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2019-04-24

China's Top Market Regulator to Strengthen Crackdown on IPR Infringements

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has taken measures to enhance supervision on online shopping and infringements of intellectual property rights (IPR) in imports and exports. These measures fall into six aspects, including strength

2019-04-22

China Deepened IP Cooperation and Exchanges with Korea and Japan

Recently, at the invitation of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO), Deputy Commissioner Gan Shaoning of China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) led a delegation and paid working visits to Ko

2019-04-20

CNIPA Enhances Protection of Integrated Circuit Layout Design

In order to carry out the decisions and deployment of CPC Central Committee and State Council on tightened IPR protection, enhance the protection of exclusive rights related to integrated circuit (IC) layout design and improve the efficiency and level of

2019-04-05

WIPO Report: China Witnesses Significant Growth in PCT Filing in 2018

Chinese companies make up seven of the top 50 PCT international applicants, and education institutions make up ten of the top 50 who filed the most PCT patent applications in 2018, according to the latest data issued by World Intellectual Property Organiz

2019-03-24

Majority of Inventive Ideas Now Filed in Asian Countries

Milestone after international patent filings increased almost 4 percent since 2017. Asian innovators filed more than half of international patent applications, driven by growth in China, India and South Korea, according to the latest data from the World I

2019-03-22

Investment law Stresses Better IPR Protection

China's national legislature passed the Foreign Investment Law on Friday. The law, which will become effective on Jan 1, 2020, aims to improve the transparency of foreign investment policies and ensure domestic and foreign enterprises are subject to a uni

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