Nowadays, the importance of intellectual property is widely-recognized by the international community as a part of the rapid development of science and technology, rise of the knowledge economy and the acceleration of process of economic globalization. Th

Misleading patent numbers on the boxes of some products have occasionally resulted in customer confusion. Imagine, for example, you bought an appliance that sported a label reading Patent No. 10-○○○○-○○○○○○○. The notion that the product contained patented

The Intellectual Property Department (IPD) announced on June 30 the results of the Survey on Intellectual Property (IP) Trading. The Survey was commissioned by the IPD in June 2014 to collect information on IP trading activities in Hong Kong. The Survey c

As of 1 October, major amendments of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (the RF Civil Code) came into force concluding the most recent and extensive legislative revision since Part I of the Code was adopted in 1994. Changes affected substantive and

2013 is the initial year which the peoples courts applied the principles of the18th Party Congress. It is also a critical year to ensure continued efficient and effectiveimplementation of the twelfth Five-Year Plan, and a year which intellectual propertya

Since more and more foreign applicants are interested in applying for their patents and protecting their inventions in the greater China region, we would like to summarize the following information about patent filings in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan for y

The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 is now in full effect. The commencement of the Act is a welcome change for many Australian IP Right holders, and future IP Right holders. To develop these legislative changes we worked wi

In 2012, the peoples courts have advanced judicial operations in the protection of intellectual propertyrights. Adjudication of intellectual property-related disputes has taken to new heights. Several major events relating to the judicial protection of in

As the national adjudication authorities, the peoples courtsare a cornerstone in protection system for Chinas intellectualproperty rights. They are irreplaceable in many aspects: regulating intellectual property relationships, safeguarding thelawful right

In 2010, the peoples courts have, under strong party leadership and effectivesupervision of the peoples congresses, upheld the great cause of socialism withChinese characteristics, observed the tenets of the Deng Xiaoping Theory and theThree Represents an