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02 Jul2024Outline *Brief Introduction of the Hague System *Why choosing to file the Hague Design Applications ...
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Since the new Patent Law came into effect on June 1, 2021, the PTA (Patent Term Adjustment) Scheme has been officially established. Article 42, Clause 2 of the new Patent Law provides th...
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30 Sep20221. INTRODUCTION The patent invalidation procedure is an effective countermeasure against the infringement actions filed by the patentee. Concurrently with the infringement lawsuit, the accused infrin...
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30 Aug2022Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone (the "Pilot Zone") was established with the approval of the State Council in 2013 and granted many preferential policie...
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29 Jul2022Recently, two typical cases[1] announced by the CNIPA (Top Ten Cases of Reexamination and Invalidation in 2021) provide the examination practice for some complicated issues in compound patents, includ...
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- Case study on the first successful invalidation case due to no foreign filing license On 9 May 2022, the CNIPA has issued an Invalidation Decision No. 55586, attracting widespread attention...
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06 May20221. The Hague System The Hague System for filing an international design application, like many other similar systems (the PCT system for patent or the Madrid system for trademark) managed by WIPO...
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In order to protect the rights and interests of applicants and avoid losing novelty due to the disclosure of patent applications under specific circumstances before the filing date, the Patent...
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26 Apr2022Different from many other countries, evidence of use is not required when trademark application is filed, and the registrant is not obliged to submit any evidence of use either after r...
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08 Apr2022In a recent landmark decision, the Supreme People’s Court of the PRC (“SPC”) held that a unique term created in a fictional work is capable of being protected as a prior right to inv...
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30 Mar2022On March 17, 2022, the Supreme People's Court released the Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law (the "new interpretation"). The new interp...
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05 Jan2022Malicious trademark registration is a pain in China over the years. It causes damages to other party’s legitimate rights and interests, increases pressure to the examination capacity of CNIPA an...
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31 Dec2021I. The definition of non-use cancellation and introduction of basic coping strategy In accordance with regulations of Chinese Trademark Law, “Where a registered trademark become a generic name ...
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20 Dec20211. The Examination on Confidentiality System of Patent Applications in China It is preferable for those applicants who intend to file their applications both domestically and abroad to pa...
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06 Dec2021Highlights of the amendments China's Patent Law has just undergone the fourth revision in 2020 to improve the patent protection system and improve the business environment that respects i...
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26 Nov2021About six months ago the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) set a goal to shorten the average examination period of trademark registration applications to less than 4 months a...
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19 Nov2021Although current laws provide general guidance on the conditions for application of punitive damages in trade secret infringement cases, how to properly apply punitive damages is still a difficult pro...
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Introduction In accordance with the logic of three-step method for evaluating inventive step, the closest prior art is the basis of three-step method of determination, only choose the closest prior a...
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28 Oct2021Record of license contract for patent exploitation refers to the administrative act of China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) to record and file the license contract for patent ex...
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11 Oct2021How can a right holder defend their legitimate rights when their trademark that has been used in the Chinese market for many years and has gained high popularity is preemptively applied for registrati...