On May 20, witnessed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Memorandum of Understanding between the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) was signed at the Great Hall of the People

On May 16th, during the 10th China Automobile Intellectual Property Annual Conference, the Ten-Year Development Report on Intellectual Property in the Automotive Industry (hereinafter referred to as the "Report") was officially released. The Report was completed under the guidance of the expert thin

Dispute background: In the automotive industry, Nokia offers standard-essential patent (SEP) licenses either through bilateral agreements or via the Avanci patent pool — though only cellular communications SEPs are available through the pool; Wi-Fi-related SEPs are exclusively licensed bilaterally.N

From January to April 2026, there have been 295,178 invention patents granted in China, a year-on-year increase of 10.16%. The number of utility model patent grants was 433,388, down 18.38% year-on-year, and the number of design patent grants reached 239,618, up 9.49% year-on-year. The total patents

To further enhance the public service level of trademarks, facilitate trademark business for parties and trademark agencies, and improve the efficiency of trademark examination and adjudication, the Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) will implement th