In accordance with theMemorandum 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 WIP

Recently, CNIPA issued theGuidelines for Trademark Examination and Trial(hereinafter referred to as theGuidelines), 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.TheGuidelinesis divided into two parts:

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 ofWorld 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 the

Recently, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court conducted judicial confirmation 0n two administrative mediation agreements for patent disputes, which is the first case in Beijing where an administrative mediation agreement was reached for judicial confirmation of a patent infringement dispute.A te