ArticleChina Draft Technical Secret Evidence Deposit Service Guide - Potential Useful Tool For LitigationThe draft was announced by the Patent Protection Association of China on 5 June 2023 at the link below:ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleChina SPC Announced Official English Translations Of Various TermsThese do not only include names of Chinese courts, but also various terms of departments, titles, and parties involved in a trial.ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleFirst In China - Patent Linkage Notification For Generic Drug ApplicationBeijing Taide Pharmacy Limited Company (北京泰德制药有限公司) is challenging Pfizer. The drug at issue is Palbociclib capsule 125mg, for treating HR-positive and HER2-negative breast cancer (for personal reason, this is of big concern to myself). ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleThe "Unofficial" CN Orange Book User Guide For Pharmaceutical PatentsToby's Nov 2022 version of "The "Unofficial" CN Orange Book user guide for pharmaceutical patents".ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
Article"Unofficial" CN Orange Book User Guide For Pharmaceutical Patents (June 2022 Ver.)Toby's June 2022 version of "Unofficial" CN Orange Book User Guide Available on IPO Law Journal, and at the link belowChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleCN Supreme Court's Stipulations On Patent Linkage Related TrialsThese stipulations were announced by the CN Supreme People's Court on 5 July 2021, one day after the announcement of the NMPA's measures. The announcement is as below...ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleChina Stops Subsidizing Patent FilingsFrom 2021 June, all subsidies for filing patent application should stop. From now on, all subsides for granting of patent should be reduced, and such patent grant subsidies should all stop by 2025.ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleChina – CostsRecord compensation awarded by Beijing IP court in patent infringement case, with award of attorney fees.ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleCNIPA Accepted The First Two "Important" Infringement ComplaintsCNIPA accepted the first two "important" infringement complaints. See the notice from the CNIPA below:ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleCNIPA Announced Draft Amendments To Patent Mortgage Registration Method For CommentsAnnounced on 20 Jul 2021, Deadline to submit comment is 10 Aug 2021 (Again, a very short deadline is set. I got the message behind)...ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleFirst Batch Of Drug Patent Linkage Complaints Filed At CNIPAThis is according to the announcement from the CNIPA below today (29 Oct 2021):ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
Article"Unofficial" CN Orange Book User Guide For Pharmaceutical PatentsThe equivalence of the US Orange Book in China, the "CN Orange Book" has been operating since 29 June 2021.ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleToby's Article On Using PPH In ChinaThis article first provides explanations of the behavior of Chinese patent examiners (who are just normal humans after all), then provides an alternative approach if you are having difficulties in prosecuting...ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleDrug Patent Linkage Complaints Easier To Be Accepted By The CNIPA Than The BJ IP CourtApparently the CNIPA has accepted more cases than the BJ IP Court. After checking with the CNIPA, the reason appears that the CNIPA does NOT require notarization and legalization of formality documents including the Power of Attorney and the business registration certificates. ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleTransition To The New CN Patent LawTransition to the new CN patent law (comes into force on 1 June 2021) was published by the CNIPA yesterday.ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleCNIPA To Take On More Roles On Adjudicating Patent Disputes?The major texts of these drafts appear to be a set of rules from those of the Chinese courts, detailing the mechanism for accepting and the downstream handling of an infringement complaint.ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleCN Patent Linkage Measures (Trial) Finalized And Issued By NMPACN patent linkage measures finalized and issued by NMPA.ChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleA Perfect World Of Litigation In China Is In Front Of UsThe Opinion has many high level statements.ChinaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationToby Mak
ArticleTwo CNIPA Announcements On 8 Sep 2023 Related To Trademark And Punitive DamageSuggestion to introduce use requirement in trademark applications in the reply to no. 1702 suggestion from the National People's CongressChinaIntellectual PropertyToby Mak
ArticleChina Requires Labelling Of Contents Generated By Artificial Intelligence From 1 Sep 2025The Cyberspace Administration of China announced Methods for Identifying Synthetic Content Generated by Artificial Intelligence on 7 March 2025.ChinaTechnologyToby Mak