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Chinese companies going global: IP strategy is important

10th September 2015 by Ian Harvey

Presentation given at Northern Technology Exchange Market (NTEM) in Beijing on 10th September 2015 ....Read More

China’s Seismic Shift in IP

4th June 2015 by Ian Harvey

The prevailing view of China’s attitude to intellectual property (IP) is that is a home to piracy with a disregard for legal enforcement of IP rights. The truth is that the Chinese government’s understanding of IP has passed a tipping point over recent years. ....Read More

China’s Proud Patent Progress

13th May 2015 by Ian Harvey

Many people think of China as a copy-cat country where patents and copyrights are flagrantly infringed. But this caricature ignores the seismic shift in intellectual property (IP) that has been taking place in China. ....Read More

IPR and Low-carbon Technologies

5th December 2008 by Ian Harvey

In the final segment of a four-part series, Ian Harvey discusses how China can use intellectual property rights to promote the adoption of low-carbon technologies. ....Read More

Technology and IP: Problems and Solutions

28th November 2008 by Ian Harvey

In the third part of a series about intellectual property rights and low-carbon technologies, Ian Harvey investigates potential problems that may arise. ....Read More

Technology in a Warming World

21st November 2008 by Ian Harvey

In the second part of a series on chinadialogue, Ian Harvey says intellectual property rights will provide a catalyst for the deployment of low-carbon technologies. ....Read More

Myths and Legends

14th November 2008 by Ian Harvey

China is making intellectual property a mainstay of its economy. Problems remain, writes Ian Harvey, but complaints from western firms often betray ignorance and poor preparation.The obvious availability of counterfeit products in China obscures the huge progress that the country has made toward making intellectual property (IP) a mainstay of its economy. Problems remain, most of which the government is working hard to address. Some of these will take decades to truly change, but as premier Wen Jiabao has said on many occasions: “future competition in the world is IP competition”. ....Read More

The West Must Heed China’s Rise in the Global Patent Race

21st September 2005 by Ian Harvey

Tony Blair, UK prime minister, recently spoke to the European Parliament of the competition from China – low cost, high-quality manufacturing. The US berates China for inadequate intellectual property protection for patents, trademarks and copyright. Both underestimate the seismic shift in IP that has been taking place in China. A creative tidal wave will generate patents likely to wash over the US and Europe’s shores in the next decade, enabling China to dominate significant technology areas. ....Read More

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Key Articles

China in the Global Economy – Myth & Reality

Do Intellectual Property Rights Stimulate or Threaten Innovation?

IPR and Low-carbon Technologies

Technology and IP: Problems and Solutions

Technology in a Warming World

Myths and Legends

Intellectual Property Rights: The Catalyst to Deliver Low Carbon Technologies

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