“Illegally run under a Beijing-based technology company allegedly set up by the main suspect surnamed Zhou, silu.com reportedly boasted more than 400,000 registered members and offered unlicensed downloads of 18,772 films and TV series that ranged from arthouse world cinema to domestic and foreign blockbusters, according to a statement released on Tuesday by the National Anti-Pornography and Anti-Illegal Publications Office.”

“Case No. 1: Hangzhou Customs Seized Counterfeit“GOLDEN” Adhesive Tapes”

“‘If they had based their comments on the facts, they may have changed their views,’ Tian said at a press conference, adding that it is a paradox that at a time when China is being blamed for its poor IPR protection efforts, it still remains attractive to many foreign enterprises and investors.”

“In its latest effort to stop counterfeit apparel sales, the National Football League has won a court order allowing it to shut down the operators of 1,500 China-based websites accused of selling fake NFL merchandise.”

“In order to best protect the IP rights of a U.S. company seeking to produce goods through a Chinese manufacturer by providing a protected design, the U.S. company needs to take actions even before the contracting stages. The client should first identify the types of IP rights that may be involved in the project because, like the United States, China classifies IP rights according to the type of IP. For example, utility patents may protect a product’s structures, functions, and/or manufacturing process; design patents protect a product’s appearance; trade secrets protect technical know-how; and copyrights protect written materials.”

“Qiaodan Sports lawyers says that the ‘original intention’ for picking the disputed name was to evoke ‘grass and trees of the south’ (link in Chinese). This despite its having registered ‘杰弗里乔丹,’ ‘Jiefuli Qiaodan,’ ‘马库斯 乔丹,’ ‘Makusi Qiaodan.’ Michael Jordan’s sons are named Jeffrey and Marcus.”

“Under Mao, the practice of leaving offerings to the dead was suppressed, but it was quickly reinstated once he was no longer in power. In 2008, Tomb Sweeping Festival was made a national holiday, and last year 520 million Chinese visited cemeteries – almost all bearing some kind of gift.

Traditional gifts include fake money and paper bags of clothing. But in recent years, as China has become more upscale, so has the giving – at least symbolically.

People now give paper representations of TV sets, washing machines, houses, luxury cars – and even mistresses. With the popularity of Apple products in China, they have gone to the top of the gift list.”

“Many of Britain’s best-known retailers have had their trademarks registered by Chinese businesses and could face an expensive battle to get them back if they come to expand in the country.”

“Not only are patent lawsuits plentiful in China, but they’re fast, often taking just six months from filing of the Complaint to trial and another three months for appeal, compared to several years in the U.S.  That may be part of the reason why more than 70% of all Chinese patent lawsuits go all the way to trial, without being settled or dismissed, compared to fewer than 10% in the U.S.  And, with no formal discovery procedures for a defendant to investigate the charges, defendants in China tend to be at a huge disadvantage, especially when the Chinese plaintiff filed the action in its home province.”