12 May 2021
Case Spotlight
Ministry of Public Security Published 10 Typical Cases of Cracking Down on Crimes of Infringing Intellectual Property Rights
公安部公布10起打击侵犯知识产权犯罪典型案例
Date: 2021-04-23
On 23 April 2021, the Ministry of Public Security held a press conference on the severe crack down of intellectual property infringement crimes in accordance with the law. At the conference, 10 typical cases of criminal intellectual property infringement were announced:
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Jinhua Public Security Bureau of Zhejiang Province “February 19” case on the pirating of Spring Festival movies;
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Kaifeng Public Security Bureau of Henan Province “8·13” case on the manufacture and sale of counterfeit electric products;
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Daxing'anling Public Security Bureau of Heilongjiang Province “5·29” case on the production and sale of counterfeit pesticides;
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Taiyuan Municipal Public Security Bureau of Shanxi Province “8.1” case on the counterfeiting of registered trademarks;
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Chaoyang Public Security Bureau of Liaoning Province “1·02” case on the manufacture and sale of counterfeit sports shoes;
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Yangpu Branch, Shanghai Public Security Bureau “1·21” case on the manufacture and sale of counterfeit drugs;
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Nantong Public Security Bureau of Jiangsu Province "1·13" case on the manufacture and sale of counterfeit cling film;
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Fuzhou Public Security Bureau of Fujian Province "9·26" trade secret infringement case;
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Yantai Public Security Bureau of Shandong Province “5·08” case on the manufacture and sale of counterfeit mobile phones;
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Shiyanshi Public Security Bureau of Hubei Province "7·22" case on the manufacture and sale of counterfeit engine parts.
Source: http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2021/04-23/9461899.shtml
Arbitration is also the preferred method of dispute resolution for cases involving China because foreign judgments are not enforceable there. While the Chinese courts are an option – and despite the substantial improvement in the Chinese IP litigation system – many parties prefer to arbitrate dispute rather than litigate.
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen intense cooperation efforts in the pharmaceutical and life sciences areas as well as significant leaps in the development and use of technology, all of which may in the longer term lead to disputes over the scope and terms of the cooperation agreements and rights to inventions and other developments.
Rouse’s Global Head of Dispute Resolution, Doug Clark, will talk about how he sees the future of IP dispute resolution in Asia, focussing on China, as well as the various options for arbitration IP disputes in Asia. In doing so he will discuss key issues that have arisen in recent arbitration disputes he has handled both as an arbitrator and as counsel.
Laura Li, Senior Patent Attorney, Rouse
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