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2020-02-19

China Starts Pilot Program to Boost Civil Litigation Efficiency

BEIJING - China's Supreme People's Court on Wednesday issued a plan on a pilot program to explore new ways to handle simple civil cases after separating such cases from those complicated ones. According to the plan, selected courts can expand the scope of

2020-02-18

Applicants Can Handle Patent, Trademark and Other Services Online

Recently, CNIPA has issued a notice that its service windows will be open from February 3, 2020. In order to strengthen the prevention and control of novel coronavirus pneumonia, effectively reduce the gathering of people and block the spread of novel cor

2020-02-14

China Sees Continuous Improvement in IP Quality and Efficiency in 2019

China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently released statistics for the year 2019 on patents, trademarks, geographical indications (GI) and layout designs of integrated circuits. The numbers showed steady and gradual uptick of mai

2020-02-07

Progress in IP System as More Patents Granted

China achieved stable progress in the intellectual property field, especially in filing quality and efficiency over the past year, according to the National Intellectual Property Administration. In 2019, the number of invention patent applications topped

2020-02-06

Top 10 Largest Global Patent Holders from China

Ten Chinese companies have become the largest global patent holders, according to 2019 Top Global Patent Holders by IFI Claims, a New Haven-based patent service. Although Samsung tops IFI's total global rankings with most patents currently held, the total

2020-02-01

CNIPA Announcement on Issues Concerning Deadline of Patents, Trademarks and Integrated Circuit Layout Designs Affected by Epidemic Situation

Decree No.350 In order to implement the decisions and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council to prevent and control pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus infection, and to effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and intere

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