Owners have to protect their brands. Nowhere is that more evident than online and in international marketplaces available on the Web.

Foreign brand owners perceive the Chinese trademark system as unjust, and the trademark law as inadequate to protect foreign brands.

Brand protection and product liability are two fields of legal practice that most in house counsel and private practitioners would not automatically link together.

With Chinese counterfeiters responsible for two in three of the products seized by US and UK customs, Paolo Beconcini, who is speaking at the Luxury Law Summit, advises businesses on the best way to protect their goods.

The Office of Legislative Affairs of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China has recently released a draft amendment to the current Copyright Law.

The new trademark law of China has indeed improved legislation on some critical issues concerning trademark protection and enforcement.

Taobao is a Chinese language web site for online shopping founded by Alibaba Group in 2003 which has become, by far, the largest e-commerce platform in the world, and thus a very appetizing market for counterfeits.

After conquering Western countries as a quicker, more effective and convenient way of shopping, e-commerce has landed in China.

On January 27, 2015 State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) published a new draft of an improved set of rules concerning administrative enforcement of patents for public comments.

On August 30, 2013 the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adopted the third amendment to the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China, which will enter into force on May 1, 2014.

Going down the product liability route may be a better route for business owners faced with counterfeiting issues. Paolo Beconcini discusses the role of AQSIQ.

On Feb. 6, 2013, the State Intellectual Property Office of the PR China (SIPO) issued a draft amendment of the 2010 Patent Examination Guidelines seeking public comments and consultation in view of its final adoption.

To successfully enter the Chinese market, foreign luxury brands would need to define a proper strategy involving an effective use of social media.

What do Napoleonic warfare and IP protection in China have to do with each other? Answer: More than you can imagine.

The news of Burberry, the world famous UK fashion brand, risking to lose its trademark rights over its signature "Haymarket Check" pattern in China have reached the western hemisphere at the end of 2013.

A recurring problem facing insurers is understanding how best to recover losses suffered in the domestic market as a result of policyholders importing into the EU or the US.

Trademarks are the legal embodiment of brands. They are a company asset and important business vehicle in today's global market.

Under Chinese trademark law, only a registered trademark enjoys protection and the first person or entity to register it becomes its lawful owner, even if that trademark has already been used by others in China.

Counterfeit production is a thriving industry in the People’s Republic of China (PRC); imitators profit from a wide variety of products ranging from fake consumer goods, to industrial products, to wine and spirits.