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CN Drug Patent Registration System (Orange Book) Opened For Testing
This was opened on 18 May 2021 (http://www.cde.org.cn/news.do?method=largeInfo&id=464a59511b09ddfc). The test is to be ended on 31 May 2021....
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First Contentious CN Patent Linkage Declaration From Generic Drug Applicant
While the first CN patent linkage declaration was reported in my post below, that was a non-contentious type 3 declaration, i.e. the generic drug applicant undertakes that they would only put their drug onto the market ...Toby Mak - Article
Two IP Updates From China – Draft Regulations On Patent Firms Advertising, And For PCT Application Filed With CNIPA As The RO, Using EPO As ISA
Draft regulations on patent firms advertising, deadline 31 October 2023 (!) This was announced today (26 October 2023) by the All China Patent Attorney Association, by email.Toby Mak - Article
CN Final Antimonopoly Guidelines For The Pharmaceutical Sector
Thanks for the notification from Aaron Wininger of Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. , the China State Administration for Market Regulation SAMR announced the finalized...Toby Mak - Article
1 Min To Understand The Changes In The New Chinese Anti-Competition Law
1) Additional actions (Article 9) that infringe trade secret:Toby Mak - Article
CNIPA's Drafts For Comments Of Patent And Trademark Agency Engagement Letters (Sep 2024)
On 24 September 2024 (the date when the IPO annual meeting 2024 ended, and I was on my flight from Chicago to Munich......), the CNIPA announced drafts for comments of patent and trademark agency engagement letters.Toby Mak - Article
China's New Science And Technology Progress Law 2021
This is the second revision from the previous version of 2007, and will come into force shortly on 1 January 2022.Toby Mak - Article
Handling Of Appealing Invalid Patent At Drug Patent Linkage Dispute
The China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) drug patent linkage measures have not mentioned how to handle the above situation...Toby Mak - Article
China's Experimental Attempts To Monetize Patents
Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China MOFCOM announced on 30 April 2024 that the year-on-year growth of export IPToby Mak - Article
CNIPA Draft Provisions On IP Credit Administration (Nov 2021)
This was posted by the CNIPA at the link below on 19 Nov 2021, with a deadline to comment of 25 Nov 2021 (What can I say):Toby Mak - Article
CNIPA Published Patent Licensing Data From 2019 To 2023
First, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!Toby Mak - Article
Two Updates From The CNIPA In Nov 2024 - Draft Government Procurement Requirements, And IP Statistics Public Enquiry Guidelines
This was announced on 27 November 2024, with a commenting deadline on 6 December 2024.Toby Mak - Article
China Announced Technology Ethics Review Measures (Trial)
On 8 October 2023, the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China announced the above measures...Toby Mak - Article
CN SMAR Draft Regulation On Forbidding Abusive Use Of IP To Exclude And Limit Competition
This is a revision from the last draft (in Sep 2021? sorry I lost track).Toby Mak - Article
Two CN IP Updates – CNIPA's Continuing Cracking Down On Malicious IP Agencies, And Shanghai Free Trade Zone (SFTZ) Opening-up Overall Plan
Revising decision to grant to include RMB1000/1200 registration fee (There is no registration fee for patents now, only stamp tax.Toby Mak - Article
CN Anti-Monopoly Compliance New Chapter
The SAMR announced Provisions Prohibiting Abuse of IP Rights to Exclude and Restrict Competition yesterday (29 June 2023) at the link below...Toby Mak - Article
Comments To CN Draft Anti-Unfair Competition Law (2024), Deadline 20 January 2025
I could not find the actual draft from the NPC's website, but it is available at the seemingly non-official link below (why hiding this so secretly?):Toby Mak - Article
CNIPA "First" Drug Patent Linkage Decision
Thanks for the heads up from Aaron Wininger of Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, shortly after the first drug patent linkage decision from the Beijing IP Court, the CNIPA also announced that they have issued their "first" drug patent linkage decision.Toby Mak - Article
CNIPA Published Its Work Plan Against Bad Faith Trademark Registrations From 2023-2025
If you wish to have a machine translation of this work plan, please let me know.Toby Mak - Article
1st CNIPA Important Patent Infringement Administrative Decision
It was reported in Oct 2021 that the CNIPA accepted the first two patent infringement administrative complaints according to the Chinese Patent Law.Toby Mak
