2013 has been an interesting year for watching developments in China’s courts concerning the ever increasing number of new IPR related cases Chinese judges are hearing and making decisions on. Currently there is a movement to reform Chinese IPR laws in the political wind, and this trend toward reform is making Chinese judges take notice of which way the wind is blowing.
On November 11, 2013, the “China IPR” website posted an article which reviews what they believe to be “8 model IPR cases” for 2013. It then goes on to give a brief summary of these 8 cases. Further, the article presents an analysis of each one of the 8 cases and speculates on what the decisions made by the courts say about which direction the courts will be heading in the future.
Some of the 8 “Model” cases you may already be aware of, some you may not have heard about. In any event, the article posted on the “China IPR” website is certainly worth having a look at. The article is entitled, “IPR Model Cases: Part of the Long Journey towards IPR Laws with Chinese Characteristics.”
IPR Model Cases: Part of the Long Journey towards IPR Case Law with “Chinese Characteristics”?
Hawkeye in China
Lex Smith