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Outline of Patent Applications for AI-related Inventions in China

In recent years, innovations of artificial intelligence (hereinafter referred to as AI) technologies have continuously achieved new breakthroughs, becoming a significant driving force in the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformat

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The CNIPA Issued the Guide of AI-Related Invention Patent Application (Trial)

On December 31, 2024, the CNIPA issued the Guide of AI-Relate

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022025-01

AFD China Was Once Again Honored as an AAAAA-Level (Top Tier) Patent Agency

On March 22, 2024, Beijing Patent Attorneys Association annou

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292024-03

The "one variety, one name" rule for plant varieties

The Supreme People's Court recently concluded an appeal case

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022024-01

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Amendments to claims in patent invalidation procedures

Requirements for amending patent claims in invalidation procedures in China remain strict. Only the claims of an invention or utility model patent can be amended. We examined the requirements for amending such claims and discuss several recent cases from

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TRADEMARK

China continues strong trend of combating malicious trademark registrations

Malicious trademark registration has long been a primary concern for trademark holders. The Chinese Trademark Law has played a crucial role in countering malicious trademark registrations and upholding market order since its implementation on March 1 1983

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CASE

Man Jailed for Pirating Mo Yan's Works

A man has been sentenced to six months in jail and fined 2,000 yuan ($320) after being convicted of illegally publishing copies of the works of Mo Yan, winner of last year's Nobel Prize in literature. The National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal P

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Invention
Patents

The law defines an invention as any new technical solution which relates to a product...

Utility Model
Patents

The law defines a utility model as any new technical solution which relates to the shape or...

Design
Patents

The law defines design as any new shape, pattern or combination thereof...

Trademarks

Any visual sign capable of distinguishing the goods/services may be registered as...

IP Dispute
Resolution
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Litigation

Copyright is a form of intellectual property applicable to any expressible form of an idea...

Copyrights

Copyright is a form of intellectual property applicable to any expressible form of an idea...

Other
IPs

Advise on strategic trade secret, unfair competition, domain name, licensing...

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