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2017-02-27

China Joins Top 5 in Madrid System International Ranking

Data from the World Intellectual Property Organization show that international trademark applications from China via the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks increased by nearly 30 percent compared with a year earlier, to mo

2017-02-13

SIPO Targets Relief of Overburdened Patent Processing System

The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has taken steps to relieve the pressure on China's patent examinations system in the wake of the rapidly increasing number of applications in recent years. The steps, which were outlined by SIPO officials at a

2017-02-06

Year in a Million for Patents

In the year of 2016, China saw an increase in both the quantity and quality of patents, according to a recent news conference given by the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO). The country has ranked first in the number of annual invention patent app

2017-02-03

Both IP Development Quantity and Quality Indexes in China Rose in 2016

On January 19, the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) held a news conference in Beijing releasing the statistics and related situation of the major works in 2016. In 2016, all indexes - both quantity and quality ones - of the intellectual property

2017-01-17

SPC published a judicial interpretation on Certain Issues Related to Trials of Administrative Cases Involving the Grant and Confirmation of Trademark Rights

On Januray 10 2017, the Supreme People's Court published a judicial interpretation on Certain Issues Related to Trials of Administrative Cases Involving the Grant and Confirmation of Trademark Rights. The judicial interpretation will take effect as of Mar

2016-12-19

Beijing Court Hands down Highest ever Compensation Order

In a patent ruling made by the Beijing Intellectual Property Court last week, the defendant was ordered to pay a total of 50 million yuan ($7.2 million) in damages to the patent rights owner, the highest amount since the court was founded in November 2014

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