IP Dragon 知識產權龍: IP Dragon's Worldwide Review of Seizures and Measures Against Counterfeit and Pirated Goods from China

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

IP Dragon's Chinese Provinces Counterfeit & Piracy Observatory

This post is a work in process, similar to IP Dragon's Worldwide Seizures and Measures Against Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Originating in China.

Provinces

Heilongjiang 黑龙江

Jilin 吉林

Liaoning 辽宁

Dandong companies have business talks with universities, China Daily, August 15, 2011.

Qinghai 青海

Gansu 甘肃

Gansu: Patent applications in Zhangye exceeded over 600, ipr.gov.cn, May 23, 2011.

Shaanxi 陕西

Shanxi 山西

Hebei 河北

Hebei: Tangshan promoted patent capacity in local industrial parks, ipr.gov.cn, May 26, 2011.
IP Scene, China Daily, August 14, 2011.

Sichuan 四川
Danny Friedmann, Trademarks That "Innovate and Beautfy Life": China Trademark Festival, Chengdu, IP Dragon, August 19, 2011.

Hubei 湖北

Henan 河南
Anger over fake wall, Xinhua, May 15, 2011.

Shandong 山东

Anhui 安徽

Jiangsu 江苏

Yunnan 云南

Guizhou 贵州

Hunan 湖南

Hunan opens various channels for reporting IP violations, ipr.gov.cn, May 26, 2011.

Jiangxi 江西

Zhejiang 浙江

Hainan 海南

Guangdong 广东
IP Scene, China Daily, August 14, 2011.

Hao Nan, State-level zone for IP finance, investment (Nanhai district, Foshan) China Daily, June 22, 2011.
Police arrest 15 in crackdown on counterfeit Viagra in Guangzhou, China Daily via ipr.gov.cn, May 26, 2011.

Fujian 福建

Municipalities

Beijing 北京

Peking duck in counterfeit battle, Shanghai Daily, May 19, 2011

IP Scene, China Daily, August 14, 2011.

Tianjin 天津

Shanghai 上海

Chongqing 重庆

Autonomous regions

Xinjiang 新疆

Inner Mongolia 内蒙古

Tibet 西藏

Ningxia 宁夏

Guangxi 广西
IP Scene, China Daily, August 14, 2011.

Special Administrative Region

Hong Kong 香港

Macau 澳門

Other

Taiwan 臺灣

Singapore 新加坡

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

What Came First? Fake Chicken or Fake Egg

In 2008 I wrote a column for a Dutch magazine in which I assert that even people who do not want to do business in China or have no interest in IP at all, should take an interest in it, since IP in China will find you. Wherever you are. To map this process I started in April 2009 with IP Dragon's Worldwide Review of Seizures and Measures Against Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Originated From China. The Worldwide Review is regularly updated, latest for example about Matryoshkas made in China.

Last week IP Dragon was giving a presentation about the differences between IP in Hong Kong and China to the students of the University of Amsterdam's Institute of Information Law who were on an IP excursion to the Special Economic Region. The Amsterdam students' imagination could not entail the fact that eggs are counterfeited in China (and Malaysia). Earlier I wrote about fake egg school, where they teach migrants to the big cities how to manufacture fake eggs: 'You Cannot Buy A Real Egg in China Without Breaking It'. These eggs could severely harm someone's health. The students asked me how one could distinguish between fake and real eggs. According to Key of ChinaHush, which has an excellent article on the phenomenon the pointers to identify fake from real are:

1. Fake egg’s shell is a little shinier than the real egg, but it is not very noticeable.

2. When touch the fake egg by hand, it feels a little rougher than the real egg.

3. Shake the fake egg will make some noises, because water overflows from the solid agent.

4. Real egg smells a little like raw meat.

5. Tap the egg lightly. Real egg makes a more crisp sound than the fake egg.

6. Shortly after opening the fake egg, egg yolk and egg white will melt together. This is because the egg yolk and egg white are made of the same raw materials.

7. When frying a fake egg, the yolk will spread without being touched.

Recently fake eggs have been found in Malaysia. Read in the Borneo News here. It is unclear whether they were domestically made or originate from China. Since fake eggs can not spoil transport from China might be possible. How to solve this problem? A student suggested to stamp the eggs, but stamps can be easily counterfeited as well. I proposed to register each egg, so that you can look up a code and see whether an egg is genuine. “Check an egg!” a student said. Good name for such a website, indeed.

