intellectual property

Watchdata System Company Ldt., a manufacturer of USB keys used as electronic authentication devices in financial services, filed a lawsuit against Hengbao Company Ltd., a manufacturer of USB keys as well, in February 2015. Hengbao was charged with developing and selling many USB key products to "scores of banks across China" while infringing Watchdata’s single patent on data encryption technologies. Hengbao claimed that the questioned products and physic identification method in online bank transfers were not protected by Watchdata's patent.

On December 8, 2016, the Beijing IP...

Trademark is to distinguish the goods and services from different trademark owners. Trademarks are unique names, symbols, or logos.

When you come to do business in China it is very important for you to protect your trademarks. Trademarks can include product marks, service marks, certification marks or collective marks and sound marks.

To obtain trademark protection in China, an application for a China trademark can be filed through the national registration system or the international registration system. For a national trademark application in China, an application has to...

As a world-wild famous brand, New Balance suffers legions of trademark infrigements in China. However, it haven't stopped its fighting against counterfeit. Even if it got lost in a Cybersquatting Case, New Balance pull back a set in a Piracy Case which is seen as a rare win.

Cybersquatting Case
Outcome: Lost

New Balance is known in China under the the translation “Xin Bailun”, but the trademark for “Xin Bailun” had already been registered by a local sales company before New Balance entered the Chinese market. So on the 24th of April 2015 New...

In the German Ticker, the magazine of the German Chamber of Commerce in China, February / March 2016, Daniel Albrecht has published a article on trademark disputes with squatters - How to protect your IP.

The full article you can find in the German Ticker the magazine of the German Chamber of Commerce in China (AHK) . Ticker is a free bi-monthly business and entertainment magazine published by the German Chamber of Commerce in Mainland China. It is also available for iPhone, iPad and Android mobile devices.

Please download the full article here: http://china.ahk.de/gc-...

The trademark application in China follows the principle of “Earlier Application, Earlier Being Granted” . In reality, due to the weak awareness for IP protection, many companies including foreign companies have frequently found their business marks squatted in China. Once the business mark is squatted, the party suffered will have to spend long time and high cost to take legal action.

A. Article 7 (Trademark Law)

Under the Chinese trademark law each application and use of trademark shall follow the principle of “Good Faith”...

About: How you can protect your IP during exhibitions in China; the new article of Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht you can find in the new issue of the EURObiz 10/2015, the magazine of the European Chamber of Commerce in China . EURObiz contains articles and features that address the important issues affecting European businesses in China. Contributions are regularly submitted by Chamber members who are experts in their field.

"For many foreign companies looking to enter the Chinese market, attending exhibitions here is often the first step. Infringement of IPR is...

Beijing Municipal High People's Court rejected Apple's legal appeal, upholding the mark as registered by Beijing-based leather goods maker Xintong Tiandi Technology, which means that Apple is not entitled to use "IPHONE" trademark exclusively in China.

When you come to do business in China, it is very important for you to pay attention to protection of your patent, trademark, copyright and other intellectual property rights. For foreign companies that come to china to attend exhibition and enter the Chinese market afterwards, we would like to provide you with relevant information on the Chinese IPR protection for you.

Before a foreign company enters Chinese market, it is advisable to sufficiently consider various risks that it may encounter, inter alia, potential risk of intellectual property.

IPR’s under Chinese law...