Audio-visual rules

The General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) issued stricter rules affecting the reproduction of audio-visual products in China.

The new rules, which become effective Aug 1, will include the "blacklisting" of law-breakers.

The new rules will override the Measures for the Management of the Reproduction of Audio-Visual Products published by GAPP in February 1996.

Under the revised measures, the licenses of violators will be revoked.

In addition, their legal representatives and principals will be banned from operating any audio-visual reproduction business for 10 years after the revocation of their business licenses.

Inventions

The 18th National Invention Exhibit is scheduled Aug 12 to Aug 15 in Kunming, the capital of southwestern China's Yunnan province, the State Intellectual Property Office announced.

More than 1,300 inventions will be exhibited at the Kunming International Exhibition Center, according to Luo Guoquan, executive deputy director of the Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department.

The exhibit will also serve as a technology trade fair.

IPR fine

A company in East China's Jiangsu province was fined for providing false and misleading information related to intellectual property rights (IPR).

Jiangsu Ampute Explosion-Suppression Material Co Ltd claimed in its corporate publications that it owned a patented explosion-suppression technology.

Local IPR enforcement forces found the company applied for the patent on Oct 10, 2007, and had yet to secure approval.

The firm was fined for claiming a patent that it had not yet obtained, according to China Intellectual Property News.

The amount of the penalty was not disclosed.

Ampute was also ordered to cease distributing the related publications and also told to place ads in newspapers clarifying its position.

Technology

The China Invention Association and China Beijing Equity Exchange (CBEX) reported that the two organizations will establish a joint platform to promote, exhibit and commercialize patented technologies.

The patented technologies will include products and processes developed for science, engineering, medicine, environmental protection, energy, industry and agriculture.

RS patents

US-based Resin Systems Inc (RS), a manufacturer of advanced composite products for infrastructure markets, announced this month that its RStandard(TM) modular composite poles are now patented in China.

As the application of RS' modular pole technology broadens, this patent, granted by the State Intellectual Property Office, ensures a secure entry for RStandard poles into the Chinese utility and communications markets, the company said.

RS President and CEO Paul Giannelia said: "The grant of this patent from the Chinese government's intellectual property authority is the most significant acknowledgement of our technology ownership in China and allows RS to proceed unobstructed with market penetration."

IPR ruling

The Supreme People's Court (SPC) ordered courts at all levels to adhere to a "full-compensation" principle when dealing with intellectual property rights (IPR) cases.

At a recent national work conference on IPR trials, SPC Vice-President Cao Jianming urged courts to "use guidelines for "infringement damages and infringement gains" in calculating the amount of compensation in IPR lawsuits.

There have been complaints that winning plaintiffs usually receive too little compensation.

Trademark numbers

China's trademark applications for international registration dropped in the first five months of this year, according to the Trademark Office (TMO) operating under the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

Chinese individuals or enterprises filed 712 applications for international registration of their trademarks via the TMO - an 11.2 percent year-on-year decline.

Online gaming

China's General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) issued a notice last week, warning of the illegal release of Internet games and declaring stricter controls on the games' approval.

Some illegal companies release pornographic and violent games on the Internet, and some legitimate companies publish imported games without copyright approval, the notice said.

Games created by an overseas copyright holder should obtain the approval of GAPP before being released, it said.

(Source: China Daily)

2013-07-17