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Establishing 15 IP Tribunals Nationwide, Chinese Courts Further Concentrate Jurisdiction Over IP Matters
Establishing 15 IP Tribunals Nationwide, Chinese Courts Further Concentrate Jurisdiction Over IP Matters March 15, 2018 Patent and ITC Litigation China has continued to develop its adjudicatory framework for intellectual property disputes with the establishment of three Intellectual Property Tribunals (“IP Tribunals”) this month. This reform began with the establishment of three specialized IP Courts in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou at the end of 2014, and has been furthered with the establishment of IP Tribunals in 10 provinces and two cities/municipalities around the country. For companies facing an IP dispute in China, understanding this framework in order to select the appropriate jurisdiction for a case can have a significant impact on the time to resolution, as well as the ultimate merits of the case. Most significantly, through the establishment of these IP Tribunals many Chinese courts have been stripped of their jurisdiction over IP matters in favor of the IP Tribunals. This has led to a fundamental change to the forum selection strategies of both multinational and Chinese companies. The three IP Tribunals established on the first two days of March 2018 are located in Tianjin Municipality, and cities of Changsha and Zhengzhou respectively. This brings the number of IP Tribunals that have been set up across 10 provinces and two cities/municipalities in China since January 2017 to a total of 15. The most unique aspect of the specialized IP Tribunals is that they have cross-regional1 and exclusive jurisdiction over IP matters in significant first-instance2 cases (i.e., those generally including disputes involving patents, new varieties of plants, integrated circuit layout and design, technical-related trade secrets, software, the recognition of well-known trademarks, and other IP cases in which the damages sought exceed a certain amount)3. -
Economic Overview and Opportunities of Shandong Province
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW AND OPPORTUNITIES OF SHANDONG PROVINCE ECONOMIC OVERVIEW AND OPPORTUNITIES OF SHANDONG PROVINCE ECONOMIC OVERVIEW AND OPPORTUNITIES OF SHANDONG PROVINCE 2 ECONOMIC OVERVIEW AND OPPORTUNITIES OF SHANDONG PROVINCE December 2016 NETHERLANDS BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICE JINAN & QINGDAO Mr. Roland Brouwer (Chief Representative NBSO Jinan & Qingdao) Mr. Peng Liu (Deputy Representative NBSO Jinan) Ms. Sarah Xiao (Deputy Representative NBSO Qingdao) Ms. Xiaoming Liu (Commercial Assistant NBSO Jinan & Qingdao) Cover photo: night view of Qingdao coastline This report is part of a series of economic overviews of important regions in China1, initiated and developed by the Netherlands Economic Network in China. For more information about the Netherlands economic network and its publications, please visit www.zakendoeninchina.org or contact the Dutch embassy in Beijing at [email protected]. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying without permission of the publisher is strictly prohibited. The information contained herein, including any expression of opinion, analyses, charting or tables, and statistics has been obtained from or is based upon sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. 1 The composers of this document have done their best to credit the rightful sources of the data and images used. If, despite the efforts there still are sources not authorized, they are invited to contact [email protected] and [email protected]. 3 ECONOMIC OVERVIEW AND OPPORTUNITIES OF SHANDONG PROVINCE CONTENTS This report provides an overview of the economy of China’s coastal province Shandong; what it is today and in which direction it is heading. We introduce both key cities in Shandong and the roles they play in Shandong’s economy and main industries. -
Slip Op. 21-97 UNITED STATES COURT of INTERNATIONAL
Case 1:20-cv-00058-TMR Document 43 Filed 08/05/21 Page 1 of 57 Slip Op. 21-97 UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE HEZE HUAYI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. AND JUANCHENG KANGTAI CHEMICAL CO., LTD., Plaintiffs, v. Before: Timothy M. Reif, Judge UNITED STATES, Court No. 20-00058 Defendant, BIO-LAB, INC., CLEARON CORP. AND OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Defendant-Intervenors. OPINION [Final Determination sustained.] Dated: August 5, 2021 Gregory S. Menegaz, deKieffer & Horgan PLLC, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs Heze Huayi Chemical Co. and Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co. With him on the brief were Alexandra H. Salzman and James K. Horgan. Sonia M. Orfield, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for the defendant United States. Of counsel on the brief was Jesus N. Saenz, Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, of Washington, DC. James R. Cannon, Jr., Cassidy Levy Kent (USA) LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-intervenors Bio-Lab, Inc., Clearon Corporation and Occidental Chemical Corporation. With him on the brief were Jonathan M. Zielinski and Ulrika Kristin Skitarelic Swanson. Case 1:20-cv-00058-TMR Document 43 Filed 08/05/21 Page 2 of 57 Court No. 20-00058 Page 2 Reif, Judge: This action arises from a challenge by plaintiffs, Heze Huayi Chemical Co., Ltd. (“Heze Huayi”) and Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd. (“Kangtai,” and, collectively, “plaintiffs”) to certain aspects of the final results of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order covering chlorinated isocyanurates (“chlorinated isos”) published by the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) in the Federal Register on June 20, 2016.1 See Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People’s Republic of China, 85 Fed. -
