A total of 1.835 million computer software copyrights were registered across China in 2022, above one million for the fifth consecutive year and making the total number of software registrations in the past decade rising to 10 million, according to the CPCC.
According to news on Apr 7, Douyin, the Chinese counterpart of TikTok, and internet giant Tencent have reached video cooperation pact to explore the joint promotion of short and long videos. Douyin said in a statement it is now authorised to use Tencent Video content.
Recently, the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication has completed a research report on the economic contribution of China's copyright industry in 2021, according to the WeChat account of the National Copyright Administration of the PRC (NCAC).
On Dec 2, Trademark Office of CNIPA announced the Notice on Cracking Down on Malicious Registration of Trademarks such as “World Cup” and “Raib” per the law (关于依法打击恶意抢注“世界杯” “拉伊卜”等商标注册的通告). According to the Notice, a small number of enterprises and natural persons maliciousl
On November 30, the Guangdong Higher People’s Court awarded NetEase 50 million RMB (over $7 million USD), the highest damages award in China for game infringement, and an injunction in an unfair competition case against Shenzhen Mini Play Company (深圳迷你玩公司) .
