The number of intellectual property rights lawsuits that involve an overseas party saw a major spike in Shanghai last year amid an even higher increase in the overall number of IP-related cases.
China is playing a more and more important role in the world economic chain, and the huge market and relative lower cost attract multinational enterprises to expand their investment in China.
In 2012, the people’s courts at all levels in China further implemented China’s national IP strategy, gave full play to their judicial functions, and handled various types of IP cases properly
Currently, there are two ways of obtaining patent protection in Europe: firstly by applying for a national patent in an individual EU country; secondly by applying for a European patent at the EPO