On 28 May, the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China was officially adopted, and it will come into force on January 1, 2021. This is a milestone in the history of civil legislation in China.

In recent years, with the continuing intensified efforts to protect intellectual property in China, cases in which large damages have been awarded in intellectual property infringement actions have become quite common.

佛得角现行商标法规主要基于2007年颁布的《工业产权法典》。根据佛得角商标法规定，商标注册后，从注册日起算，每5年都需要向官方提交打算

In November 2023, the Beijing Internet Court issued the first-instance judgment on what is considered China's first copyright infringement case involving AI-generated images.

China is traditionally aligned with civil law system, but in recent years the Supreme People's Courts (SPC) have complied and published over a hundred guiding cases aimed at standardizing legal practice and forming a uniform criterion in adjudication.

南非法是一种典型的混合法，其法律渊源主要包括宪法、制定法、普通法和习惯法（"土著法"），自17世纪以来英国普通法和罗马－荷兰法占据了

The Beijing High Court upheld the judgement of the Beijing IP Court, which recognised "Jägermeister" as a well-known trademark in Chinese...

Article 24(4) of the Chinese Patent Law provides that a patent application will not lose its novelty if, within six months before the filing date, the subject matter of the application is disclosed...

The Opinions on Several Issues in Enhancing Reform and Innovation in Hearing Intellectual Property Cases issued by the "Two Offices" ...

In view of the challenges faced by the outbreak of COVID-19, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued Announcement No. 350 on January 28, 2020, allowing the party to claim for continued protection.

Malicious applications to register trademarks have long been a significant issue for trademark rights holders in China. Unlike in some countries where trademark rights are based on use...

It is common practice in China that the parties to an international IP-related contract can choose a foreign dispute resolution forum. However, such clauses are not always unshakable before the Chinese courts.

Patent Administrative Law Enforcement Measures of China was amended recently and was implemented on July 1, 2015.

The 2018 Intellectual Property Business Asian Forum (BIP), co-organized by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government together with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) and the Hong Kong Design Centre.

The draft amendments to the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the draft) were published for comments from the public on the National People's Congress ...

In November 2023, the Beijing Internet Court issued the first-instance judgment on what is considered China's first copyright infringement case involving AI-generated images.

In accordance with Article 35, paragraph 4 of the China Trademark Law, if the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board determines that the prior rights involved in the review must be based on the results of another case...

CNIPA ruled that the trademark No. 30195179 in Class 17, No. 30208214 in Class 19 and No. in Class 35 should not be approved for registration as requested by Giacomini S.p.A.

In a recent landmark case, the N logo used on shoes (see images below) by New Balance Athletics, Inc. (New Balance) was, for the first time, recognized as a famous product decoration in China.

北京知识产权法院支持德国野格公司就"野格哈古雷斯"利口酒提出的商标侵权和不正当竞争之诉,认定"野格"为驰名商标, 判决侵权人向"野格"商标权