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The National People's Congress (NPC) is being held during this week in Beijing, China. China's legislative goal of forming a socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics by 2010 was set forth at the Fifteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1997. The NPC Standing Committee Chairman Wu Bangguo announced while delivering a work report of the 11th NPC Standing Committee on March 10, 2011 that the goal had been fulfilled "on schedule," hailing it as a "major milestone" in the history of the development of the country's socialist democratic legal system. The formation of a socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics has generally solved the problem of having laws for people to follow. He said the problem of ensuring that laws are observed and strictly enforced and that lawbreakers are prosecuted has become more pronounced and pressing. Mr. Edward E. Lehman, managing director of Lehman, Lee & Xu attended a program named Dialogue News on China Central Television's (CCTV) discussing the NPC, China’s Legal System Construction and the new laws regulations and policies in China to a worldwide audience. One of the things he has done over the years is being a commentator on CCTV news. TV Shows>>

A few trademark news about fake product, seized goods, Desist order on 'L'Oreal' labeling for local firms, center of counterfeit cellphones, etc. in Beijing, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Guangzhou.Read More >>

SHANGHAI - Shanghai Duck-King Restaurant Group has finally obtained its Duck-King trademark registration rights after a time-consuming lawsuit against its competitor in Beijing. The Beijing Higher People's Court issued a court verdict on December 8, 2010, saying that the court will affirm the original judgment made by the Trademark Examination and Appraisal Committee of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce on June 18, 2007.Read More >>

British luxury car maker Land Rover is suing the Trademark Appeal Board under the State Administration for Industry and Commerce over a trademark dispute with Chinese auto manufacturer Geely. The lawsuit has been accepted by the Beijing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People's Court.Read More >>

Shanghai No.2 Intermediate Court entered a first-instance judgment on Beiersdorf’s allegation of Shanghai Yuyan Cosmetic Company and Shanghai Arunis Biotechnology Company’s infringement of its trademark NIVEA recently, ordering the two defendants to cease infringement and jointly indemnify 500,000 yuan in damages to the German-based Beiersdorf Group. The disgruntled Yuyan and Arunis then appealed to Shanghai High People’s Court..Read More >>

Disgruntled with the ruling by the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) under the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) over registration of No. 1982802 “宝马先锋” trademark by Wenzhou Baoma Electric Co.,Ltd (Wenzhou Baoma), BMW sought legal remedy for reversal at the Beijing No.1 Intermediate Court. The court heard the case recently..Read More >>

The Ladies’ Market on Tung Choi Street in Mong Kok was named a hotspot for pirated and counterfeit goods on the US Trade Representative’s “Notorious Market List”.Read More >>

With effect from March 1, 2011, the Hong Kong Trade Marks Registry will restrict preliminary advice on official searches. Read More >>

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