China trademark case sheds light on Beijing's IP protection progress--

This is an interesting read for those curious about IP in China. This is basically Americans going after each other over trademarks filed in China. It involves the "American Club" and the "American Chamber of Commerce in China"(a Chinese organization of American companies).

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There are some things in the article that validate some of the points I have been making that are apparent to objective observers but not to critics here.

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Better intellectual property protection for firms from the United States doing business in China has been a key issue in bilateral trade negotiations ever since Bill Clinton was president, and the issue is now at the centre of American demands to end the current trade war.

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Beijing insists that it has taken extensive efforts to address overseas concerns by cracking down on infringements, aiming to strengthen protection for the sake of its own innovation-based development.

The country established specialised intellectual property courts in the largest cities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou in 2014, and the Supreme High Court started a specialised court in 2019 to hear technically complicated cases.

China’s legislature also passed a new foreign investment law in March which contained special clauses forbidding forced technology transfer and enhancing intellectual property protection.

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and finally and perhaps most importantly I have been talking about how IP protection will benefit China:

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“China still needs to catch up in some areas of legislation and enforcement, but overall it’s moving in the direction of improvement,” said Wu Qi, a senior fellow of the Beijing-based think tank, the Pangoal Institution.

“Regardless of US pressure, which may be just a negotiation tactic to maximise its claims, intellectual property protection is a must for domestic innovation.

Otherwise, how could any Chinese enterprise be willing to spend on research and development.”

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Regardless of how the issue plays out in trade war negotiations, Lehman expressed confidence in China’s progress on protecting intellectual property after working in the country for more than two decades.

“China is fixing its intellectual property [issues], not for foreigners, but for themselves,” he said.

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If you are interested in the issue take the time to read the article.

If you just want to insult and downvote start another thread so this one is not just spam of insults and ignorance.