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| China investigates 200,000 trademark infringements since joining WTO |
All |
| The administration has investigated a total of 193,332 cases of trademark infringement; of which 28,041 involved the infringement of foreign trademarks. |
China |
6/14/2007 |
CIB-7-2853 |
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| Japan's Yamaha Motor wins trademark infringement case in China |
Auto & Parts |
| Yamaha Motor Co Ltd has won a landmark legal case against Chinese motorcycle makers for using its trademarks without permission |
Japan |
06/12/2007 |
CIB-7-2835 |
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| L.A. cable pirate gets five years |
Electronics |
| A suburban Los Angeles man has been sentenced to five years in prison and fined $350,000 for participating in an international cable-piracy scheme |
USA |
06/11/2007 |
CIB-7-2823 |
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| Pepsi loses lawsuit to small brewery over infringement |
Food & Beverage |
| The high court of East China's Zhejiang Province reversed the first verdict of the lower court and decided in favor of a local small-sized brewery to claim 3 million yuan as compensation against Pepsi Cola over trademark infringement |
China |
6/15/2007 |
CIB-7-2855 |
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| A-B wins Budvar trademark battle |
Food & Beverage |
| Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. said Tuesday it won 12 trademark battles against Czech brewing rival, Budejovicky Budvar, in a European court. |
Europe |
06/12/2007 |
CIB-7-2841 |
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| Pair fined over ‘deadly’ vodka |
Food & Beverage |
| TWO Burnley shopkeepers who sold potentially-lethal bootleg vodka have been fined. |
UK |
6/15/2007 |
CIB-7-2862 |
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| Eight persons to face the court for pirated DVDs |
Movies |
| Eight persons accused of breaches of the Copy Right Act are booked to appear in court Tuesday. |
Jamaica |
06/11/2007 |
CIB-7-2831 |
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| Fine for filesharer 'puts stop to police action' |
Music |
| A 45-year-old man has been fined by the Appeal Court in Gothenburg after making four music tracks available over the internet. |
Sweden |
06/12/2007 |
CIB-7-2842 |
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| China's drug chief appeals death ruling |
Pharmaceuticals |
| The former head of China's pharmaceutical regulator appealed for leniency on his death sentence for corruption |
China |
06/12/2007 |
CIB-7-2829 |
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| Court upholds ruling against school principal in software piracy case |
Software |
| The Perm Territory Court on Thursday heard an appeal by Alexander Ponosov, the principal of the Sepych village school in the Vereshchagino district |
Russia |
6/14/2007 |
CIB-7-2846 |
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| INTERNET LAW - First Ever Australian Extradition to U.S. for Intellectual Property Piracy |
Software |
| In a massive boost for defenders of global intellectual property rights, for the first time ever, an international intellectual property thief was extradited from Australia to face charges in the U.S. |
USA |
06/11/2007 |
CIB-7-2827 |
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| Sony threatens to pursue legal action against PS3 hackers |
Software |
| Following reports that hackers have cracked PlayStation 3's anti-piracy softare, SCEA has declared that it will "aggressively pursue" anyone caught engaging in such activity with legal action |
USA |
06/12/2007 |
CIB-7-2839 |
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| Forgers forced to hand over cash |
zCurrency |
| FORGERS who helped flood the country with £14million in counterfeit notes have been ordered to hand over ill-gotten gains. |
UK |
06/11/2007 |
CIB-7-2822 |
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