A Case Study of the Weishan REE Deposit, China
minerals Article REE Enrichment during Magmatic–Hydrothermal Processes in Carbonatite-Related REE Deposits: A Case Study of the Weishan REE Deposit, China Yu-heng Jia 1,2 and Yan Liu 2,3,* 1 Earth Science Institute, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China; [email protected] 2 Key Laboratory of Deep-Earth Dynamics of Ministry of Natural Resources, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Science, Beijing 100037, China 3 Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China * Correspondence: [email protected] Received: 22 August 2019; Accepted: 20 December 2019; Published: 27 December 2019 Abstract: The Weishan carbonatite-related rare earth element (REE) deposit in China contains both high- and low-grade REE mineralization and is an informative case study for the investigation of magmatic–hydrothermal REE enrichment processes in such deposits. The main REE-bearing mineral is bastnäsite, with lesser parisite and monazite. REE mineralization occurred at a late stage of hydrothermal evolution and was followed by a sulfide stage. Barite, calcite, and strontianite appear homogeneous in back-scattered electron images and have high REE contents of 103–217, 146–13,120, and 194–16,412 ppm in their mineral lattices, respectively. Two enrichment processes were necessary for the formation of the Weishan deposit: Production of mineralized carbonatite and subsequent enrichment by magmatic–hydrothermal processes. The geological setting and petrographic characteristics of the Weishan deposit indicate that two main factors facilitated REE enrichment: (1) fractures that facilitated circulation of ore-forming fluids and provided space for REE precipitation and (2) high ore fluorite 2 and barite contents resulting in high F− and SO4 − concentrations in the ore-forming fluids that promoted REE transport and deposition. -
A New Indicator to Assess Public Perception of Air Pollution Based on Complaint Data
applied sciences Article A New Indicator to Assess Public Perception of Air Pollution Based on Complaint Data Yong Sun 1 , Fengxiang Jin 2, Yan Zheng 1, Min Ji 1,* and Huimeng Wang 2,3 1 College of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China; [email protected] (Y.S.); [email protected] (Y.Z.) 2 College of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Shandong Jianzhu University, Ji’nan 250101, China; [email protected] (F.J.); [email protected] (H.W.) 3 State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China * Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract: Severe air pollution problems have led to a rise in the Chinese public’s concern, and it is necessary to use monitoring stations to monitor and evaluate pollutant levels. However, monitoring stations are limited, and the public is everywhere. It is also essential to understand the public’s awareness and behavioral response to air pollution. Air pollution complaint data can more directly reflect the public’s real air quality perception than social media data. Therefore, based on air pollution complaint data and sentiment analysis, we proposed a new air pollution perception index (APPI) in this paper. Firstly, we constructed the emotional dictionary for air pollution and used sentiment analysis to calculate public complaints’ emotional intensity. Secondly, we used the piecewise function to obtain the APPI based on the complaint Kernel density and complaint emotion Kriging interpolation, and we further analyzed the change of center of gravity of the APPI. -
Emperor's River: China's Grand Canal – Philipp Scholz Rittermann July 1
Emperor’s River: China’s Grand Canal – Philipp Scholz Rittermann July 1 – November 30, 2014 Harn Museum of Art -- Rubin Gallery Introduction In 2009 and 2010, photographer Philipp Scholz Rittermann traveled along China’s Grand Canal to capture the country’s booming economy, and rapidly changing landscape and social structure. Rittermann’s photographic interests are largely focused on the built environment, and the way people and the planet are transformed by it. He traveled to China first as an invited artist and then on succeeding trips to document this massive waterway. Having mastered, in previous projects, the digital panorama—a format hungry for information—he found his ideal subject in the People’s Republic of China. The number of bridges, boats, scooters, railways, and the subject of the series itself, the Grand Canal, speaks to Rittermann’s fascination with passage. This material manifestation of movement becomes symbolic of our collective human journey in the 21st century. Accelerated passage and progress are the means by which this particular culture, China, and subsequently the world, plunges headlong into the future. Rittermann wants to momentarily arrest these unprecedented changes to reflect on their ramifications. As we voyage out of one century into another, his photographs become lyrical topographical maps from which to chart the course of a brave new world. — Carol McCusker, Curator About the Artist & Series To make his photographs, Philipp Rittermann handholds a digital camera, panning across a scene, making exposures every few seconds, anticipating what is about to happen in each frame. The specific needs of each frame (light, perspective, focal separation) must be understood in a fraction of a second while shooting. -
Annual Report Annual Report 2020
