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The CNIPA publishes a revised draft of the trademark law
03 Jun

The CNIPA publishes a revised draft of the trademark law

The State Intellectual Property Office (CNIPA) promoted the revision of the China Trademark Law and released the Amendment to the Trademark Law (Draft for Comments) on January 13, 2023, which is currently available for comment. Specific suggestions for revising and improving the Draft for Comments must be provided by February 27, 2023. According to the CNIPA official site, this revision was required to comply with the requirements of the Communist Party of China’s 20th National Congress on “strengthening the legal protection of intellectual [...]

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International Conference on Intellectual Property to be Hosted in 2022 in China, Japan, and Korea
23 May

International Conference on Intellectual Property to be Hosted in 2022 in China, Japan, and Korea

The 2022 international symposium on intellectual property was jointly hosted on December 28, 2022, by the Chinese Intellectual Property Society (CIPS), the Intellectual Property Association of Japan (IPAJ), and the Korea Intellectual Property Society (KIPS). Heads of IPAJ and KIPS, CIPS President Tian Lipu, and Deputy Commissioner Lu Pengqi of the CNIPA delivered keynote speeches during the opening session. According to Lu, the international symposium has borne fruit 10 times over and is one of the main platforms for China, [...]

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Accelerated Trademark Examination Speed in China
11 Mar

Accelerated Trademark Examination Speed in China

It used to take about a year for the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) to conduct an official examination of a new trademark application. The procedure has accelerated, and the timeframe for examination has changed considerably. Official examination of trademark applications now typically takes 3-5 months, with some cases taking as little as two months. This implies that applicants should expect to hear about the status of their applications within 2-5 months. Despite the fact that China has a [...]

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CNIPA and EPO extend the pilot project for international search authority for PCT Applications
08 Jan

CNIPA and EPO extend the pilot project for international search authority for PCT Applications

Recent announcements from the European Patent Office (EPO) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) extend the pilot program that allows Chinese nationals and residents to choose the EPO as their ideal international search authority (ISA) and preliminary examination authority (IPEA) for PCT applications. Since the pilot’s start on December 1, 2020, both domestic and foreign businesses in China have given positive comments and support for this program. The two-year initiative was initially supposed to end on November 30, [...]

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TikTok and problems with music copyright, problems with music copyright, TikTok , music copyright,
19 Nov

TikTok and problems with music copyright

TikTok, known in China as Douyin, a short-form video hosting service owned by Chinese company ByteDance, was sued by VNG in the past. The Vietnam tech company claimed compensation of VND 221 billion due to the use of Zing’s copyrighted sounds – a subsidiary of VNG without the consent of this platform. This is not the first time TikTok has been caught under copyright lawsuits like this. VNG filed a lawsuit against TikTok for violating music rights in Vietnam TikTok is [...]

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impacts of influencers and marketing in China, impacts of influencers in China, impacts of influencers, influencers and marketing, impacts of influencers and marketing,
02 Oct

Impacts of influencers and marketing in China

In society, influencers are gaining ever-increasing importance in the marketing strategy of a brand. For most businesses, the budget for marketing is extremely high, probably higher than any other aspect that creates a brand. However, as the role of influencers gets more recognition and the trend of increasing budget for marketing gets caught up, there have been some conflicts between the actions of influencers and the well-being of society. This phenomenon is illustrated more clearly in China than in [...]

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The Supreme People's Court Releases a Report on How Chinese Courts Will Protect Intellectual Property in 2021
05 Aug

The Supreme People’s Court Releases a report On The Protection Of Intellectual Property By Chinese Courts In 2021

During the 2022 intellectual property publicity week, the SPC conducted a press conference on April 21 and released a report on the status of the protection of intellectual property rights by Chinese courts in 2021. The study outlined the developments in judicial IP rights protection over the previous year. Report On The Protection Of Intellectual Property By Chinese Courts In 2021 The SPC issued a number of judicial interpretations throughout the year, including the Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application [...]

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Cybersecurity in the Securities and Futures Industry in China will be improved.
07 Jul

Cybersecurity in the Securities and Futures Industry in China will be improved.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) published for public comment the draft Administrative Measures for Cybersecurity in the Securities and Futures Industry (“Draft Measures”) on April 29, 2022. The CSRC first published interim information security protection measures in 2005, which were eventually updated by the present version in 2012. There were few laws or regulations on cybersecurity or data protection in China at the time. Since 2016, a slew of key rules and regulations have been adopted, rendering the current CSRC [...]

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the 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law on PTA, 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law on PTA, amendment of China’s Patent Law on PTA, China’s Patent Law on PTA, PTA,
17 Jun

The 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law on PTA

The patent term adjustment (PTA) system was implemented by the 4th revised Patent Law, which permits an innovation patent in China to have a patent protection period that is longer than the statutory protection length of 20 years under specific situations. More specifically, for an invention patent granted after four years from the date of application and three years from the date of requesting substantive examination, the CNIPA shall compensate the patentee for any unreasonable delay during the granting process [...]

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the 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law on partial design and patent infringement lawsuits, the 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law, 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law, partial design and patent infringement lawsuits,
10 Jun

The 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law on partial design and patent infringement lawsuits

The fourth amendments to the Patent Law went into effect on June 1, 2021, approximately a year ago. Although the detailed implementing regulations and examination guidelines for the Patent Law are still pending, some Supreme Court judicial interpretations, the draft version of the revised examination guidelines, and new judgments in legal practice have provided some guidance on hot topics like partial design, patent linkage for drugs, punitive damages in patent infringement lawsuits, and patent term adjustment. Updates on partial design The [...]

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