IP

Jun Wei draws attention to some of the many changes she has seen in China since she has been practising law   Please explain a bit about your career path and how you got to your current position? In 1981, I graduated from Beijing University Law School as one of just 18 graduate students in China. I then went to the National People’s Congress Legislative Affairs Commission, where I worked …

It isn’t just products that need to have IP protection, when exporting ideas it’s also key that the IP of those ideas is protected too Ideas and designs are the lifeblood of innovative and creative businesses and infringement can be particularly costly and damaging. Because ideas and designs that are not adequately protected can fall victim to infringement by potential Chinese clients and competitors, European businesses are sometimes reluctant to …

Intellectual Property in the Internet age is hard to police, writes Reuben Kaufman, but a new e-commerce law might go some way to find a solution On the 1st of January 2019, a new e-commerce law will come into effect in China, and it could spell important changes for British businesses in the country. Under the new regulations, e-commerce operators are encouraged to provide increased protection, including in the field …

In the wake of the decision to put Alibaba’s Taobao on the ‘notorious markets’ list for the second year running, Rob Gymer looks at the current state of IP protection in the e-commerce world, and how CBBC is helping to effect change for the better E-commerce is thriving globally with sales figures sky high and revenues growing fast; standing at US$1.86 trillion (£1.35 trillion) in 2016, the total value of …

Over 600,000 fake Peppa Pig products with a value of over £4 million were seized in a police raid in China last week, in a coordinated effort between the British and Chinese authorities. The Public Security Bureau – China’s police force – stormed two warehouses and took custody of 17 truckloads of counterfeit Peppa Pig toothbrushes and oral care products. The raid in the city of Yangzhou, an hour outside …

The CBBC has been instrumental in helping the Chinese authorities crackdown on an international counterfeiting operation costing British companies millions, writes Tom Pattinson The work of the CBBC has been hailed as a major contributing factor in the successful crackdown on intellectual property (IP) infringements of two British companies. The sale of millions of pounds’ worth of fake Castrol and Shell lubricants was stopped in a series of dramatic raids …

Lawyer Neil Sampson on conflict resolution, the ongoing IP battle, and China’s relationship with the UK When did you first go to China and why? I first went to China as a tourist whilst working in Hong Kong, and became very interested in the people and the development of the country’s economy. There have been many books written about the challenges of doing business with China. In your experience working …