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08 Sep2026I. Case Background and Factual Summary A recent legal dispute between a well-known international anime statue brand (hereinafter referred to as the "Brand Owner") and its Chinese origin...
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The newly revised Chinese Trademark Law has recently been promulgated and will take effect on January 1, 2027. To assist you in navigating the key changes, we have summarized below the most significan...
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21 Jul2026Background Article 45 of the Patent Law of the PRC provides that, after a patent is granted, any entity or individual that considers the grant inconsistent with the relevant provisions of...
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25 May2026For imported prepackaged food entering China, compliance of Chinese labels and Chinese trademark strategy fall under different legal systems, but together they determine whether a product can successf...
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23 Apr20261. Background Our client recently wrote requesting the submission of a third-party observation regarding a Chinese patent application. However, upon our confirmation, we found that the application ...
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23 Apr2026Trademark rights are strictly territorial. The Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong are under the same country. However, under the constitutional principle of "One Country, Two Systems", Hong Kong...
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14 Apr2026In December 2025, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) officially issued the Guidelines for Patent Applications of Product Designs Involving Graphical User Interfaces (herei...
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14 Apr2026On November 13, 2025, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released revision to the Patent Examination Guidelines (Decree No.84). The revised Guidelines officially took effe...
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06 Mar2026I. Regulatory Framework and the Huawei v. Conversant Case Standard Essential Patents (SEP) are patents that are indispensable for the implementation of a technical standard. As SEP licensing practi...
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30 Jan2026The Case of the “Angel's Hepburn Time” Restaurant The iconic actress Audrey Hepburn passed away in 1993. A Chinese restaurant named “Angel's Hepburn Time” ...
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24 Jan2026As intellectual property protection continues to deepen globally, trademark governance is increasingly shifting from a sole focus on registration and enforcement toward greater attention to how tradem...
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19 Jan2026As 2026 marks the first year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, the field of intellectual property (IP) is stepping into a strategic transition period fro...
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22 Dec2025Trademarks that are registered for more than three years face the risk of non-use cancellation actions filed by other party in China. According to Article 49 of Chinese Trademark Law, any party can lo...
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As a popular social platform in China, WeChat Moments, like WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram and Snapchat, is increasingly being used as a commercial sales platform to participate in market activities. Howev...
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02 Dec20251 Introduction to Company Name Protection in China In business, company name - particularly its trade name, i.e. the core and distinctive element in the company name that helps consumers identify t...
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02 Dec2025An Overview of China's Utility Model System The utility model is one of the three patent types under China's intellectual property framework. Serving as a strategic instrument for innovatio...
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27 Aug2025In summary China's trademark system has introduced stricter requirements for non-use cancellation applications, shifted evidence burdens and reduced acceptance of coexistence agreements. Absolu...
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27 Aug2025In summary This article examines how patent systems in the United States, Europe and China are addressing the legal and practical challenges posed by AI-related innovations. It analyses key doctrin...
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02 Apr2025On March 13, 2025, the State Council of the People's Republic of China enacted the "Regulations of the State Council on the Settlement of Foreign-Related Intellectual Property Disputes" ...
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13 Dec2024Before the amendment to the Chinese Trademark Law (2013), the China Trademark Office only accepted single-class trademark applications. However, after the implementation of the new law on May 1, 2014,...