On January 12, the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China (SCIO) held a press conference on the statistical data of intellectual property-related work in 2021. The number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 population reached 7.5, an increase of 1.2 over the previo

To better understand the Reference, the relevant provisions of the Reference are hereby interpreted as follows:1. On the subject qualification materials to be provided by the Patent LicenseeArticle 2 of the Provisions of the Supreme Peoples Court on Several Issues concerning the Application of Law i

This Reference is hereby developed, in accordance with the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China,Civil Procedure Law of the Peoples Republic of China,and Provisions of the Supreme Peoples Court on Several Issues concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Civil Cases involving Patent Di

1• Patent-related procedures, patent application and reinstatement of patent rights conditions were extended (Article 16(2), Article 67(3), and subsection (1) of Article 81(3) in Patent Law) (the same for utility model, trademark, and industrial design)• Relax the conditions for invalidation of revo

As part of our continuous efforts to make the Hague Systems international design application process as easy to navigate as possible, we have produced new guidance that walks you through different scenarios and associated issues that may arise when including multiple designs in one application.This