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Exclusive copyright agreements are officially banned in China, Exclusive copyright agreements banned, copyright agreements banned in China, Exclusive copyright agreements banned in China,
07 Feb

Exclusive copyright agreements are officially banned in China

Monopoly is a huge issue in any market. It not only hinders the development of the market in the near future but will also create disastrous effects on the entire society in the long run. That’s why many great countries in the world have established their own Anti-monopoly law, best demonstrated in the recent Facebook monopoly lawsuit. In China, the same methods have also been applied but the scale is different. China’s government won’t target a single giant company [...]

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China Sees Applications for 16,000 Metaverse Trademarks
21 Jan

China Sees Applications for 16,000 Metaverse Trademarks

The Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) said that the country has seen 16,000 trademark applications filed, encapsulating the term ‘metaverse.’ The CNIPA has been outspoken in its opposition to malicious trademark registrations, particularly when the company is attempting to amass trademarks for no apparent reason. The office also stated that applicants should follow the relevant provisions of the “Trademark Law” when applying for registered trademarks. They must also follow the principle of good faith, not endangering the public’s interest [...]

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Options for expediting the patent application examination process in China
16 Jan

Options for expediting the patent application examination process in China

The examination for a utility model patent application is relatively short under China’s current patent examination system, taking six months to one year to be granted, whereas the examination procedure for an invention patent application is much longer, taking at least 2-3 years to be granted due to the substantial examination. The applicant, on the other hand, often wants for such a patent to be issued as soon as possible. As a result, the question of how to expedite the [...]

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IP problem in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Paralympics, 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Paralympics, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics IP problem, Beijing Winter Olympics Paralympics,
11 Jan

IP problem in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Paralympics

Although the Covid-19 pandemic still rages on across the world, China included, and the fact that the tension between Russian-Ukraine, China’s neighbor, is still high, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics are ready to go.  As the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics are coming closer day by day, methods have been made to ensure that all Intellectual property assets will be protected, especially IP such as design patents and trademarks associated with the Olympic Games. If this plan proceeds [...]

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Patent litigation in China during the last five years in details
14 Nov

Patent litigation in China during the last five years in details

According to the Report on Litigation in China in the Last 5 Years, 45,561 intellectual property disputes were settled between October 2016 and October 2021. Civil cases accounted for 36,883 of the total, or 80.95 percent of the total. In 2018, the number of patent lawsuits hit an all-time high. Every year, December is the busiest month for patent lawsuits. The proportions of cases that involve inventions, utility models, and appearances were 20.81 percent, 31.15 percent, and 48.05 percent, respectively, among [...]

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Invalidations Against Five-Year-Old Trademark Registrations, Five-Year-Old Trademark Registrations, Invalidations of Trademark Registrations, Invalidations of Trademark Registrations older than five years
11 Nov

China Trademark Law: Invalidations Against Five-Year-Old Trademark Registrations

The China Trademark Law sets severe standards to raise the threshold for commencing an invalidation against a registered trademark in order to balance the legal rights and interests of rights owners with the protection of Chinese consumers (given through administrative authorities’ acts). In order to bolster China’s intellectual property (IP) rights protection procedures, administrative and judicial authorities have granted stronger protection to certain forms of IP rights in specific instances. In terms of trademark protection, both the China National Intellectual [...]

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Advantages and considerations for patent prosecution in the US, EU, China, and Singapore under the Patent Prosecution Highway
19 Oct

Advantages and considerations for patent prosecution in the US, EU, China, and Singapore under the Patent Prosecution Highway

The Patent Prosecution Highway, or PPH, is a set of initiatives implemented by cooperating patent offices throughout the world to speed up patent prosecution in the countries where the cooperating patent offices are located. PPH enables cooperating patent offices to share information and profit from the efforts of other collaborating patent offices, minimizing examination workload and increasing patent quality. If a patent application previously submitted with a participating patent office satisfies specific standards, it can be fast-tracked in another collaborating [...]

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Geographical indication protection in China is not exclusively belonged to successful registration, Geographical indication protection in China , Geographical indication protection in China conflict with trademark registration,
05 Oct

Geographical indication protection in China is not exclusively belonged to successful registration

After a ruling cancelling the trademark “罗曼尼·康帝” (the Chinese phonetic translation of Romanée-Conti) in China, we could see that geographical indication protection in China is not exclusively belonged to successful registration. This lawsuit also highlights the division in legal application between the judicial system (Chinese courts) and the administrative system (CNIPA) regarding whether foreign GIs not registered in China are protected. This opens opportunities for the expansion of international businesses to China as they can have assurance on the protection of [...]

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CNIPA and DPMA Extend Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
05 Sep

CNIPA and DPMA Extend Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program

In a significant move aimed at fostering collaboration in intellectual property (IP) matters, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) have jointly announced the extension of their Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program. The extension, spanning another three years from January 23, 2024, to January 22, 2027, signifies a continued commitment to facilitating streamlined patent examination processes between the two nations. The established Procedures to file a request to the DPMA [...]

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China: 2023 Outline for Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights & Implementation Plan
20 Aug

China: 2023 Outline for Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights & Implementation Plan

The 2023 Outline of Building Strong Intellectual Property Rights System and the Implementation and Promotion Plan of the 14th Five-Year Plan have been released to advance the strategy of bolstering the IPR system and delineate the pivotal tasks and strategies for the year ahead. Issued by CNIPA, the outline outlines 139 key tasks across seven major areas. Regarding the enhancement of the intellectual property system, the plan emphasizes the improvement of IP laws and regulations, the overhaul of major IP policies, [...]

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