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2013-12-28

SIPO to Automatic Exchange of Priority Documents with KIPO

The SIPO announced that as from 2014, it implemented automatic electronic exchange of priority documents with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) for first filings at SIPO or KIPO. The service is free of charge and not subject to any formalitie

2013-12-20

SIPO, BIPO Signed an Agreement on Joint PPH Pilot Program

On the morning of December 2, Premier of China's State Council Li Keqiang and UK Prime Minister David Cameron held a meeting, jointly witnessing the signing of a series of bilateral cooperation documents covering investment, science technology, finance, e

2013-12-10

Mainland, HK Sign Patent Deal

As part of the efforts to implement the original grant patent (OGP) system in Hong Kong, the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) signed the Coop

2013-11-26

25 Patent Gold Medals Generate 37.1 Billion Yuan in Profit

On November 11, Ceremony for the 15th WIPO-SIPO Award for Chinese Outstanding Invention and Industrial Design patents opened in Beijing. Francis Gurry, director-general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and Tian Lipu, Commissioner of

2013-11-20

Chinese Courts Step Up Punishment for IPR Crime

According to the Supreme Peoples Court of China, Chinese courts have given heavier punishments, including increased fines, to those who violate intellectual property rights. For example, in a recent case, two companies were fined about 37 million yuan ($6

2013-11-05

SIPO and IPOS Sign Agreement on Patent Data Exchange

Recently, State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) entered an agreement to exchange patent data. Mr. TIAN Lipu, SIPO's Commissioner on behalf of SIPO and Mr. TAN Y

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