China ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
SIPO ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Venue
China’s Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) has recently published its list of the “top 10 significant IP cases” for 2017, which it has done yearly since 2007. ...more
6/28/2018
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
China ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jaguar ,
Markush Grouping ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Plant Patents ,
Supreme People's Court of China ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Squatting ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition
The results of the 2017 edition of China’s annual online piracy crackdown campaign, called the “Sword Net Action”, were recently published. As we announced earlier, the 2017 crackdown campaign promised to take a heavy hand...more
1/4/2018
/ China ,
Content Publishing ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Digital Downloads ,
Digital Media ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Internet Streaming ,
Music Industry ,
On-Demand Services ,
Online Platforms ,
Photographs ,
Piracy ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Software
China’s State Intellectual Property Office has recently announced, in a joint declaration with three other ministerial bodies, the launch of its annual online piracy crackdown campaign called the “Red Shield Net Sword...more
8/7/2017
/ China ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
E-Commerce ,
Film Industry ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Music Industry ,
Online Platforms ,
Piracy ,
Social Networks