If combining prior design features to form a patented design requires significant modification and adjustment such as cohesion, response, transition, and coordination - to achieve a harmoniously unified appearance and functionality, the combination proces

The Supreme People's Court concluded an appeal against an administrative dispute over the invalidation of an invention patent. The court clarified that, for claims containing custom product models, if the description neither discloses the product's source

In a case of administrative dispute over the design patent grant and confirmation, the rights or interests which have been obtained before the application date of the patent and are still legally existing when the request for patent invalidation is filed

If a patented design is only a combination or replacement of design features of different parts of the same reference design of products of the same category by applying conventional design techniques such as centering and symmetry, the present patented d

In the absence of corroborating evidence, the date of production indicated on the nameplate of a prior design as physical evidence generally cannot be directly determined as the disclosure date through sale or the disclosure date through use. Fujian A Com

When determining inventiveness, if there is a coordination relationship between the technical features in the claimed technical scheme that is distinguishing from the closest prior art and other technical features, and the distinguishing technical feature

The Supreme Court concluded a dispute over the infringement of an invention patent in which some of the infringers appealed while the right holder did not. Based on the accurate manufacturer identification, the second instance ruled other accused infringe

When determining whether the replacement between two groups in a pharmaceutical compound is common knowledge in the art, bioisosterism may generally be considered. However, for non-classical bioisosteres, whether a person skilled in the art will make spec

Recently, the Supreme Peoples Court resolved a dispute over technical secret infringement, specifying the differences in judgment standards for the confidential nature of certain technical information and for patent novelty and inventiveness. This case is

The employer shall bear the obligation to pay remuneration to the inventor of a service invention-creation. The right of the inventor of the service invention-creation to request payment of rewards and remuneration shall not be affected by the employer's