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Over 70 national IP protection centers under construction or in operation in China
2025-05-08The CNIPA recently approved the construction of a national IP protection center in southwest Chinas Chongqing Municipality. The new center will carry out rapid collaborative IP protection work for the new generation of information technology and biological industries.So far, the number of national I -
Huawei and EDMI reach global IoT licensing agreement
2025-05-08On April 11,Huawei and EDMI announced signing a patent license agreement under fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) conditions. Huawei will grant a cellular IoT Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) license, including NB-IoT, LTE-M and LTE Cat. 1 to EDMI. This agreement represents another re -
China-Bahrin PPH Pilot Program launched on May 1, 2024
2025-05-08According to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) of Bahrain, the China-Bahrain PPH pilot program officially starts on May 1, 2024 -
CNIPA announces joining Patent Prosecution Highway Improvement Initiative
2025-05-08In a bid to further enhance the user experience of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has announced joining the "PPH Improvement Initiative", which involves cooperation between the worlds five leading intellectual property (IP) offic -
UN data: global patent filings drop nearly 2% as innovation falters
2025-05-08Patent filings slipped last year by nearly 2% in the first fall in 14 years amid economic uncertainty, the U.N. patent agency said on Thursday, in a move it described as "concerning".The World Intellectual Property Organization, which oversees a system for countries to share recognition of patents,