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    Factors To Be Considered When Applying Punitive Damages In Trade Secret Infringement Cases

    The following case is the first civil IP case in which the SPC ruled to apply punitive damages.
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
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    The CNY Standard Of Fees For The International Phase Of PCT Applications, Effective From January 1, 2024

    Recently, the CNIPA issued an announcement, releasing the standard for collecting fees for the international phase of PCT applications in accordance with the CNY...
    GlobalIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
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Criteria for Determining Employee Inventions by Senior Corporate Executives

The SPC issued a final judgment in a series of disputes over patent ownership, upholding the first instance decision. The SPC made it clear that, where a senior corporate executive obtains a patent for themselves or for others in breach of their duties of loyalty and non-competition obligations, such patent lacks a legal basis. The SPC also confirmed that a total of eleven patents and patent applications, including the patent in question, constituted employee inventions.
ChinaIntellectual Property
AFD China
AFD China
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    Invalidation Examination On Variety Rights Upon Application; Examination And Determination Of Distinctness Of Variety Rights

    In the invalidation examination on new plant variety rights initiated upon application, the invalidation requester must file an invalidation request with evidence...
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
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    CNIPA Releases 2025 Typical Cases Of Patent Administrative Protection

    To strengthen intellectual property protection, improve the quality and efficiency of administrative enforcement, deter infringing activities, and foster a better business and innovation environment...
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
  • Article

    CNIPA Releases 2025 Typical Cases Of Trademark Administrative Protection

    China's National Intellectual Property Administration has unveiled ten landmark cases from 2025 that demonstrate aggressive enforcement against trademark infringement, from AI-related bad faith...
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
  • Article

    Supreme Procuratorate Releases Typical Case: Bad-Faith Registration Of Established Trade Name And Subsequent Litigation Constitutes Malicious Suit

    China's Supreme People's Procuratorate has released a landmark case involving malicious intellectual property litigation, where two companies preemptively registered a trademark in bad faith and then sued the legitimate business owner for infringement, seeking CNY 10 million in damages. The case demonstrates how procuratorial authorities can intervene to identify and sanction parties who abuse the judicial system through defective trademark rights and improper litigation motives.
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
  • Article

    [Window Title] StartWord [Main Instruction] StartWord 已停止工作 [Content] Windows 可以联机检查该问题的解决方案。 [V] 查看问题详细信息 [联机检查解决方案并关闭该程序] [关闭程序]

    最高检发布5件知识产权恶意诉讼惩治典型案例...
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
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    最高检典型案例:抢注文旅标识批量诉讼被认定恶意

    最高检发布5件知识产权恶意诉讼惩治典型案例,涵盖实用新型专利、外观设计专利、商标权、不正当竞争等多领域检察监督案件。
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
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    AFD Newsletter, January 2020

    With Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's signature inked on a State Council order, the Implementing Regulations of the Foreign Investment Law of the People's Republic of China came into force on January 1, 2020.
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
  • Article

    Introduction To The Non-Use Cancellation Procedure And Required Documents

    Pursuant to Article 49, Paragraph 2 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China, if a registered trademark has not been genuinely used for three consecutive years without justifiable reason...
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
  • Article

    AFD Newsletter, August 2020

    On August 8, the Draft amendment to China's Copyright Law was submitted to the country's top legislature for a second reading.
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
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    AFD China Newsletter - February 2023

    On January 29, 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued Announcement No. 515, informing that from February 7, 2023 (inclusive), the CNIPA will fully implement electronic patent certificates.
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
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    AFD China's Newsletter - January 2021

    According to the Beijing Patent Attorneys Association's announcement of the annual Double Excellence Selection, our firm AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office was awarded Beijing Excellent Patent Agency 2019-2020 ...
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
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    AFD Newsletter - March 2019

    In February 2019, the Beijing Patent Attorneys Association finished the yearly assessments and announced the winners of Excellent Patent Agencies and Attorneys of 2017-2018.
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
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    国家知识产权局公布2025年度商标行政保护典型案例

    国家知识产权局公布2025年度商标行政保护十大典型案例,涵盖恶意抢注、欺骗性商标使用、跨区域制售假冒商品等多种侵权行为。这些案例展示了"
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
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    最高法判决:发现技术问题本身,可以赋予专利创造性

    The Supreme People's Court issued landmark rulings on two patent disputes that establish new standards for determining patent validity and scope of protection. In one case, the court ruled that discovering a non-obvious technical problem can establish inventiveness even when using conventional solutions, while in another, it clarified how to properly interpret dependent claims that are substantively independent from their parent claims.
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
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    最高法:创造性判断,警惕“后见之明”

    最高人民法院通过三起实用新型和发明专利案件,明确了专利创造性判断中的关键原则:技术改进动机的认定、技术问题发现的价值,以及形式从
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
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    最高法:前案诉讼中的持续侵权,赔偿范围如何认定?

    A patent infringement case reaches China's Supreme People's Court, examining whether damages from a prior lawsuit's litigation period should be included in a subsequent case. The court addresses critical questions about calculating compensation periods when patent holders file multiple lawsuits against the same infringer for continuing violations.
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
  • Article

    Exploring Claim Amendments In Patent Invalidation Proceedings

    In traditional practice, the rules governing claim amendments in patent invalidation proceedings have always been interpreted and applied with a core focus on restriction.
    ChinaIntellectual Property
    AFD China
    AFD China
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