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2013-04-17

China Further Extends the Scale of IPR Pledge Financing

In 2012, China's IPR pledge financing scale is further extended, and the yearly financing of patent, trademark and copyright reached 14.1 billion, 21.46 billion and 2.751 billion yuan, according to the Office of the Inter-Ministerial Joint Meeting for the

2013-04-07

SIPO Launched New Round Evaluation of IPR Model City

According to a principal of SIPO, the new round evaluation of national IPR model city introduces the government investment as the standard and further specifies detailed requirements such as relevant document submission, application form filling out etc.

2013-04-01

China's Supreme Court Amends Rules Relating to Adjudication of Patent Disputes

China's Supreme People's Court released the Decision on Revising Several Provisions Concerning the Application of Law in Hearing Patent Dispute Cases on April 14, which states that the Supreme People's Court may, depending on actual circumstances, designa

2013-03-26

State Council Revises Copyright Rules

State Council recently issued the decision on modifying the Copyright Law Implementation Regulations, Regulations for the Protection of Information Network Transmission Rights, Protection of Computer Software Regulations, strengthening the administrative

2013-03-14

SIPO and ASRT Sign MOU

On March, 5, Tian Lipu, Commissioner of State of Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), met with the visiting Egyptian delegation led by Adel Ewida, President of the Egyptian Patent Office (EGPO). After the meeting, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was s

2013-03-01

Updates on the PPH Operations in China

The State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) announced the launch of new Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with the patent offices of Austria and Mexico, effective on March 1, 2013. Also, the PPH program between the SIPO and the Korean Intellectu

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