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2017-04-05

Official Fees for Trademark Matters Reduced since April 1, 2017

Chinese Trademark Office announced that as of April 01, 2017, the official fees for trademark matters will be reduced by 50%. The specific items concerned are as follow: Application for registration of trademark Application for registration of certificati

2017-04-03

SIPO Seeks Public Comments on Draft Administrative Measures for Prioritized Patent Examination

The State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) has published the Administrative Measures for Prioritized Patent Examination (Draft for Comment) (Chinese version only) to solicit opinions from the public. Comments and suggestions can be sent to SIP

2017-03-20

Intellectual Property Protection Highlighted on the Two Sessions

Intellectual property protection played an important role on the Two Sessions - the annual plenary sessions of the two organizations that make national-level political decisions: the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chine

2017-03-14

European Patent Office Notes Highest Increase in Patent Applications from China

European Patent Office Notes Highest Increase in Patent Applications from China The European Patent Office (EPO) on published its 2016 Annual Report in March 2017 revealing China showed the highest growth in patent applications. According to the report, t

2017-03-07

SIPO Revises the Patent Examination Guidelines, which take effects on April 1, 2017

On March 1, 2017, the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) has issued the Decision on Amending the Patent Examination Guidelines, where the amendments shall come into force as of April 1, 2017. The amendments concern the eligibility of compu

2017-03-06

China's IP Mortgage Financing in 2016 Reaches Over RMB 43.6 Billion

In 2016, the patent mortgage financing reached over RMB 43.6 billion; the first collection of IP operating fund in every key industries was about RMB 4.28 billion; and enterprises carrying out Rules of Enterprises IPR Management reached about 18 thousand

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