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International Business

Apple Acquires The “i-phone” Trademark In China

by Doug Park January 7, 2010

Apple has finally ended its iPhone trademark problem in China by acquiring the rights to the “i-phone” mark from Hanwang Technology. The acquisition ends a dangerous intellectual property and marketing situation for Apple.
As I wrote in an earlier post, because of an apparent oversight in coordinating its marketing strategy and trademark strategy, Apple faced the [...]

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Strategic Implications of China’s Draft Regulations On Price Monopolies

by Doug Park August 24, 2009

China’s Anti-Monopoly Law, implemented in August 2008, continues to take shape. The National Development and Reform Commission recently issued draft regulations regarding price monopolies. The proposed regulations apply to monopoly price activities both within and outside China, when the activities outside China affect price competition in the domestic market.
What The Proposed Regulations Cover

The regulations cover [...]

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Implications Of China’s Appeal Of The WTO Ruling

by Doug Park August 17, 2009

After last week’s WTO ruling regarding China’s importation of copyrighted materials, China has announced that it will appeal the decision. What are the implications of the appeal?
Reasons For China’s Appeal

China has given two related responses to the WTO ruling. First, China contends that the importation of copyrighted materials, including music, books, and movies is “completely [...]

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The WTO Ruling On China’s Imports Of Copyrighted Materials

by Doug Park August 14, 2009

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that China improperly curbs imports of books, music, and movies. While it is tempting to view the ruling as a victory for copyright law, it does not mean the competitive playing field will become level.
The U.S. Complaint Against China

In 2007, the United States complained to the WTO that [...]

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Mistakes Small Businesses Make Regarding Intellectual Property (Part 2)

by Doug Park August 7, 2009

In this post, I continue to examine how small businesses and startups can avoid common misconceptions about intellectual property. This time, I turn to patent issues that small and emerging companies must consider to maximize the value they create and capture from their intellectual property.
As noted in the previous post, these misconceptions come from an [...]

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Can Apple Solve Its iPhone Trademark Problem In China?

by Doug Park July 6, 2009

Cupertino, your iPhone has a trademark problem in China.
While Apple is talking to China Unicom about selling the iPhone in China beginning in 2010, MacWorld reports that Hanwang Technology owns the trademark “i-phone” for mobile phones in China. As a result, Apple will run into problems selling the iPhone in China without reaching an agreement [...]

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