Intellectual Property Law

Peerenboom & He on Dispute Resolution in China
Randall Peerenboom and Xin He (University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law) has posted Dispute Resolution in China: Patterns, Causes and Prognosis on SSRN. Here is the abstract:Since the reform era began in China in 1978, there have...

Danone-Wahaha And Why You Need A Real Lawyer For China.
Brad Luo over at the China Business Law Blog just posted on a recent Chinese court decision in the never-ending conflict between Wahaha and Danone. The post is entitled ?Wahaha? Ain?t French, and It Belongs to China," and it once again shows why I earlier remarked on how "we love that dispute because within it lies just about every China business or business law issue one might confront...

Gaiman, Final Thoughts, and McFarlane
Gaiman included a few "final" thoughts on copyright. Given how much he's involved himself in the discussion of these issues over the years I seriously doubt this'll be his final word, but perhaps he feels he has no more to say on the Rowling case...

Danone/Wahaha -- China Business Lessons To Be Learned
As regular readers know, China Law Blog loves the Danone-Wahaha dispute, having written the following posts on it: -- China's Joint Venture Jeopardy -- Danone v. Wahaha -- Which Of Us Is The Most China Rookie? -- Danone and China's Wahaha: A Lecture on How (Not) to Make Allies Enemies -- New York Times And Steve Dickinson On The Danone Wahaha China Dispute And On Avoiding Your Own -- Danone v...

Ambassador's IPR Roundtable, Beijing -- Date Announced
From the Embassy circular comes the following announcement: SAVE THE DATE: November 6 and 7, 2008 The Ambassador's IPR Roundtable, Beijing, China. Ambassador Clark Randt?s seventh and final annual IPR Roundtable will be held in Beijing on Thursday and Friday, November 6 and 7...

Blogging FOR China
New blog out there of which CLB readers should be aware. It's called Blogging for China and it usually takes a decidedly pro-China view on most issues. Though pro-China, it is not at all ridiculously so and that means it puts forth very well reasoned and thoughtful arguments and is duly respectful of opposing viewpoints...

Copyright Lawsuits: Critical Issues Before Filing Copyright
Federa Rule 11(b) Considerations

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

China Green Agriculture, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
China Green Agriculture, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Infant Formula From China
FDA Warns it May be Contaminated Melamine

Final Fantasy XI
Square Enix Faces Class Action over Deceptive Fees and Payments

Parmalat SpA
Italy's biggest dairy company awaits final approval for a securities settlement that would pay investors $10.5 million

Spike Lee and Showtime
Settlement reached in script copyright infringement lawsuit.

Joke Book
Judy Brown and publishers pay undisclosed settlement to comedians and talkshow celebrities for copyright infringement.