The Supreme People's Court issued a final judgment in a dispute over the infringement of an invention patent. The Court held that where the patentee can prove or reasonably demonstrate that it is highly probable that the infringing manufacturer possesses

The Supreme People's Court recently concluded a dispute involving both infringement of a utility model patent and a claim for damages arising from bad faith IP litigation. The second instance judgment made clear that when determining whether a patent infr

In an administrative appeal case, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) clarified that in the field of microbe genetic engineering, when a patent involves an engineered strain obtained through gene overexpression, the description may be considered sufficiently

The SPC recently concluded an appeal in an administrative dispute concerning the invalidation against an invention patent. The Court overturned both the first instance decision and the CNIPA's ruling. The case makes clear that when assessing inventiveness

In a second instance judgment upholding a patent invalidation administrative dispute, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) held that when determining the actual technical problem solved by an invention based on the technical effects achieved by the distinguis

The Supreme Peoples Court held in an administrative ruling case for an invention patent that the patentee bears the burden of proof for proving that the product directly obtained by implementing its patent is a new product, and that the alleged infringing

The Supreme People's Court recently concluded an administrative dispute case concerning the invalidation of an invention patent. The Court clarified that in patent invalidation proceedings, where assessing a prior art reference against the novelty or inve

In an appeal concerning a dispute over the infringement of an invention patent, the Supreme People's Court held that the determination of whether an infringement exists requires that every technical feature set forth in the asserted claims be considered.

In an administrative appeal case, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) held that when assessing inventiveness, where a given certain technology was still in its early stages of development before the filing date, a person skilled in the art at that time would

Recently, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued a final judgment in a series of disputes over patent ownership, upholding the first instance decision. The SPC made it clear that, where a senior corporate executive obtains a patent for themselves or for