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 …
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New changes proposed by the SIPO to the China Patent Law
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 …
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 …
