The State Intellectual Property Office has proposed to modify the China Patent Law and issued a draft soliciting public comment on April 1, 2015. The deadline for submitting comments is April 30, 2015 and by that time, the SIPO will submit the draft to the National Congress Standing Committee to …
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Small steps to prevent trademark disasters in China
It has not been uncommon for small and medium companies, be it a start-up or an established institute, to meet trademark hurdles even disasters in China. Those affected companies either cannot carry on with their business under a particular trademark or have to pay millions to get back their …
China is considering to establish higher level of IP Courts and other IP trial reform
With the establishment of IP courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, China have made much progress to improve the IPR legal system. In a recent report on patent enforcement to the National People's Congress, the Supreme People's Court is considering to set up IP courts at the national level and …
