Intellectual Property Roundup

Chinese national gets 12 years for software piracy (Bloomberg)
US imprisons Chinese man for $100M software piracy crimes.

Taiwan faces resistance over SOPA-like anti-piracy proposal (IDG News)
A proposal in Taiwan to enforce copyright laws by blocking access to top piracy sites is facing concerns that the measures could impinge on Internet freedoms on the island.

Quick inspections show software piracy still a headache (The Saigon Times Daily)
A quick inspection just launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam shows software copyright violations at many companies and computer stores are still prevalent, a ministry official said.

Fashion brand Tory Burch files four lawsuits (SecuringIndustry.com)
Fashion brand Tory Burch has filed lawsuits accusing four wholesale companies of selling fake versions of its jewelry.


Keith Kupferschmid is General Counsel and SVP, Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement at SIIA.