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2013-11-01

PPH Pilot between China and Japan Extends for Two More Years

According to the Project of Deepening Cooperation in the Patent Examination Field and Extending the PPH Pilot between the SIPO and the Japan Patent Office (JPO), SIPO and JPO reach a consensus of extending the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot between the

2013-10-30

Key Revisions to Chinese Trademark Law: Promising Steps toward IP Protection

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress revised the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China, which goes into effect on May 1, 2014. Trademark owners can now designate multiple classes in one application rather than filing separate

2013-10-20

IP5 Offices Agree on Joint PPH Pilot Programme

The world's five largest Intellectual Property Offices (IP5) - the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO)

2013-10-15

SIPO Amended Patent Examination Guidelines on Examination of Novelty of Utility Model and Design

State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) issued Decision for Amending the Guidelines for Patent Examination with respect to the preliminary examination of utility model and design patent applications. This Decision is made for a purpose of impro

2013-08-20

China and Sweden Strengthen Cooperation on Copyright Protection

Chinese delegation leading by Mr. Yan Xiaohong, Deputy Director of the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) and Deputy Director of the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC), visited Sweden and other European countries. During

2013-08-15

Court Hands Down Milestone Ruling on Trade Secrets

A Shanghai court recently issued the country's first ban on the circulation of trade secrets. A US Drug Company filed the lawsuit with Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court against a former employee surnamed Huang for violating the company's confident

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