Rules amending the Canadian Patent Rules were recently issued, for the purpose of simplifying the examination process in order to avoid unnecessary delay, including the limitation for the times of Office Action. The amendments were predetermined to be effective in early 2022, and now it will largely

In 2021, the number of invention patent applications was 1.586 million, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%; that of the granted invention patents was 696,000, a year-on-year increase of 31.3%.In 2021, the number of utility model patent application was 2.852 million, a year-on-year decrease of 2.5%; tha

(Adopted at the 1858th meeting of the Judicial Committee of the Supreme Peoples Court on December 27, 2021,and Effective as of May 1, 2022)With a view to improve the jurisdiction system for intellectual property cases and reasonably position the judicial functions of the four levels of courts, these

The 35th meeting of the 13th National Peoples Congress Standing Committee voted on June 24 to revise the Anti-Monopoly Law, which will come into force on August 1, 2022. This is the first revision of the Anti-Monopoly Law since its implementation in 2008, for the purpose of keeping a fair competitio

As of the end of May this year, the online application rates for trademarks and patents have respectively reached 99.45% and 99.43%.The whole process period of trademark registration in general cases has been shortened to 7 months. The average review and trial periods for trademark opposition and re