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2020-01-03

Cracking Down Hard on Malicious Registrations

Officials share how a new law and tech are helping eliminate dubious trademark filings Trademark authorities will increase their efforts to crack down on malicious registrations, officials said at a publicity event in Beijing on Friday. The resolution cam

2020-01-02

China Tops List for Plant Variety Applications

China has ranked top of the world in annual applications for new plant varieties for the third year in a row, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Major varieties of rice, wheat and soybean that are planted in China were all develop

2019-12-31

CNIPA Invites Comments on Criteria for Determining Trademark Infringement

On December 18, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published the Criteria for Determining Trademark Infringement (For-Comment Draft) to invite public comments. The eight-chapter, 58-article Draft attempts to further prescribe

2019-12-30

China intensifies IP protection with 25 centers set up nationwide

China continues its efforts to better protect intellectual property rights. Twenty-five IP protection centers have been set up across the country to deal with IP applications and dispute settlements more efficiently. One look at the Shanghai skyline, and

2019-12-26

China sees robust trademark applications

From January to November, 7.12 million trademark registration applications were filed in China, according to the trademark office of the National Intellectual Property Administration. China's total number of effective registered trademarks has reached 24.

2019-12-23

IPRs in E-Commerce Better Guarded in China

China sees remarkable progress in IP protection in E-commerce, according to the 2019 China Research Report on E-Commerce Intellectual Property Development, released on December 12. A joint of production of China National Intellectual Property Administrati

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