One of the partners applies for the sign used within a distribution system alone as a trademark: Bad faith? If one of the partners does so within the framework of a long-standing distribution relationship, even though he is not the only one entitled to do so, then there is bad faith, ruled the LG Mü

In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding on the Remittance of Fees under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) signed by CNIPA and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), starting from December 1, 2021, CNIPA will charge for the international phase of PCT applications on behalf of W

Recently, CNIPA issued the Guidelines for Trademark Examination and Trial (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines), which will be take effect on January 1, 2022, and the original "Standards of Trademark Examination and Trial" will be abolished at the same time.The Guidelines is divided into two p

Recently, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court concluded the case of a dispute over infringement of patent rights for inventions, which included Xuzhou Zhongsen Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zhongsen Company), Changzhou Great Garden Machinery Co

Recently, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the annual report of World Intellectual Property Index. The report showed that in 2020, there has been a rebound in the number of global intellectual property applications, which restored growth trend. Hereinto, the CNIPA took th