The United States and China have joined forces in a combined operation to crack down on counterfeit goods, seizing more than 243,000 counterfeit electronic products, including popular consumer items made by Apple, Samsung, Dr.…
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The Curious Case of Fake Beijing Olympics Merchandise
This chapter closely scrutinizes the intellectual property developments during the Beijing Olympics to determine whether this important world event has provided the much-needed example to show that China could effectively…
FIPA: the Full Intellectual Property Assessment
A Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) between the People’s Republic of China and Canada is now in the final stages before ratification. FIPAs are designed to reduce the risk of…
China’s Patent vs. Innovation Dilemma
With a well-deserved reputation for counterfeiting and knockoffs, we have rarely looked to China for innovation and invention. Nevertheless, as an ever-growing giant on the world’s economic stage, China has…
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RIM’s Battle for Information Privacy, Market Share, and its Reputation
Robert Dewald is a J.D. Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School Canadian telecommunications giant Research in Motion (RIM), which manufacturers the popular BlackBerry, has reportedly offered information and tools to…
Google v China: Can the repercussions be perilous?
Nirav Bhatt is an LLM candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. China’s economic progress is coming in leaps and bounds, be it rapid development of infrastructure or moving at a…