Trademark Protection in China

The case of Luis Vuitton and the responsibilities of server owners to protect copyright and trademark rights

March 20, 2012 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

The decision highlights the responsibility of server providers to regulate their usage and make sure that any usage which breaches copyright or trademark rights must be dealt with or they can be held liable for any breach of copyright or trademark law. Owners of servers must be extremely vigilant of the activities of the users of its servers.

Consumer Goods, Consumer Protection, E-Commerce, Intellectual Property, Litigation

Welcome to China-Proper Protection for ideas at last?

November 14, 2010 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Emma Peart China has recently offered more protection through Patents. It has offered protection in Patents since 1985 but has recently began to take the issue more seriously. China’s new legislation in relation to Patent Law came into force on 1st October 2009 with corresponding implementing regulations issued in February 2010. This can only be seen as a good thing

Brand Management, Commercial Awareness, Government Policy, Intellectual Property