2020 Annual Report Annual Report 2020 For further details about information disclosure, please visit the website of Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited at Important Notice The Board, Supervisory Committee and the Directors, Supervisors and senior management of the Company warrant the authenticity, accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the annual report and there are no misrepresentations, misleading statements contained in or material omissions from the annual report for which they shall assume joint and several responsibilities. The 2020 Annual Report of Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited has been approved by the eleventh meeting of the eighth session of the Board. All ten Directors of quorum attended the meeting. SHINEWING (HK) CPA Limited issued the standard independent auditor report with clean opinion for the Company. Mr. Li Xiyong, Chairman of the Board, Mr. Zhao Qingchun, Chief Financial Officer, and Mr. Xu Jian, head of Finance Management Department, hereby warrant the authenticity, accuracy and completeness of the financial statements contained in this annual report. The Board of the Company proposed to distribute a cash dividend of RMB10.00 per ten shares (tax inclusive) for the year of 2020 based on the number of shares on the record date of the dividend and equity distribution. The forward-looking statements contained in this annual report regarding the Company’s future plans do not constitute any substantive commitment to investors and investors are reminded of the investment risks. There was no appropriation of funds of the Company by the Controlling Shareholder or its related parties for non-operational activities. There were no guarantees granted to external parties by the Company without complying with the prescribed decision-making procedures. -
Original Article the Improvement Strategies of Psychological
Int J Clin Exp Med 2019;12(10):12257-12263 www.ijcem.com /ISSN:1940-5901/IJCEM0099360 Original Article The improvement strategies of psychological intervention nursing on the anxiety and living quality of patients with gynecologic malignancies during postoperative chemotherapy Shurong Guan1*, Cuihua Li2*, Jiping Ge3 1Department of Oncology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, China; 2Department of Nursing, Yantai Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, China; 3No.3 Oncology Department, Tengzhou Central People’s Hospital, Tengzhou, Zaozhuang, Shandong, China. *Equal contributors and co-first authors. Received July 7, 2019; Accepted September 4, 2019; Epub October 15, 2019; Published October 30, 2019 Abstract: Objective: To explore the effect of psychological intervention on the anxiety and living quality of patients with gynecologic malignancies during postoperative chemotherapy. Methods: A total of 100 patients with gyneco- logic malignancies admitted to our hospital were selected as the study subjects. They were randomly included in study group and received routine nursing combined with psychological intervention (n=50), but the control group received only routine nursing (n=50). Self-rating depression scale (SDS) and self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) scores were compared before treatment (T0), 1 week after treatment (T1), 1 month after treatment (T2), and 2 months after treatment (T3). The heart rates of the two groups were recorded. After the treatment, a nursing satisfaction survey was performed among the patients. A 5-year prognostic follow-up and the 5-year overall survival rates of the two groups were recorded. Results: At T1, T2 and T3, the SDS and SAS scores of the study group were lower than those of the control group (P < 0.001). -
Federal Register/Vol. 83, No. 221/Thursday, November 15, 2018
Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 221 / Thursday, November 15, 2018 / Notices 57421 with regard to this program, which had Public Comment DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the lowest rate in the Preliminary Determination among the programs Case briefs or other written comments International Trade Administration may be submitted to the Assistant alleged to be inconsistent with the SCM [A–570–073] Agreement. In so doing, we intend to Secretary for Enforcement and limit the corresponding offset to the Compliance no later than seven days Antidumping Duty Investigation of dumping margin (if one is found) in the after the date on which the last Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From companion antidumping duty verification report is issued in this the People’s Republic of China: investigation, which best fulfills our investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to Affirmative Final Determination of statutory mandate ‘‘to ensure that the issues raised in case briefs, may be Sales at Less-Than-Fair Value party does not obtain a more favorable submitted no later than five days after result by failing to cooperate than if it the deadline date for case briefs.20 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, had cooperated fully,’’ 18 and induce Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and International Trade Administration, future cooperation by companies in (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or Department of Commerce. investigations where the petitioners rebuttal briefs in this investigation are SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce allege the existence of programs encouraged to submit with each (Commerce) determines that common potentially inconsistent with the SCM argument: (1) A statement of the issue; alloy aluminum sheet (common alloy Agreement. -
Economic Development Committee, and Michael Deangelis, the Former City Manager
