More than 140 German investors have established their invested companies in Taichang, making it the most German- intensive investment destination in the Jiangsu province. Recently, the local intellectual property office of Taicang carried out a survey among those German-Invested companies. The survey was sent to 100 companies, of which 58 responded. Patents, trademarks and copyrights …
In order to promote and encourage the use of public transport, parking fees for areas of Beijing shall be raised. The Municipal Committee of Development and Reform announced that as from April 1, 2010, the highest parking fees would be raised to 10 RMB per hour. Such fees such apply to areas including railway stations …
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The real estate development business in China is increasing at a feverish rate. Throughout most areas of Beijing, you are likely to witness some form of development taking place such, be it residential housing, or the construction of buildings for corporate and commercial use. Article 13 of Constitution of the People’s Republic of China states …
Plans have been announced for the building of a community, for foreign benefit only in Chengdu, sub provincial city of China’s Sichuan province. The planned community, compromising of a church, hospital and playgrounds, are expected to be completed in two phases. The first of these phases is likely to be completed by October. In a …
With Chinese New Year just around the corner high end market liquor producers are experiencing rocketing sales. The Chinese Spring Festival (also known as the Chinese New Year) begins on February 14th, with most people in mainland China enjoying seven days off work from February 13th until February 19th for the New Year celebrations. The …
International branded drinks are being targeted by counterfeiters, as foreign brands increase in popularity in China. The whiskey industry in particular has come under attack from counterfeiters. Currently, Chivas Regal is the leading imported whiskey in China. The Chinese Trade Mark Office (“CMTO”) having recognised the importance of the brand protected both ‘Chivas Regal’ and …
The State Intellectual Property Office (“SIPO”) recorded an 18% increase of patent applications from 2008 numbers. From statistical data outlined on the SIPO’s website, 976,686 patent applications were received for the year 2009, where as 828,328 were received for 2008. The figure is the cumulative total for invention patents, utility models, and design patents, including …
The most expensive parcel of land on the Chinese mainland was sold for 9.22 billion yuan (US$1.35 billion) to Shanghai Zendai Property Ltd. to be redeveloped into commercial properties and office buildings. This 57,000 square-meter plot on the Bund in Shanghai was also bid on by 3 other Chinese conglomerates, including an entity consisting of …
