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Premier Li Keqiang: 'Punitive Damages to be Awarded' for Stronger IPR Protection
We would speed up reforms making the pricing of factors of production like technology and land increasingly market- based, deepen reform of the pricing mechanisms for resource products and public services, break government monopolies, and protect aga[…]Read full blog
Shen Changyu Meets with INPI President and Argentine Ambassador to China
SIPO Commissioner Shen Changyu met with Argentina's National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) President Dámaso Pardo and Argentine Ambassador to China Diego Guelar in Beijing. Shen Changyu introduced the latest progress in China's intellectual[…]Read full blog
Annual Development Report on China's Trademark Strategy 2016
The year 2016 is the first year of the13th Five-Years Plan, the year of further deepening the business system reform, and also the icebreaking year of trademark registration and management reform. During the year, the Departments of Administration fo[…]Read full blog
Minister say：Nation sees rapid progress in innovative power
China has seen fast progress in its technological innovation capabilities in the past five years, with research and development (R&D) spending rising substantially along with an increase in new patents and the number of researchers, Minister of Scien[…]Read full blog
Interpretation on “Other Improper Means” Described in Paragraph 1 Article 44 of China Trademark Law
There is no definition for “bad faith” in China Trademark Law. Only some descriptions such as “registrations obtained with ill will”, “improper means” are in the articles. In December 2016, China Trademark Office (CTMO) and Trademark Review and Adjud[…]Read full blog
China Trademark Office Announces to Simplify Trademark Applications, Optimize Procedures and Shorten Examination Period
The number of trademark applications in China has been increased rapidly in recent years, and in 2017 the number exceeded 5 million. To bring more convenience to trademark applicants, CTMO has decided to further simplify application materials, optimi[…]Read full blog
China Trademark Registration Examination Period Will be Shortened to Six Months before End of 2018
January 22, 2018. Mr. LIU Junchen, vice president of State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the PRC (short as SAIC), stated in the conference that, in 2017, a number of 5.74 millions trademark applications were filed, increased by 55.7% as[…]Read full blog
China's IP in Foreign Eyes （4）
With the encouragement of innovation and much more R&D investment in recent years, China is supposed to be an innovation-oriented country.[…]Read full blog
China's IP in Foreign Eyes （3）
The ARJ21-700 jet is one of a series of initiatives launched by the ruling Communist Party to transform China from the world's low-cost factory into a creator of profitable technology in aviation, clean energy and other fields. China is one of the bi[…]Read full blog
China's IP in Foreign Eyes （2）
Reviews of the new iPhone 7 came out. The main problem Apple is facing at the moments is a slew of Chinese competitors that make high-quality phones. Given the new version of the iPhone doesn't boast any conspicuous upgrades, it could be that Apple's[…]Read full blog