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE – FEBRUARY 28, 2012 LETTER OF ECONOMIC INTENT, ZIBO, SHANDONG, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Recommendation The Director of Economic Development in consultation with the City Manager, recommends: That the City explore the development of an Economic Partnership with Zibo, Shandong, People’s Republic of China through the signing of the attached Letter of Economic Intent. Contribution to Sustainability Green Directions Vaughan embraces a Sustainability First principle and states that sustainability means we make decisions and take actions that ensure a healthy environment, vibrant communities and economic vitality for current and future generations. Under this definition, activities related to attracting and retaining business investments contributes to the economic vitality of the City. Global competition in the form of trade and business investment, forces even the smallest of enterprises to operate on the world stage. With the assistance of the City, access to government officials and business contacts can be made more readily available. Economic Impact The recommendation above will not have any impact on the 2012 operating budget. However, any future activity associated with the signing of a Letter of Economic Intent, such as; any future business mission(s) to Zibo, Shandong that involves the City would be established through a future report that identifies objectives and costs for Council approval. Communications Plan Should Council approve the signing of a Letter of Economic Intent with Zibo, Shandong, the partnership will be highlighted in communications to the business community through the Economic Development Department’s newsletter Business Link and Vaughan e-BusinessLink. In addition, staff of the Economic Development Department will work with Corporate Communications to issue a News Release on the day of the signing that highlights the partnership. -
Circrna LRIG3 Knockdown Inhibits Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression by Regulating Mir-223-3P and MAPK/ERK Pathway
CircRNA LRIG3 knockdown inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma progression by regulating miR-223-3p and MAPK/ERK pathway Type Research paper Keywords hepatocellular carcinoma, miR-223-3p, circ_LRIG3, MAP2K6, MAPK/ERK pathway Abstract Introduction Emerging evidence suggests that circular RNAs (circRNAs) play critical roles in tumorigenesis. However, the roles and molecular mechanisms of circRNA leucine-rich repeat immunoglobulin domain-containing protein 3 (circ_LRIG3) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has not been investigated. Material and methods The expression levels of circ_LRIG3, miR-223-3p, and mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 6 (MAP2K6) were determined by qRT-PCR. Flow cytometry was applied to determine the cell cycle distribution and apoptosis. Cell proliferation, migration and invasion were assessed by MTT, colony formation, and transwell assays. Western blot assay was employed to measure the protein levels of the snail, E-cadherin, MAP2K6, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), phospho-MAPK (p- MAPK), extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs), and phospho-ERKs (p- ERKs). The relationship between miR-223-3p and circ_LRIG3 or MAP2K6 was predicted by bioinformatics tools and verified by dual-luciferase reporter assay. A xenograft tumor model was established to confirm the functions of circ_LRIG3 in vivo. Results Preprint Circ_LRIG3 and MAP2K6 expression were enhanced while miR-223-3p abundance was reduced in HCC tissues and cells. Knockdown of circ_LRIG3 inhibited cell proliferation, metastasis, and increasing apoptosis. MiR-223-3p was a target of circ_LRIG3, and its downregulation reversed the inhibitory effect of circ_LRIG3 knockdown on the progression of HCC cells. Moreover, MAP2K6 could bind to miR-223-3p, and MAP2K6 upregulation also abolished the suppressive impact of circ_LRIG3 interference on progression of HCC cells. -
Reliability Optimization of a Railway Network
sustainability Article Reliability Optimization of a Railway Network Xuelei Meng 1,2,*, Yahui Wang 3, Limin Jia 2 and Lei Li 4 1 School of Traffic and Transportation, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China 2 State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China; [email protected] 3 School of Foreign Languages, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China; [email protected] 4 Key Laboratory of Urban Rail Transit Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Technology & Equipment of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, Zhejiang, China; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] Received: 7 October 2020; Accepted: 14 November 2020; Published: 24 November 2020 Abstract: With the increase of the railway operating mileage, the railway network is becoming more and more complicated. We expect to build more railway lines to offer the possibility to offer more high quality service for the passengers, while the investment is often limited. Therefore, it is very important to decide the pairs of cities to add new railway lines under the condition of limited construction investment in order to optimize the railway line network to maximize the reliability of the railway network to deal with the railway passenger transport task under emergency conditions. In this paper, we firstly define the reliability of the railway networks based on probability theory by analyzing three minor cases. Then we construct a reliability optimization model for the railway network to solve the problem, expecting to enhance the railway network with the limited investment. The goal is to make an optimal decision when choosing where to add new railway lines to maximize the reliability of the whole railway network, taking the construction investment as the main constraint, which is turned to the building mileage limit.