the 234th Issue: Employees’ Patents Will Belong to the Companies Unconditionally in Japan-China Intellectual Property

· IP Courts to Be Established in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

On Aug 31st, the 10th meeting of 12th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (SCNPC) passed "the Decision on establishment of intellectual property courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou". Within the Decision... More

·SIPO Established 19 PPH Pilot Programs with IP Offices Globally

According to a representative from Patent Examination Administration Department of Patent Office under SIPO, SIPO and Japan Patent Office (JPO) launched the PPH pilot program on November 1st, 2011... More

News in Brief

· UK government helps Scotch whisky win in China

· The Total Amount of Agricultural Registered Trademarks in China up to 1.25 Million Pieces

· Three China’s Cement Enterprises Severely Fined Because of Price Monopoly

· People.cn and i ThinkTank Jointly Released "Chinese Patent Rankings"

· China Micro-film Copyright Industry Alliance Established in Beijing

· Nvidia sues Qualcomm, Samsung over patent infringement

· China-Britain Business Council and Alibaba Group join forces to protect third-party intellectual property

· Coca Cola Won the "Ice Dew" Trademark Administrative Lawsuit

· Apple Stores to be Trade Marked in Europe

· New Irish Court of Appeal

China IP Articles

· Landmark IP Cases of China in 2013 (case 1 to case 4) Issue 61, By Kevin Nie, Jessie Chen, China IP,[Comprehensive Reports]

[Civil Case Relating to Patent]

Case 1. "Abbott Milk Container" and Preliminary Injunction

Case No.: (2013) SanZhongMinBaoZi No. 01933 Civil Judgement, the Beijing Third Intermediate People’s Court... More

· Patent right protection by China Customs Issue 61, By Liu Zihan, Danielle Eades,[Comprehensive Reports]

For intellectual property (IP) protection in China, most IP owners rely heavily on lengthy litigation. Meanwhile... More