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2018-01-03

SIPO-INAPI and SIPO-IPO-CZ PPH Pilot Programs Launched as of Jan 1, 2018

State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) and the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile (INAPI) and the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPO-CZ) have launched the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot projects on Ja

2017-12-21

Pendency of Examination Concerning Various Trademark Businesses Will Be Reduced

On November 14, 2017, the Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Trademark Registration Facilitation and Effectively Raising Efficiency of Trademark Registration (hereinafter referred to as Opinions) was issued by the State Administration for Industry and Co

2017-12-19

Chinese Breeders Can Easily Apply for Protection on International Variety Rights

On November 15, 2017, internationalapplication platform for plant variety right was launched in Beijing, throughwhich Chinese breeders can not only apply for plant variety rights protectionwith plant variety protection offices in different countries and r

2017-11-20

China, U.S. Crack Transnational IPR Infringement Crime

China and the United States have cracked a transnational intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement case, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced on November 8. The MPS busted seven dens manufacturing, marketing and distributing count

2017-11-13

SIPO Published the Reference Table for Design Classification for the First Time

Recently, the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) published Reference Table for International Design Classification and National Economy Industries Classification (trial) (hereinafter referred to as the Reference Table) for the first time. The Refer

2017-11-06

Chinese Innovations Showcase IP Strength

Through devoting great energy to implementing the innovation-driven development strategy, we have seen much accomplished toward making China a country of innovators, with major advances made in science and technology, including the successful launch of Ti

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