the 251st Issue: 2201 Problematic Websites Being Closed by SAIC-China Intellectual Property

In the second half of 2014, the State Administration for Industry & Commercial of PRC (SAIC) launched the "2014 Red Shield Sword Action" special project, in order to further improve the supervision efficiency of the commodities online trading, comprehensively strengthen the regulation for the commodities online trading behavior, purify the environment of online shopping and protect the legal interests of consumers and operators... More

· Taobao Accused SAIC of Unfair Treatment

Based on the 2014 World Intellectual Property Indicators published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in December 2014, patent applications filed worldwide in 2013 amounted to around 2.57 million, up 9% from 2012... More

· Chinese innovation draws international attention at the WEF

On March 17th 2014, the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) announced an amendment to the Guidelines for Patent Examination (the Guidelines), which have been effective since May 1st, 2014... More

News in Brief

· Zhejiang: Elevator IP Alliance

· Jilin: Global Rights By US Author

· Ningxia: Sino-Arab Book Portal

· Xiaomi answers the call for smartphone evolution

· Motorola to make phones in Tianjin

· BOE joins the big electronics biggies in China

· EPO receives a record 273 000 patent filings in 2014, up by around 3%

· Rolls-Royce sues Royce Rizzy in trademark suit

· Singapore, Cambodia deal recognises patent applications in both countries

· Oil & Gas IP Summit: BP discusses ’hard-nosed’ Tesla patent strategy

China IP Articles

·Mandatory Rewards, Arduous But Fruitless Issue 63, By Jody Lu, China IP, [Comprehensive Reports]

The Regulation, which apparently aims to protect employee innovators, seems to fall into a rather awkward situation, neither enterprises nor employee innovators are satisfied with it... More

·Design patent protection for graphic user interfaces in China Issue 63, By Wang Rui, Patent Counsel at Wan Hui Da Intellectual Property Agency, [Patent]