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IP office signs agreement with EU as both sides share goals
With more than 30 years of development, the cooperation between China's State Intellectual Property Office and the European Patent Office has evolved from a technical partnership to a strategic one, EPO President Benoit Battistelli […]Read full blog
The Report of 19th CPC National Congress injects new impetus into the domestic copyright industry
Innovation-based development is one of the priorities mentioned in the 19th CPC National Congress. The core copyright industry is most closely related to innovation. According to the statistics about the economic contribution of Chinese[…]Read full blog
Alibaba wins case over fake reviews, sales
In a landmark decision, a court in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, ruled in favor of e-commerce behemoth Alibaba after it sued a company for fabricating transactions and…[…]Read full blog
China to step up property rights protection
China will step up protection of property rights to provide sustained impetus for economic development, according to a statement following a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday.[…]Read full blog
PPRD parties signed the IPR cooperation agreement again to deploy the “Belt and Road” initiative
On November 21, the 12th PPRD Joint Meeting on IP Cooperation & the “Belt and Road” IPR High-level Forum held in Changsha[…]Read full blog
Shanghai IPR Court released Guidance on Trial of Trade Secrets Infringement Disputes
Recently, Shanghai IPR Court released Guidance on Trial of Trade Secrets Infringement Disputes (“the Guidance”), with an aim to further unify the ruling approach on those trade secrets infringement disputes.[…]Read full blog
Total Number of Trademark Applications from January to October in 2017 Exceeded That of 2016
nformation collected and edited by CTPLO: Trademark application in China keeps rapid increase. From January to October in 2017, the total number of trademark applications has exceeded 4.413 million, 0.722 million larger than the figure of 2016 (3.691[…]Read full blog
Deeply Promoting Trademark Registration Facilitation, Well Creating Sound Brand Development Environment
On September 29, TECC (Shanghai) started to operation. Zhang Mao, Secretary of SAIC Party Committee and Minister of SAIC opened the Center. On the same date, SAIC jointly with Shanghai Government signed agreement to implement trademark and brand stra[…]Read full blog
The 2nd Zijin International Summit on IPR kicked off
Hosted by Jiangsu IP Office and Nanjing People’s Government, the 2nd Zijin International Summit on IPR was inaugurated on November 9 in Nanjing, with the theme on “IPR and Innovative Development”. […]Read full blog