On January 13, 2023, the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration, consisting of the Trademark Office, issued a notice soliciting opinions on the draft amendment of the Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China. Although the draft amendment does not represent the final version for …
IP development
Beijing Higher People's Court's report about IP cases of 2014
On 18 April 2015, the Beijing Higher People's Court released a report summarizing IP cases of 2014 and publicized the ten most prominent IP cases handled by Beijing courts in 2014. The Beijing courts witness a 15.99% increase in the volume of new IP cases amounting to 11,232 first-instance cases …
Service Invention Regulation draft published for comment in China
On April 2, 2015, the State Government of China has published a draft of Service Invention Regulation ("Draft")for public comment, and the deadline for accepting comment is May 2, 2015. The State Government intends to stimulate creativeness of investors and protect the inventor's interest and …
