Outline of CN Trademark System – Basics I – Registering a Trademark
Legislation The Trademark Law is enacted to improve the administration of trademarks, protect the exclusive right to use a trademark, and encourage producers and traders to guarantee the quality of their goods and services and maintain the reputation of their trademarks, with a view to protecting the interests of consumers, producers and traders and promoting …
Continue reading “Outline of CN Trademark System – Basics I – Registering a Trademark”
Outline of CN Trademark System – Basics II – Use of Registered Trademarks
Legislation The Trademark Law is enacted to improve the administration of trademarks, protect the exclusive right to use a trademark, and encourage producers and traders to guarantee the quality of their goods and services and maintain the reputation of their trademarks, with a view to protecting the interests of consumers, producers and traders and promoting …
Continue reading “Outline of CN Trademark System – Basics II – Use of Registered Trademarks”
Outline of CN Trademark System – Basics III – Trademark Review and Invalidation Proceedings – Trademark Review and Adjudication
Legislation The Trademark Law is enacted to improve the administration of trademarks, protect the exclusive right to use a trademark, and encourage producers and traders to guarantee the quality of their goods and services and maintain the reputation of their trademarks, with a view to protecting the interests of consumers, producers and traders and promoting …
Outline of CN Patent System – Basics – Design Patents
Legislation The Patent Law is enacted to protect the legitimate rights of patentees, to encourage inventions-creations, to advance the exploitation of inventions-creations, to enhance innovation capability, and to promote the progress of science and technology and the development of economy and society.
Outline of CN Patent System – Basics – Utility Model Patents
Legislation The Patent Law is enacted to protect the legitimate rights of the patentee, to encourage inventions-creations, to advance the exploitation of inventions-creations, to enhance innovation capability, and to promote the progress of science and technology and the development of economy and society.
Outline of CN Patent System – Basics – Invention Patents
Legislation The Patent Law is enacted to protect the legitimate rights of the patentee, to encourage inventions-creations, to advance the exploitation of inventions-creations, to enhance innovation capability, and to promote the progress of science and technology and the development of economy and society.
Early Resolution Mechanism for Drug Patent Disputes
As core necessities that concern the national economy and people’s livelihoods, the importance of pharmaceutical products is self-evident. Whether it is tackling emerging complex diseases or meeting the everyday medication needs of the general public, pharmaceutical products play an indispensable role. However, the process of developing new drugs is lengthy and fraught with challenges. It …
Continue reading “Early Resolution Mechanism for Drug Patent Disputes”
Overview of the Anti-Unfair Competition System
Legislation The Anti-Unfair Competition Law is enacted to promote the healthy development of the socialist market economy, encourage and protect fair competition, prevent and stop unfair competition, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of business operators and consumers.
China continues strong trend of combating malicious trademark registrations
Malicious trademark registration has long been a primary concern for trademark holders.
Third Revision of the “Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China” – Open Patent Licensing
In order to ensure the effective implementation of the newly revised Patent Law, further improve China’s patent protection system, and align with relevant international rules,