Tag Archives: China Intellectual Property Law

Why MiHoYo Game Content Leaks May Not Constitute Criminal Copyright Infringement in China？

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(By You Yunting) Recently, Chinese media reported that the video game developer miHoYo had filed a criminal complaint that someone cracked its game testing client and leaked unreleased character designs online. Following a criminal investigation, the police detained the suspects and determined to prosecute them for the crime of copyright infringement, as the unauthorised disclosure not only infringed miHoYo’s copyrights but also satisfied the statutory threshold for criminal prosecution due to the substantial volume of online views. From the perspective of protecting corporate rights and combating online infringement, the prompt intervention of the police is understandable. However, from the standpoint of the principle of modesty and the principle of legality, it is worth examining whether this case is appropriate for criminal prosecution. In the author’s view, such an act is better addressed through civil remedies rather than criminal proceedings.

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Patent Issues for Attention on the Exhibition in China

The international exhibitions give enterprises great opportunity to release new technology or new product, which can help enterprises draw much public attentions. While such exhibitions are also annoyed by the patent dispute with damages the enterprises expectations on the exhibition. Today, Bridge IP Law Commentary today will give our analysis on the issues related to the exhibition patent.

I. Showing in an exhibition won’t cause a patent product lossing novelty

The priority of the trademark on the exhibition has been analyzed in our past post, while as to the patent right, the exhibition attendance could not necessarily bring the priority. According to Article 24 of Paten Law in China:

“An invention-creation for which a patent is applied for does not lose its novelty where, within six months before the date of filing, one of the following events occurred: (1) where it was first exhibited at an international exhibition sponsored or recognized by the Chinese Government”.

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Legal Issues concerning Trademark during the Exhibition in China

In recent, more and more Chinese companies is developing their business outside China and thereby brings more chances for exhibition. Meanwhile, with the rapid economy development on China, the exhibition sponsored by China becomes more and more influential. Such exhibitions have become the key occasion for the release of new product and technology of the companies in China and abroad, which followed by many legal problems with the IPR matters are the most prominent ones. Bridge IP Law Commentary today will give our analysis on the issues related to the exhibition trademark.

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