When we hear about China and intellectual property we like to think China is predominantly a source of counterfeit. China is still among the 5 countries where most seized counterfeited goods originate from[1]. More than 80 per cent of seizures originated from only ten countries: China 32 per cent, Thailand 13 per cent, Korea 9 per cent, Hong Kong (China) 8 per cent, Chinese Taipei 4 per cent, then Turkey, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines and Pakistan.  China continues to have some of the highest piracy rates in the world, while...

Everyone still thinks of China being intellectual property right (IPR) pirates. However things change, fast. Faster then we think and by doing so also emulating the bad IPR habits of the West. Forget about the copy shops stealing Gucci, Prada and other Western fashion symbols. That will keep on going, for sure, so does Europe (ever been to Florence, London, even Paris, where street vendors on every corner of the street sell fashion mark knock offs?). Some bad copyright practices in Europe China now emulates. Take this recent...