The media coverage over the Apple-Proview iPad trademark dispute has intensified, along with the usual confusion over IP terminology. Just to set things straight, the owner of record of the mark is Proview, a Shenzhen company, and the mark was registered in 2001 through the usual process of trademark application. No trickery, no chicanery. Proview […]
2012-02-08
In the news today was the bizarre, still developing story of Wang Lijun, Chongqing deputy mayor and Bo Xilai protege who, according to some reports, may have showed up at the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu seeking asylum. When was the last time someone defected, and what does that even mean in 2012? Officially, Wang is […]
2012-02-08
While life for a factory worker in China may be awful, there's a reason why these jobs are filled. Contrary to a lot of news stories floating around out there that characterize wages as "pennies" per hour are a bit misleading. Obviously the comparison to Western wages is irrelevant; it's all about standard of living. […]
2012-02-08
Finally, the Proview-Apple iPad trademark case is hot. Sort of. An explanation of what's going on in Beijing.
2012-02-08
Finally, the Proview-Apple iPad trademark case is hot. Sort of. An explanation of what's going on in Beijing.
2012-02-08
Police today charged a 54-year-old man for the murder of a 68-year-old man in Tin Shui Wai. He is believed to have assaulted the victim on a podium in Tin Yan Shopping Centre on February 6. The victim later died in hospital. The suspect will appear …
2012-02-08
The Security Bureau has issued the amber outbound travel alert for the Maldives, due to the recent unrest in the country. People planning to visit the Maldives, or already there, should monitor the situation, exercise caution and avoid travelling to p…
2012-02-08
Letter from China: How Did Hoekstra Get So Much Wrong? http://t.co/dbfrCYOz @eosnos -> ABC News: China Forges Arab Ties, Hedging Bets in the Gulf http://t.co/VulNC6Yc -> Minxin Pei: Why Beijing Votes With Moscow http://t.co/o9tkpfwX Well, that's different. -> WSJ: The Yuan’s Road to Becoming a Reserve Currency http://t.co/MnDE9msL -> Latest China Hearsay>>iPad Trademark Dispute Update: […]
2012-02-08
China's Youngman bids for bankrupt Saab http://t.co/5rEi3EPb The M&A never ending story. -> Asia Times: Run-up to proxy war over Syria http://t.co/MzJk0g3P Yikes -> Authorities probe iPad trademark case http://t.co/SUPzW6CC China Daily has corrected this story after egregious "patent" reference. -> Foreign Policy: Sorry, Mitt: It Won't Be an American Century http://t.co/DZX2TNo8 Good stuff -> […]