Xiang Gao, partner and trademark attorney at Peksung, interprets the new China trademark law and new implementing regulations of the law.

In China, the Supreme People's Court proactively interprets the laws. It does so through exhaustive and detailed documents published under various titles...

The term "sale" in the Patent Law shall be interpreted as "the establishment of sales contract"

Article 2(4) of the Patent Law defines a ‘design’ as the shape or pattern or a combination thereof, or the combination of colour with a shape or pattern, of a product, which has an aesthetic appeal and is fit for industrial application.

To properly adjudicate patent infringement dispute cases, this Court has formulated this judicial interpretation in accordance with the provisions of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China...

Trademark right is only valid in certain jurisdiction(s) but reputation of a brand is boundless. As China's economy develops, the consumption level of Chinese consumers becomes higher and higher.

Generally, the purpose of a patent is to award the patentee a limited market monopoly for disclosing his invention to the public.

These Provisions are promulgated to facilitate the Court's impartial hearing of administrative cases involving the granting and affirmation of trademark rights...

These Provisions are promulgated to facilitate the Court's impartial hearing of administrative cases involving the granting and affirmation of trademark rights, in accordance with the laws...

In 2014, the SPC circulated a draft and collected comments, after which the draft was significantly revised. This final version of the Provisions has been adopted at the 1703rd meeting of the Judicial Committee . . .

In 2014, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) circulated a draft and collected comments, after which the draft was significantly revised. This final version of the Provisions has been adopted at the 1703rd meeting of the Judicial Committee of the SPC on December 12, 2016 and will enter into effect on March 1, 2017.

Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China came into force on 1 April 1985.

China is currently only the 12th largest market for champagne exports in the world but it is the fastest growing.