The Judicial Committee of the Supreme People's Court, on January 19, 2015, passed the Decision of the Supreme People's Court on Amending the Several Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Amending the Several Provisions of the Supreme People's Court

The Supreme People's Court of China (SPC) has promulgated the Judicial Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Disputes over Infringement of Patent Rights (II), which was adopted at the 1676th SPCs the Judicial C

A service invention, as defined in the Patent Law, is an invention made by someone in the course of his or her professional duties, or using mainly the materials and facilities of his or her employer. About 80% of all domestic patent applications and 90%

Given that patents have long been considered as the crucial index for evaluating innovation, for a decade China has put a strategic emphasis on fostering patent initiatives and exploring patented technologies. To achieve these goals, the country has set u

There are three main types of patents in China: utility model, invention and design. Initially utility model regime was brought as an alternative solution to innovations that are small in term of technological improvement and have a short life cycle. Neve

As more and more applicants are interested in how to expedite the prosecution of their invention patent applications in China for seeking earlier protection for their inventions, Patent Prosecution Highway programs in China have been absorbing increasing

As of May 1, 2014, Chinese new rule that a product with Graphic User Interface is patentable under a design patent enters into force. This new rule comes from the amended Guidelines for Patent Examination as promulgated by SIPO on March 12, 2014. Graphic

The number of Chinese patent filings, as you may see, keeps increasing for years. More and more companies and inventors may start to consider whether and how to file their patent applications in China for seeking better protection on technical schemes rel

State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of China released the Administrative Measures on Prioritized Examination of Invention Patent Applications (the Measures), to be effective on August 1, 2012. The Measures provides that upon the request of the appli

The State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC (SIPO) has started operating as Depositing Office and Accessing Office under Digital Access Service for Priority Documents (DAS) of the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) from March 2012. http://www