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A Pop Mart store in Bangkok. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

With The Monsters, Monkey King and Ne Zha, China IP businesses brace for growth

China’s IP sales are projected to grow at an annual rate of 17.2 per cent through 2029 after reaching US$1 billion in 2024, CICC says.

China exports

China’s viral Labubu toy has an unlikely fan – the ruling Communist Party

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Banking & finance

Chinese toymaker Pop Mart launches new pop culture magazine called Playground

US-China trade war

USTR’s comments on China in latest trade barriers report

Two days before additional tariffs were announced on ‘Liberation Day’, the US trade agency released a report detailing foreign countries’ policies deemed to be trade barriers. China took up one-eighth of the volume.

A cargo ship at the port of Oakland. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

China unveils rule to fight ‘restrictive’ measures in international IP disputes

The regulation, aimed at striking back against external ‘containment and suppression’, appears to target the US and EU – without naming them.

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Science

East China court rules that AI-generated image should have copyright protection

In the second such case in mainland China, a court orders companies to apologise and pay damages for using plaintiff’s AI-generated art.

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Diplomacy

Brazil’s Lula chides Beijing, EU, US for practices that gave China its tech edge

The Brazilian president also hinted that he may file a WTO complaint against Washington’s tariffs.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the opening ceremony of the 99th National Meeting of the Construction Industry at National Confederation of Industry headquarters, in Brasilia in November. Photo: EPA-EFE
E-commerce

Temu, Shein branch deeper into selling toys during holiday shopping season

The two popular budget-shopping platforms are looking to win a bigger slice of the global market for toys.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How IP can unlock new horizons for Hong Kong’s small businesses

By embracing intellectual property, SMEs and start-ups can unleash their full potential, attract investment and expand into global markets.

Semiconductors

Chinese power chipmaker Innoscience found to have infringed rival’s patent

The US International Trade Commission rules that Innoscience infringed one of the patents of American firm Efficient Power Conversion Corp.

Innoscience Technology makes high-performance, low-cost gallium-nitride-on-silicon power chips. Photo: Innoscience
China economy

Opinion | China’s path to sustainable growth goes beyond economic stimulus

The path to sustained growth requires an approach that goes beyond short-term intervention and addresses underlying issues.

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Shoppers pass a Huawei store on Nanjing East Road in Shanghai, on October 2. Restoring consumer confidence and furthering a shift to an economy based more on domestic consumption were among the primary goals of Beijing’s recent stimulus measures. Photo: Bloomberg
US-China relations

US suspicion of Chinese scientists persists

Decades of scientific cooperation between the US and China have fallen into disrepair as Chinese scientists in the US are probed for ties to Beijing. Even though a 2018 Trump China Initiative to unmask espionage and intellectual property theft was scrapped in 2022, Chinese scientists continue to feel unwelcome.

Crime in Hong Kong

18 arrested in raids on Hong Kong karaoke rooms allegedly playing songs illegally

Authorities seize HK$1.1 million worth of hardware and new technology that can stream copyright-infringing songs from remote locations.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong and Peru conclude talks on free-trade pact, finance minister says

Deal, which would be ninth such pact Hong Kong has in place, also covers investment and intellectual property.

The Peruvian capital of Lima. Peru was Hong Kong’s fifth-largest trading partner in Latin America last year. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Explainer | How can Hong Kong foster AI and make city an intellectual property hub?

Government asks for views on ways to boost copyright law, protect development of AI and bolster bid to be regional intellectual property trading centre.

The government is looking at ways to help make Hong Kong a hub for AI development and intellectual property trading. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong seeks changes to copyright law to bolster AI development

Authorities hope to modernise law to keep pace with latest AI developments as city aims to become regional IP trading centre.

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Medicine

China approves Wegovy weight-loss drug made by Danish firm Novo Nordisk

The number of overweight adults in China, the world’s second most populous country, is projected to reach 540 million by 2030, according to a mainland public health study.

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Belgium

Swiss philosopher sues former Chinese student over alleged plagiarism

Sinologist Iso Kern is suing Ni Liangkang over a Chinese translation of his book which he says was ‘illegally published’.

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Professor Iso Kern, 87, is taking legal action against a former student of his for copyright infringement. Photo: Weibo
China technology

China’s Hytera resumes walkie-talkie sales after US court suspends global ban

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday suspended the global sales injunction against Hytera’s two-way radio products.

China manufacturing

China’s patent applications being sped up, scrutinised to boost key industries

Innovation is increasingly coming under the spotlight amid Beijing’s push for tech self-reliance, but criticisms persist that quantity is being emphasised over quality in the pursuit of patents.

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US-China relations

China and US battle fiercely on yet another tech front: patent applications

According to 2023 UN data, Chinese inventors led in international patent applications for the second year running, posting some 14,000 more than the second-place US.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
5G

Oppo ends protracted legal battle with Nokia, agrees on 5G royalties

The two firms had been engaged in multiple patent lawsuits, including one that resulted in Oppo being banned from selling smartphones in Germany.

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An Oppo store in Shanghai, China. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Artificial intelligence

Why a Chinese court recognised the copyright for an AI-generated image

Assigning generative AI content a legal status under certain conditions aims to encourage people to create with new tools, Beijing Internet Court judge Zhu Ge said.

E-commerce

Alibaba’s AliExpress, PDD-owned Temu face supply chain challenges in South Korea

Despite their growing popularity, AliExpress and Temu are generally lagging behind the competition in South Korea in terms of fast delivery service and product quality assurance.

Artificial intelligence

Beijing court rules AI-generated content covered by copyright, eschews US stand

The Beijing Internet Court’s decision is expected have far-reaching implications for future AI copyright disputes, which could eventually benefit Chinese Big Tech companies.

The Beijing Internet Court’s ruling has added fuel to heated arguments on whether artificial intelligence-generated content is protected by copyright laws. Photo: Shutterstock
Huawei

Chinese smartphone giants Huawei and Xiaomi forge patent cross-licensing pact

Before their global agreement was reached, Huawei had been locked in a patent-infringement lawsuit against Xiaomi.

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A global patent cross-licensing deal between Huawei Technologies and Xiaomi Corp underscores their sharpened focus to compete against Apple in the high-end segment of the smartphone market. Photos: Shutterstock
Huawei

Huawei renews licensing deal with Ericsson in bid to monetise its tech patents

The Chinese telecommunications giant has inked a new deal with Ericsson that gives each party the right to use the other’s 3G, 4G and 5G technologies in network gear and consumer devices, in the latest effort by the Shenzhen-based firm to turn its patents into money.

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Hong Kong

Opinion | Invest in music royalties, support Cantopop – and make money too

Platforms like Musicow in South Korea have found a way to tap K-pop fans, financing original works and creating a new retail investor product. Hong Kong’s finance and creative industries can learn from this.

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