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Bruce Lee’s Daughter Sues Fast-Food Chain Over Copyright

Dec 27, 2019 / News /

Shannon Lee is demanding $30 million from the Chinese company for its logo, which bears similarities to the martial arts legend. Read More

Did China Really Create a New Trademark Office?

Oct 30, 2018 / Legal /

The truth is that Chinese companies do need help protecting their IP overseas, and it makes complete sense to have a China-based resource. Read More

China Online Gaming: Trademark and Copyright and Patent Protections

Apr 13, 2018 / Game /

China presents a wealth of opportunities for foreign gaming companies, but (and this is true of pretty much every IP-laden industry), it also presents substantial risks. Read More

China Trademarks: The Limits of Fame

Feb 22, 2017 / Legal /

In the HBO Studio Restaurant matter, Home Box Office faces two big problems. First of all, HBO is not well-known in China in ANY context. Read More

HBO Takes Aim At Chinese IP Squatter Restaurant

Feb 14, 2017 / Legal /

The American cable giant finds itself locking horns with a local restaurant in a classic China IPR dispute. If the red and white striped awnings and the vine-covered façade of the vaguely Tuscan-style, three-story building in the middle of Jiangsu province’s Wuxi don’t scream “foreign” to locals, the name of the establishment, displayed on at Read More

Opinion: ‘Star Trek’ Trademark Underprotected in China

Jul 25, 2016 / Legal /