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2014-09-24

Over 14,000 IPR Crimes Busted This Year

China has apprehended 18,000 suspects in over 14,000 criminal cases concerning intellectual property rights (IPR)infringement this year so far, according to the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on Friday. The MPS stepped up its efforts against IPR violat

2014-09-20

China Patent Collection Added to WIPO PATENTSCOPE; Search System Surpasses 32 Million Records

WIPO has added China's national patent collection to the searchable PATENTSCOPE database, pushing the service past the 30 million record mark and increasing it to 34 national and regional patent collections, giving users an unrivalled geographical diversi

2014-09-02

China to Set Up Special IPR Courts

China will set up special courts for intellectual property rights (IPR) cases in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the top legislature has decided. Members of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adopted the resolution through a vote at

2014-08-20

Chinese Patent Portfolio Goes Overseas

Chinese Patent Portfolio Goes Overseas According to the latest data from the State Intellectual Property Office of China(SIPO), in the first half of the year, China received 11,243 patent applications through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), represent

2014-08-18

SAIC Requires Microsoft not to Obstruct Anti-monopoly Investigation

On August 4th, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of China (SAIC) interrogated Mary Snapp, Global Vice President of Microsoft and coworkers for anti-monopoly investigation. On Augest 7th, SAIC pubulished an announcement on its website, say

2014-08-07

WIPO Report: China Moves up in World's Innovation Rankings

The Global Innovation Index (GII)2014, in its 7th edition this year, has been co-published and released by WIPO, Cornell University, INSEAD recently. For the GII 2014, Switzerland remains the leader for the fourth consecutive year. China mainland has impr

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