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2022-08-22

CNIPA Concluded the First Batch of Administrative Adjudication Cases of Major Patent Infringement Disputes

The amended patent law, which came into effect on June 1, 2021, gives new power to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), allowing it to hear major patent disputes of national significance upon the request of patentees or stakeho

2022-08-19

Patent Commercialization Activities at Chinese Universities Skyrocket in Past Decade

Chinese universities' technology production rate and commercialization efficiency have been soaring in the past decade, said Lei Chaozi, Director General of the Science and Technology and Information Technology Department of Ministry of Education (MOE) re

2022-08-03

The National Pilot Work on Innovation in Trade Secret Protection Kicked Off

On July 14, the Launching Meeting on National Pilot Work on Innovation in Trade Secret Protection was held in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. The decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council was implemented, the national

2022-08-02

Five SMEs Win Inaugural WIPO Global Awards, Two From China

The inaugural Global Awards of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) were recently handed out to five small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the Netherlands, Singapore, China and Japan, two of which are Suzhou Raycan and Shanghai Shy

2022-08-01

2022 H1 IP Statistics：Confidence of Foreign Investors Boosted in Doing Business in China

As of the end of June this year, market entities from more than 200 countries or regions owned valid registered trademarks in China, among which those from the United States, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom and South Korea had the largest numbers, showing

2022-07-29

IPR Policy Seen as Confidence Booster

Policies that China recently adopted on strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights could increase confidence of foreign companies in China, an IP industry expert says. China's five-year plan on improving IPR protection may help instill c

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