Now you might be a vegan, having nothing to do with animal products. Unfortunately even then IP in China could pose a problem for you: fake rice. And it is not feasible to register each rice grain. Product chain protection and authentication technology are invaluable in China. Read here.

Friday, April 17, 2009

IP Dragon's Worldwide Review of Seizures and Measures Against Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Originating from China

FThis article will be a work in progress, because everytime I will come across news about a country that seized counterfeit or pirated goods originating from China I will add the link, so that a worldwide overview will emerge. If you find articles about activities against infringed goods from China in exotic places (or if such a countery has any link with infringement originating from China), feel free to send me the links. Thanks.

Afghanistan – Islamic Republic of Afghanistan:

Paterson, Anna, Asif Karimi, Understanding Markets in Afghanistan: A study of the market for pharmaceuticals, April/May 2005

Albania – Republic of Albania

Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

'Ford in Algeria' ("By estimate, more than 50% of realized auto parts are the counterfeit production from China and in a less degree - from the Eastern Europe.")

Andorra – Principality of Andorra

Angola – Republic of Angola

Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina – Argentine Republic

Armenia – Republic of Armenia

Australia – Commonwealth of Australia

Injury risk in counterfeit goods, Cowry Community News, May 2, 2011.

Austria – Republic of Austria

Tanja Miscevic, Produktpirateriebericht: Markenfälschungen nehmen weiter zu Apotheker warnen vor falschen Medikamenten im Internethandel, APA-OTS, April 1, 2011.

Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan

The Bahamas – Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain

Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus – Republic of Belarus

Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium

Belize

Benin – Republic of Benin

Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan

Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana – Republic of Botswana

Phillips, Jeremy, 'Poison toothpaste alert in Botswana', Afro-IP, January 25, 2008.

Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil

Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria

Counterfeit goods come mostly from China, Turkey, Hong Kong and Dubai, Focus News Agency, March 20, 2011.

Burkina Faso – Burkina Faso

Burma – Union of Myanmar

Burundi – Republic of Burundi

Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia

Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon

Gemnda Buinda, Diplomacy: Chinese Minister Visits Cameroon, RTV, March 28, 2011.

Canada - Canada

'Public cautioned about China', CBC News, December 7, 2010.

Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad – Republic of Chad

Chile – Republic of Chile

China – People's Republic of China: it can be argued that the People's Republic of China is the greatest victim of the infringements originating in China.

Wang Guanqun, China seizes counterfeit commodities worth 1.55 bln yuan in 2008, Xinhua, March 14, 2009

Colombia – Republic of Colombia

Comoros – Union of the Comoros

Congo – Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Congo – Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)

Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Croatia – Republic of Croatia

Cuba – Republic of Cuba

Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark

Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti

Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica

Dominican Republic

East Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador

Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt

Dalia Ziada, China's fake hymen: blessing and curse, October 9, 2009.

FredOrange, Mug Shot - China - The Art of Faking a Fake, November 7, 2009.

El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea – Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea – State of Eritrea

Estonia – Republic of Estonia

Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands

Finland – Republic of Finland

France – French Republic

Gabon – Gabonese Republic

The Gambia – Republic of The Gambia

Georgia

Germany – Federal Republic of Germany

Ghana – Republic of Ghana

Greece – Hellenic Republic

Grenada

Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala

Guinea – Republic of Guinea

Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Haiti – Republic of Haiti

Honduras – Republic of Honduras

Hong Kong – special administrative region of Hong Kong

Hungary – Republic of Hungary

Iceland – Republic of Iceland

India – Republic of India

Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia

Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran

Iraq – Republic of Iraq

Ireland

Israel - State of Israel

Italy - Italian Republic

AFP via Plush, 'Italian police bust Chinese-Senegalese counterfeiting ring', November 7, 2009.

IANS/AKI via India Talkies, '400,000 counterfeit toys seized in Italy', November 11, 2010.

Jamaica

Japan - State of Japan

Mainichi Daily News, 'Japan, China agree to set up working group to address intellectual property violations', June 4, 2009.

Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Kazakhstan - Republic of Kazakhstan

Kenya - Republic of Kenya

Phillips, Jeremy, 'China blames Kenya for buying its fakes', Afro-IP, April 30, 2008.

Wambui, Sarah, 'US worried by China exports to Kenya', December 10, 2010.

Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati

Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Korea, South - Republic of Korea (South Korea)

Kosovo - Republic of Kosovo

Kuwait - State of Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Republic

Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic

Latvia - Republic of Latvia

Lebanon - Republic of Lebanon

Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho

Liberia - Republic of Liberia

Libya -Socialist People's Libyan Arab Great Jamahiriya

Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein

Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania

Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Macao special administrative region of Macao

Macedonia - (Former Yugoslav) Republic of Macedonia

Macedonian Customs Seize Counterfeit Sunglasses, Footwear, Apparel, Petosevic, June 23, 2010.

Madagascar - Republic of Madagascar

The famous cigarette brand "good look" victim of counterfeit, MadOnline, August 3, 2010.

Malawi - Republic of Malawi

Malaysia

Kent Ong, Fake Seaweed from China in Malaysian Market, Seaweed Nutrition Data and Information Malaysia, September 16, 2009.

Maldives - Republic of Maldives

Mali - Republic of Mali

Malta - Republic of Malta

Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands

Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Mauritius - Republic of Mauritius

Mexico - United Mexican States

Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia

Moldova - Republic of Moldova

Monaco - Principality of Monaco

Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco

Mozambique - Republic of Mozambique

Namibia - Republic of Namibia

Kaeven ka Aipinge, Pohamba's China Stance Disappoints, Namibia Economist

Kaseven ka Aipinge

Nauru - Republic of Nauru

Nepal - Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

The Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Netherlands seize fake brand clothing from China, AFP, November 4, 2005.

New Zealand
Global fake sex pills racket busted in New Zealand, IANS, January 28, 2011.

Minerales Inventados (fake minerals), Hettie's (undated).

Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua

Niger - Republic of Niger

Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria

Olivier, Darren, 'Nigeria textile industry under threat from China fakes', Afro-IP, October 27, 2008.

Okonji, Emma, 'Curbing menace of counterfeit ICT devices', Daily Independent, September 27, 2010.

Norway - Kingdom of Norway

Oman - Sultanate of Oman

Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Palau - Republic of Palau

Panama - Republic of Panama

Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Geuinea

Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay

Peru - Republic of Peru

Philippines - Republic of the Philippines

Poland - Republic of Poland

Portugal - Portuguese Republic

Qatar - State of Qatar

Romania
Russia - Russian Federation

Friedmann, Danny, 'Cherkizovsky Market Closed Because of Counterfeit and Pirated Good From China', July 31, 2009.

Mirovalev, Mansur, In Russian village, a storied Communist-era art form falls victim to modern times, AM 1150.

Rwanda - Republic of Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa - Independent State of Samoa

San Marino - Republic of San Marino

São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Senegal - Republic of Senegal

Serbia - Republic of Serbia

Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles

Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone

Singapore - Republic of Singapore

Raymond Lau, Thousands of pirated Microsoft software confiscated in a police raid, Techgoondu, April 9, 2011.

Slovakia - Slovak Republic

Slovenia - Republic of Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia - Federal Republic of Somalia

South Africa - Republic of South Africa

Spain - Kingdom of Spain

BNO News, 'Spains biggest ever counterfeit cigarette network dismantled', November 12, 2010.

Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Sudan - Republic of the Sudan

Suriname - Republic of Suriname

Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland

Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden

Switzerland - Swiss Confederation

Syria - Syrian Arab Republic

Taiwan - Republic of China

Tajikistan - Republic of Tajikistan

Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania

Friedmann, Danny, Olympic Torch Tanzania Brings Protests Against ...Chinese Counterfeit Products, IP Dragon, April 14, 2008

Phillips, Jeremy, 'China condemns its own export of fakes to Tanzania', Afro-IP, August 14, 2008.

Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
Friedmann, Danny, IP Dragon, China Bad News for Thailand's Counterfeit Manufacturers, November 28, 2007

Pataya People newspaper Thailand, Goods confiscated from Tukcom

Togo - Togolese Republic

Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad an Tobago

Tunisia - Tunisian Republic

Turkey - Republic of Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda - Republic of Uganda

Phillips, Jeremy, 'Ugandan authorities squeeze imported toothpaste tubes', Afro-IP, June 3, 2009.

Samuel Sanya and David Sempijja, Absence of Counterfeit Laws Hurts Business, New Vision, March 16, 2011.

Francis Kagolo, China cracks down on fake products, New Vision, April 10, 2011.

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates - United Arab Emirates

Kawach, Nadim, 'Abu Dhabi moves against fake Chinese mobile phones', Emirates Business 24/7, May 6, 2009

United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Ben Hirschler, British man jailed after record fake medicine bust, Reuters.
Bradford man cleared of fake medicine scam, Wiltshire Times, April 11, 2011.

United States of America