| ARTICLES (5) | | | | standards were reorganized in 2001. |
| Chinnese's Consistence in Combating The | | | | Besides that China is very strict in crushing the |
| Infringements | | | | counterfeiting, for example there were many IPR |
| It cannot be denied that the China's economic | | | | Courts have been set up to solve the infringement |
| development increase very surprisingly. China, a | | | | cases. The courts in Beijing, Shanghai and in major |
| country located in East Asia Continent, is indeed | | | | cities in China are handling many IPR cases and most |
| making other countries impressed. The rapid | | | | of them are on the patent, trademark and copyright |
| economic development and the acceleration have | | | | infringements filed by foreign companies against local |
| astonished other countries but at the same time | | | | businessmen. |
| frightened them. As the fact we could see how the | | | | The cases of trademark infringements of "Chanel", |
| goods from China, formerly known as the bamboo | | | | "Gucci" and "Cartier" for spectacle frame sold through |
| curtain country because of its reticence, are | | | | E-bay in the internet by Tang and his partners is a |
| spreading all over the world. From the North to the | | | | new modus operandi in gaining profits through |
| South, from Europe, United States of America, Africa | | | | internet. A pair of spectacle usually can be bought in |
| up until Asia are flooded by the China's products. | | | | Xiangyang Market in Shanghai for 100 Yuan is sold for |
| Nobody could predict that the country with more | | | | US$ 40.00 to US$ 100.00. Most of the customers of |
| than 1 billion population from the economic side could | | | | the said goods are foreigners and sent through |
| surprise and threat the superpower country such as | | | | international couriers. Many of them are deceived by |
| United States of America with its development | | | | assuming that the spectacle frame is original, but the |
| acceleration. Although compared from income per | | | | fact it is infringed or false product. |
| capita where the United States of America's income | | | | However in the process of the law enforcement, the |
| per capita is US$ 30,000.00 which is still ahead of | | | | Chinese government through the IPR courts gives |
| China which is at US$ 6,000.00 but from the | | | | the security and satisfaction to the foreign IPR |
| investment side China cannot be looked down. The | | | | owners. "Louis Vuitton", "Chanel" versus Silk Market |
| foreign investments of China was 2003 have reached | | | | that punished the building manager to pay the |
| US$ 54 billion while in the United States of America | | | | compensation of 20.000 Yuan to the owner of |
| was only US$ 40 billion. And it is estimated that in | | | | foreign trademark. Then the case of Shanghai Di Kai |
| 2007 the foreign investments in China shall reach US$ | | | | Audio Video Products Ltd. Co. that was sued by 6 |
| 60 billion. Very fantastic! | | | | companies of the United States of America's film |
| Foreign investments in big scales certainly will be able | | | | producers for the selling and distribution of the |
| to lift up any country's economy. So the Chinese | | | | pirating films of 21 film titles of Paramount Pictures |
| government always tries to attract the foreign | | | | Inc., Columbia Pictures Corp., New Line Cinema, |
| investors to place their capital in China. The experts in | | | | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. and the others. |
| lobbying and granting the facilities, incentives and | | | | The Shanghai's company finally was punished to pay |
| tourism campaign are very effective to raise the | | | | the compensation in the amount of 158.000 Yuan. |
| Chinese's economy. More than that the | | | | The Viagra patent case is also a very interesting |
| infrastructures, means of highways, | | | | case where the giant medicinal company of Pfizer as |
| telecommunication networks and new harbors are | | | | the producer of Viagra medicine has won the case |
| constructed to accommodate the international | | | | against the decision of the China Patent Review |
| standard. All of the works are aimed to tell that China | | | | Board through a court in Beijing. On the decision of |
| is a country full of hopes for the investments and | | | | the case the Court declares that the medicinal |
| needs to be considered by other countries for | | | | companies in China are not allowed to copy Viagra |
| investments. | | | | medicine where the patent is owned by Pfizer. |
| The Commitment to Fight against Counterfeiting | | | | Are the interesting decisions going to stop the |
| After became a member of WTO (World Trade | | | | trademark, copyright and patent counterfeiting |
| Organization) in 2001 there were many changes have | | | | infringements in China? It is not, apparently in Fung |
| been done. Many regulations that regarded as the | | | | Chiao Pearl Market in Beijing and near the Wu Han |
| investment obstruction had been withdrawn and one | | | | Station in Xeng Chen we still could find many of the |
| of them was in the field of Intellectual Property | | | | false products. Aside from that in Jakarta, Medan, |
| Rights (IPR). As China's commitment and consistence | | | | Surabaya and major cities in Indonesia are still |
| to fight the infringement and counterfeiting of the | | | | circulated many of the false products made in China. |
| IPR then the regulations on patent, trademark, and | | | | Who would be blamed? |
| copyright that not complied with the international | | | | |