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Main Points of the Fourth Amendment to Chinese Patent Law (Approved on October 17, 2020, effective from June 1, 2021)
China’s National People’s Congress has approved the Fourth Amendment to Chinese Patent Law on October 17, 2020. The amended law will be effective from June 1, 2021. We also expect that the Implementing Regulations of the Chinese Patent Law and the Patent Examination Guidelines will also be amended accordingly, before the effective date of the amended law. These regulation
2020-10-26 -
Main Points of Proposed Amendment (4th) to Chinese Patent Law
China's National People's Congress (NPC) has recently published an updated Draft of Proposed Amendment to Chinese Patent Law. This will be the Fourth (4th) amendment to the patent law and has been discussed for a number of years. The NPC is currently seeking public comments on the Draft.There are a number of important proposed changes to the law. We have paraphrased and hi
2020-07-14 -
Amendments to the Chinese Patent Examination Guideline Effective on November 1, 2019
On September 23, China National Intellectual Property Administration (“CNIPA”) formally announced the latest Amendment to the Patent Examination Guidelines (“Guidelines”), which will become effective on November 1, 2019. The stated purpose of the Amendment is to improve patent quality and efficiency of examination.Below is a summary of the keys amendments and ou
2019-11-06 -
China Sinda Assisted a Successful End of 2019 CEO Training Programme on Global Technology Innovation and IP
From October 15 to 17, “2019 CEO Training Programme on Global Technology Innovation and IP” that jointly organized by International Institutions of Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, IPR Daily and Singapore International Intellectual Property Exchange (SIIPEx) was successfully held in Singapore.Mr. Zhang Weilin, General Manager of China Sinda Singapore Off
2019-11-04 -
IP Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court
Following the National People's Congress's decision in October 2018 and subsequent rules issued by the Supreme People's Court (SPC), the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court of China (IP Tribunal or Tribunal) has been formally established as of January 1, 2019. The Tribunal will serve as the single Second Instance (the effective&#x
2019-04-05 -
Nation Strengthens IPR Protections
China has intensified its efforts to protect intellectual property rights over the past year, with more steps planned for this year, such as amending the Patent Law to substantially increase the cost of infringement, authorities said on Tuesday.Courts across the country handled a surge in IPR-related cases - 288,000 of them, an increase of 42
2019-03-15 -
Beijing IPR Court Handles More Cases in 2018
(Source: Xinhua)A Beijing court dedicated to intellectual property right (IPR) cases has said it handled about 18,000 cases in 2018, up 19 percent year on year.Last year, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court also closed about 15,000 IPR-related cases, up 18 percent year on year.The court was set up in 2014 as China's first IPR court. Many foreign companies and&
2019-02-27 -
China to Improve Trademark Law to Curb Abnormal Filing
(Source: China IP News)China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Several Measures on Regulating Trademark Filing for Registration (Draft Open to Comments) on its website on February 12, inviting comments from the general public. The deadline for sending comments is March 14, 2019.In the context of streamlining of trademark registration procedure, cont
2019-02-27 -
WIPO Report: Both Chinese and Oversea Companies Potent in Patenting in China
Source:http://english.cnipa.gov.cn/news/officialinformation/1135446.htmBoth Chinese and foreign company are aggressively filing patent applications in China in a bid to take advantage of IP protection and promote commercialization of their IPRs, according to the World Intellectual Property Indicator (WIPI) issued by the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva,
2019-01-23 -
Key Indicators of IP Make Steady Progress in 2018
On January 10, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) held a press conference and released statistics for the year 2018 on patents, trademarks, geographic indications (GI) and layout designs of integrated circuits.In 2018, granted invention patents in China totaled 432,000, 346,000 of which were from domestic users. Huawei (3
2019-01-23 -
Intellectual Property Court Opens for Better IP Protection
(Source: http://english.court.gov.cn) The Supreme People's Court (SPC) launched an intellectual property court in Beijing on Jan 1 for better protection of intellectual property in China.The Intellectual Property Court marks a new step to effectively safeguard IP rights and to advance innovation-driven development and plays an important role in creating a legalized, inter
2019-01-11 -
New Developments in the Fourth Amendment of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China
The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress has begun to review the fourth amendment to the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China. During December 23-29, 2018, the Committee examined the Draft Amendment.On January 4, the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft Amendment) was published on the website of the National People's Congress
2019-01-09
