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China's Patents Enter A New Era: Volume Increases And Quality Improves
Data showed that China had 1.382 million invention patent applications, up 14.2% year on year.
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China Issues Plan To Develop Intellectual Property
China's State Council has issued a plan to strengthen the protection and utilization of intellectual property rights during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020).AFD China - Article
China Launches Online Mediation Platform For Copyright Disputes
China launched an online platform to mediate copyright disputes to free all parties involved and mediators from traveling.AFD China - Article
Chinese Breeders Now Have Easy Access To Applying For International Variety Rights
The number of applications in 2016 reached near 3,000, stably ranking the first among UPOV member states.AFD China - Article
Celebration Of The Thirtieth Anniversary Of China's Accession To The PCT Held In Beijing
On the morning of October 18, the Celebration of the Thirtieth Anniversary of China's Accession to the PCT was held in Beijing. Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the CNIPA...AFD China - Article
CNIPA Issues Guidelines For Estimation Of Royalties For Patent Open License (Trial Version)
On October 14, 2022, in order to thoroughly implement the State Council's deployment on "establishing and improving the patent open licensing system and operation mechanism"...AFD China - Article
EPO-CNIPA Joint Communiqué: Chinese Applicants May Continue To Designate EPO As ISA
Nationals and residents of the People's Republic of China can continue to select the European Patent Office as their International Searching Authority (ISA) for their international patent applications...AFD China - Article
第十届中国国际版权博览会在青岛成功举办
第十届中国国际版权博览会于10月16日至18日在山东青岛成功举办。本届博览会聚焦数字时代版权的创造、运用、保护、管理和服务，共设立五大展区AFD China - Article
Five SMEs Win Inaugural WIPO Global Awards, Two From China
In recent years, SMEs' development has been heeded by China, lending tangible support in finance and education.AFD China - Article
China To Improve Laws To Support IPR Development
China will improve laws to promote high-quality development of intellectual property rights, a senior intellectual property official said on Sept 30.AFD China - Article
China Sees Stable Intellectual Property Development In H1
The CNIPA revealed that more than 683,000 invention patent applications were filed, and a total of 217,000 invention patents were granted, in China in H1 of 2020.AFD China - Article
Important Updates To China's Patent Examination Guidelines Effective January 1, 2026
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has recently officially released the newest revision on "Patent Examination Guidelines," which will come into effect on January 1, 2026.AFD China - Article
New Evidence Emerges In Red Bull Trademark Dispute
An article with the Tripartite Agreement on the Assignment of the "Bullfighting" Trademark Owned by Two Jinhua-Based Companies being presented on January 10 was posted on China.com.AFD China - Article
Chinese Courts Handle More Than 640,000 IPR Cases In 2021
The numbers of cases handled and concluded have grown by 22.33 percent and 14.71 percent respectively from 2020, said SPC official Lin Guanghai.AFD China - Article
Chinese Courts Strengthen IP Rights Protection For Seed Industry
Chinese courts are continuously strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights related to the seed industry, aiming to promote innovation and high-quality development in this field with high-level judicial efforts.AFD China - Article
CNIPA Commissioner Shen Changyu Heads Delegation To 2023 CNIPA-JPO-KIPO's TRIPO Heads Meetings And IP User Symposium
Shen said that the CNIPA has established friendly and effective cooperative ties with the JPO and the KIPO for years, and reaped significant fruits under both the bilateral and trilateral ...AFD China - Article
CNIPA Releases Announcement On Administrative Reconsideration Matters Concerning Patent Term Compensation And Patent Open Licensing
On December 21, 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued Announcement No. 560, ...AFD China - Article
Huawei Sues PanOptis For Monopoly Infringement
The defendant also claimed that Chinese courts had no jurisdiction over this caseAFD China - Article
Office In Chinese Yuan For The CNIPA-EPO PCT Pilot Project
According to the "Announcement of the National Intellectual Property Administration on Adjusting Some Patent Fee Standards and Fee Reduction Policies (No. 594)" and the "Memorandum of Understanding...AFD China - Article
Pharma-related Regulatory Developments
China's fourth amendment of the Patent Law will come into effect on June 1, 2021.AFD China
