the 305th Issue: EPO Grant Rate up 40% as US Leads Way for Applications-China Intellectual Property

·National AI Lab Opens at Baidu

A national engineering lab for the development and application of deep learning technology was unveiled by internet giant Baidu Inc on the early March, seeking breakthroughs in the fundamental sectors of artificial intelligence... More

·Google Patent Win Affirmed by Federal Circuit

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a decision holding that an invention asserted against Google is unpatentable.... More

·EPO Grant Rate up 40% as US Leads Way for Applications

The European Patent Office (EPO) granted a record number of European patents in 2016, while the US led the charge for applications.... More

News in Brief

· USITC Launches Investigation Into Ford’s Hybrid Electric Cars

· Premier Li Keqiang Vows to Conduct Pilot Integrated Management of IP

· India Implements New Trademark Rules

· Nintendo Scores C$12.8m Copyright Win in Canada

· Pilot Portal Goes Online in Provincial Capital

· Deputy Director of SIPO Attended National IPR Regional Distribution Conference

· Beijing: New State-level Evaluation, Certification Center Opens

· Shen Changyu Meets with Chief Executive of IPOS Daren Tang in Beijing

· National Drug Project Helps to Break Foreign Monopoly

· Federal Circuit Remands Patent Claim Against Huawei and Samsung

China IP Articles

·Artist’s Resale Right: Building Block for A Successful and Fair Art Market Issue 73, By Ros Lynch,[Copyright]

Draft revisions to the Copyright Law propose introducing an Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) to China. Before the UK introduced an ARR in 2006 there was significant debate amongst artists, auction houses,... More

·IP Team of China Reading Limited: Goalkeeper in the Era of National Reading Issue 73, By Jody Lu, China IP,[Copyright]

In 2015, film and television works adapted from popular novels have attracted countless fans; it’s just like an unprecedented carnival feast. Ancient oriental style Langya Bang obtained national popularity without negative comments... More