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Intellectual Property Law

Washington International Law Journal

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2015

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The Policy And Targets Of Criminal Enforcement Of Intellectual Property Rights In China And The United States, Haiyan Liu Jan 2015

The Policy And Targets Of Criminal Enforcement Of Intellectual Property Rights In China And The United States, Haiyan Liu

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This comparative study analyzes the targets, consequences, and influence factors of the criminal enforcement of intellectual property rights in the United States and China. The analysis reveals unexpected consequences when transplanting Western intellectual property law in Chinese contexts. Similarities in criminal enforcement between the two countries indicate that economic factors that are determinant forces in both the United States and China. These factors include such business practices as: (1) vehement business lobbying and the capture of enforcement agencies by top trademark corporations; (2) the size and market concentration level of top firms in an industry; and (3) trade association lobbying …


Supreme People's Court Annual Report On Intellectual Property Cases (2013) (China), Tong Li, Xiaohan Lou, Zhenan Wang, Qiuwen Xu Jan 2015

Supreme People's Court Annual Report On Intellectual Property Cases (2013) (China), Tong Li, Xiaohan Lou, Zhenan Wang, Qiuwen Xu

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The Supreme People’s Court of China began publishing its Annual Report on Intellectual Property Cases in 2008. The annual reports, published in April of each year, summarize and review new intellectual property cases. This translation includes all 30 cases and 39 legal issues of the 2013 Annual Report. It addresses patent law, trademark law, copyright law, unfair competition, contractual intellectual property rights, liability of intellectual property infringement, and intellectual property litigation procedure and evidence. While China is not a common law country, these cases and guidelines provide lower courts with meaningful insight and direction.


Supreme People's Court Annual Report On Intellectual Property Cases (2013) (China), Tong Li, Xiaohan Lou, Zhenan Wang, Qiuwen Xu Jan 2015

Supreme People's Court Annual Report On Intellectual Property Cases (2013) (China), Tong Li, Xiaohan Lou, Zhenan Wang, Qiuwen Xu

Washington International Law Journal

The Supreme People’s Court of China began publishing its Annual Report on Intellectual Property Cases in 2008. The annual reports, published in April of each year, summarize and review new intellectual property cases. This translation includes all 30 cases and 39 legal issues of the 2013 Annual Report. It addresses patent law, trademark law, copyright law, unfair competition, contractual intellectual property rights, liability of intellectual property infringement, and intellectual property litigation procedure and evidence. While China is not a common law country, these cases and guidelines provide lower courts with meaningful insight and direction.