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2020-09-23

An Updated Memorandum of Understanding Signed between CNIPA and HIPO

Recently, CNIPA and Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) signed an updated Memorandum of understanding between CNIPA and HIPO through exchange of letters. As specified in the MoU, the scope of cooperation between the two offices is expanded from

2020-09-22

Valid Trademark Registrations of China Reach 28.23m

China's accumulative valid trademark registrations totaled 28.23 million pieces as of August, according to the National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) on Sept 18. China has been persistently facilitating the trademark registration sector to b

2020-09-21

China Applauded Over Global IP Performance

Developing countries can learn a great deal from nation's example, say legal experts With a spectacular performance over the past few years, China continues to be a role model to the world－and developing countries in particular－for its planning, new polic

2020-08-31

CNIPA Clarifies Local Branches' Missions in Handling Oversea IP Disputes

The General Office of the China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently issued the Working Rules for Local Branches of the National Oversea IP Dispute and Guidance Center (trial) as well as the Performance Evaluation Rules for Loc

2020-08-30

China to Further Shorten Trademark Review Period

China will increase the efficiency in handling trademark applications by further shortening the process of trademark reviews to within four months, an official with the National Intellectual Property Administration said. The country's processing time for

2020-08-28

Draft Amendment to China's Copyright Law Gets 2nd Reading

On August 8, the Draft amendment to China's Copyright Law was submitted to the country's top legislature for a second reading. This second draft responded to a number of prominent issues, such as improving the definition of works, deleting the provisions

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