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.

The declaratory judgment of non-infringement is a relatively new type of intellectual property related actions in China.

The new Trademark Law to be implemented from 1 May 2014 permits applications for the registration of a trademark for goods in multiple classes.

Following the National People's Congress's decision in October 2018 and subsequent rules issued by the SPC, the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court of China has been formally established as of January 1, 2019.

The concept of "person skilled in the art" is used in numerous aspects of patent examinations, so accurately understanding this concept is of great significance to both patent examiners and agents.

As we reported in our October 2020 and May 2021 Newsletters, the Fourth Amendment to Chinese Patent Law has become effective from June 1, 2021.

The case filed by Italian Ferrero SPA against Montresor (Zhangjiagang) Food Co. Ltd. and Tianjin Economical and Technological Development Zone Zhengyuan Distribution Co., Ltd for unfair competition ...

Inventions, utility models and designs are the three major constituent parts of the China's patent regime.

As we reported in our October 2020 Newsletter, the Fourth Amendment to Chinese Patent Law (the Amendment) will be effective from June 1, 2021.

Chemistry inventions in the majority of cases require experimental results for validation, only after which can they be confirmed.

The principle of priority is one of the important principles in China's patent regime.

There is disagreement between examiners and applicants as to whether certain distinguishing technical features are "common knowledge".

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has recently released its 2021 Annual Report. We now summarize some of the key information and statistics regarding patents...

On February 10 2015, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced the results of its antimonopoly investigation of US-based Qualcomm.

Usually the PPH will take one of two forms – the conventional PPH or Patent Co-operation Treaty PPH (PCT-PPH).

Generally speaking, the first instance takes no longer than six months, but foreign cases (i.e. at least one party is a foreign entity) are not subject to this limitation.

To be accused of patent infringement is a situation no one wishes to face.

The examination may be delayed for one year, two years or three years from the effective date of the request for delayed examination.

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has recently released its 2021 Annual Report. We now summarize some of the key information and statistics...

At the end of 2022, the China National Intellectual Property Administration released its annual China Patent Survey Report.