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Determination regarding "for the purpose of production and operation" in the judgment of patent infringement
2025-05-05——(2020) Supreme People’s Court Final Civil Judgment No.831The “for the purpose of production and operation” mentioned in Article 11, term 1 of the Patent Law cannot be simply equated to engaging in profit-making activities, nor can it be determined only by the institutional nature of the patent sub -
National first case of trademark rights in a live-streaming scene was pronounced
2025-05-05A few days ago, the Beijing Haidian Court pronounced a judgment on the national first trademark right case that identified a live broadcast platform in a live-streaming scene as an e-commerce platform. In this case, Agatha China found that Laizhou Hongyu Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd. sold handbags with th -
[Law Interpretation by case] Can LEGO minifigures be registered as a three-dimensional trademark?
2025-05-05The LEGO Group filed an application for registering No. 34022807 three-dimensional trademark (referred to as the disputed trademark) to the CNIPA, designating it for use in the 28th category of commodities like "toys, toy tricks". The CNIPA rejected its application for registration due to the disput -
Block-chain technology provides scientific and technological support for copyright protection and operation
2025-05-05At present, theNCACissued the "Report on the Development of Chinas Online Copyright Industry in 2020" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report"). According to the report, Chinas online copyright industry market in 2020 broke one trillion yuan for the first time, a year-on-year increase of 23.6%. Mean -
Attribution of rights on the patent application by using other's technical secrets without permission
2025-05-05——(2020) Supreme People’s Court Final Civil Judgment No. 871In the case of patent attribution dispute between the appellant Tianjin Qingsong Huayao Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Qingsong Company) and the appellee Huabei Medicine Hebei Huamin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (hereinaft