China’s Patent Law has just undergone its fourth revision in 2020 to improve the patent protection system and further improve a business environment that respects innovation,thereby safeguarding the legitimate rights...China’s Patent Law has just undergone its fourth revision in 2020 to improve the patent protection system and further improve a business environment that respects innovation,thereby safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of patent owners and enhancing the confidence of inno-vation entities in patent protection.Highlights of the amendments The new Patent Law came into effect on June 1,2021,and the amend-ments mainly include。展开更多
On February 5,2022,the Chinese government deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva text of the Hague Agreement(1999)with the director general of the WIPO,thus becoming the 68th Contracting Party to the 1999...On February 5,2022,the Chinese government deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva text of the Hague Agreement(1999)with the director general of the WIPO,thus becoming the 68th Contracting Party to the 1999 text and the 77th member state of the Hague Union.The Geneva text of the Hague Agreement(1999)will enter into force in China on May 5,2022.In preparation for joining the Hague System,China amended the Patent Law on June 1,2021.展开更多
On 27 July 2020,the Supreme People’s Court(SPC)issued the Guiding Opinions Concerning Strengthening Searches for Similar Cases to Unify the Application of Law(Guiding Opinions),which became effective on July 31.The G...On 27 July 2020,the Supreme People’s Court(SPC)issued the Guiding Opinions Concerning Strengthening Searches for Similar Cases to Unify the Application of Law(Guiding Opinions),which became effective on July 31.The Guiding Opinions are intended to resolve inconsistencies in courts’judgments.The SPC affirms the practice of judges using rules derived from prior similar cases to fill in the gaps in legislation and judicial interpretations.展开更多
Introduction Strengthening intellectual property protection has become a main theme in China today.With the increasing frequency of infringements on intellectual property rights,how to protect intellectual property ri...Introduction Strengthening intellectual property protection has become a main theme in China today.With the increasing frequency of infringements on intellectual property rights,how to protect intellectual property rights has become a problem that many rights holders are currently considering.While it was previously a common practice that countries provide both judicial and administrative means for protecting IP,practice has shown that administrative IP protection has been particularly useful and effective in China because of China’s national conditions,i.e.the tradition of having an effective and all-encompassing government that dates back thousands of years and continues until today.展开更多
文摘China’s Patent Law has just undergone its fourth revision in 2020 to improve the patent protection system and further improve a business environment that respects innovation,thereby safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of patent owners and enhancing the confidence of inno-vation entities in patent protection.Highlights of the amendments The new Patent Law came into effect on June 1,2021,and the amend-ments mainly include。
文摘On February 5,2022,the Chinese government deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva text of the Hague Agreement(1999)with the director general of the WIPO,thus becoming the 68th Contracting Party to the 1999 text and the 77th member state of the Hague Union.The Geneva text of the Hague Agreement(1999)will enter into force in China on May 5,2022.In preparation for joining the Hague System,China amended the Patent Law on June 1,2021.
文摘On 27 July 2020,the Supreme People’s Court(SPC)issued the Guiding Opinions Concerning Strengthening Searches for Similar Cases to Unify the Application of Law(Guiding Opinions),which became effective on July 31.The Guiding Opinions are intended to resolve inconsistencies in courts’judgments.The SPC affirms the practice of judges using rules derived from prior similar cases to fill in the gaps in legislation and judicial interpretations.
文摘Introduction Strengthening intellectual property protection has become a main theme in China today.With the increasing frequency of infringements on intellectual property rights,how to protect intellectual property rights has become a problem that many rights holders are currently considering.While it was previously a common practice that countries provide both judicial and administrative means for protecting IP,practice has shown that administrative IP protection has been particularly useful and effective in China because of China’s national conditions,i.e.the tradition of having an effective and all-encompassing government that dates back thousands of years and continues until today.
