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2013-07-03

China IP Development Significantly Improved

On June 5, China issued its national Intellectual Property (IP) development report on Wednesday, which marked the fifth anniversary of the introduction of the National IP Strategy. The study, conducted by the IP Development and Research Center under SIPO,

2013-07-01

New PPH Pilot Launched between China and Poland

According to Memorandum of Understanding of PPH Pilot between the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) and the Polish Patent Office (PPO), a PPH pilot between China and Poland is launched on July 1, 2013. The PPH pilot will last for two year

2013-06-30

China to Double Fines for Trademark Infringement

China is expected to double the compensation ceiling for trademark infringement to 2 million yuan (325,400 U.S. dollars), according to the latest draft amendment to the Trademark Law. Compensation ranging from 20,000 yuan to 2 million yuan shall be paid t

2013-06-07

PPH Pilot between China and Russia Extends for Two More Years

Since the PPH pilot between China and Russia has been running smoothly during the last years and in the meantime good results has been achieved, the SIPO and the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT) codetermined a two-year extensi

2013-06-05

China Celebrates the Fifth Anniversary of IPR Strategy Implementation

This June 5 marked the fifth anniversary of the implementation of the Outline of National Intellectual Property Strategy. In accordance with the overall requirements of the outline, the IPR works have achieved remarkable progress in four perspectives: the

2013-06-03

China's Software Piracy Rate Was 11.8% in 2012

On May 20, Chinalabs.com, a consulting and research company, issued an annual report on China's software piracy rate in 2012. In terms of the quantity of software installed, the software piracy rate reached 11.8%, similar to that of 2011；in terms of the q

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