After nearly six months of investigation by the local intellectual property watchdog, China's first silicone rubber patent infringement case was settled through arbitration, Shaanxi Daily reported. A Xi'an-based cultural and creative company has admitted infringing on two patents owned by the Xi'an Superman Sculpture Research Institute. It agreed to stop producing and selling statues, it made previously, using the technology and pay 200,000 yuan ($32,157) in compensation. Experts from the city’s IP office said that the case would serve as a precedent for authorities in other provinces to improve IP protection in the field. The gLAWcal Team LIBEAC project Saturday, 24 January2015 (Source: China Daily)