The worlds of online gaming and movie production are beginning to cross paths in an effort to increase their presence and competitiveness in the Chinese entertainment industry. Companies like Shanda Games Ltd. and Perfect World, two of the largest online gaming companies in China, plan on releasing major motion pictures based on their company’s online …
Alexander Pan, February 25, 2010 Beijing, China In yet another effort to curtail the problem of widespread corruption in China, The State Council recently passed new regulations on the implementation of audit law. These new regulations will do much to strengthen the country’s auditing system and will increase the supervision of areas that have demonstrated …
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The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has promulgated the “Notice on Improving the Safety and Security of the Internet Domain Name System” in response to the recent increase in threats and risks against domain name safety and security. The Notice requires the authorities concerned to take measures to improve the protection and contingency …
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Volkswagen Inc. V. Trademark Review And Appraisal Board Of The State Administration For Industry And Commerce Of The People’s Republic Of China Re: Dispute Over Trademark Administration Volkswagen Inc. (Volkswagen) applied on 8 June 2004 to register the trademark “Tuan” (No. 418302) (the proposed trademark) on motorcycles, bicycles, auto tires, land, air, water and rail …
Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. V. Trademark Review And Appraisal Board Of The State Administration For Industry And Commerce Of The People’s Republic Of China, Etc. Re: Trademark Administrative Dispute Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. (Minolta) applied on 18 January 1985 for the registration of the trademark “MEINENGDA” and successfully registered such trademark (Register No. 238453) (the …
Increasing environmental concerns and rising crude oil prices are forcing countries including the United States and China to look for alternative energy resources. As the world’s second largest oil importer, China is promoting the development of biofuel energies to reduce its dependency on imported crude oil, the demand for which is in the millions of …
Alexander Pan, February 23, 2010 Beijing，China Over the past several years China has proven to be a world leader in renewable energy production with heavy investment into the hydro, solar and wind power industries. The growth of China’s wind power sector has been particularly impressive with a twenty fold increase in total wind power capacity …
Trademark infringement has always been a major concern for firms doing business in China. However， as new figures emerge, it seems that this problem is only getting worse. According to the Customs General Administration (CGA) The total value of all goods seized for trademark infringement totaled over RMB328,000,000 in 2007. The process of Customs seizures …
Beijing, China As companies search for new methods of marketing their products, advertisements have begun to push the envelope of acceptability, and legality. The State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television has recently banned over 3,000 television ads claiming that they were “illegal” Some of these ads were banned because of “vulgar” or “inappropriate” content; …
China is Worlds #2 Consumer of Luxury Goods Now consuming 27.5% of the world’s luxury goods, China has overtaken the United States in luxury good consumption, and is now second only to Japan. Well-educated Chinese between the ages of 20 and 40 whose salaries range from 5000 to 50,000 yuan a month are the drivers …
