the 292nd Issue: Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court 2016-Final Countdown-China Intellectual Property

·Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court 2016: Final Countdown

After a successful start in 2013, the Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court Conference has being established as an annual premium event and leading conference on the latest advancements in the UP & UPC with high-profile participants from all over Europe and North America... More

·International IP Law Firms 2016 Look Forward to Your Participation

The new edition of 2016 is under busy preparation. The marketing cooperation is ongoing wiht limited superior avertising places and article contribution opportunities... More

· EU-China Judges’ Forum

In 2016, IP Key will strengthen its support to EU-China judicial cooperation which has enjoyed over a decade of fruitful exchanges. IP Key is supporting the next EU-China Judges’ Forum, which is jointly organised by IP Judicial Protection Research Center of Supreme People’s Court of P.R.C... More

News in Brief

· CAS ranks among world’s top innovative govt-funded institutes

· Adidas files ’three-stripe’ trademark infringement claim

· Asian businesses fire up growth in PCT applications

· FC Bayern München victorious in WIPO domain dispute

· Jesper Kongstad: Step Up Cooperation and Share Development Experience

· Service Specifications for Patent Agencies (Draft) Published to Solicit Public Opinions

· SIPO Revises Its Operational Guidelines for Patent Administrative Law Enforcement

· Nation vows to beef up policies to shield IPR

· Spin Master: Full confidence in China’s IP protection

· Screenwriters’ copyrights must be protected: film association leader

China IP Articles

·Duty of Care by E-commerce Platforms in Patent Infringement Issue 69, By Yuan Bo, Judge of Shanghai Second Intermediate People’s Court, [Comprehensive Reports]

On April 1, 2015, the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) released the draft of the fourth amendment to the Patent Law of China to solicit public opinion... More

·Prior User Rights in Chinese Trademark Law Issue 69, By Ray Zhao,Partner and Director of the International Trademark Department of UNITALEN, [Trademark]

Article 59(3) of China’s new trademark law grants modest protection to trademarks which have become readily distinguishable through prior commercial use... More