Article 59(3) of China’s new trademark law grants modest protection to trademarks which have become readily distinguishable through prior commercial use...
Although the remedies available for patent infringement in China have improved in recent years, there is room for further improvement. This article looks briefly at the remedies available...
IP warning letters have been increasingly used in IP enforcement practices, of which the legal skills for sending and responding have drawn some attention from the legal circles in our country...
Patent Information Annual Conference of China (PIAC), as the largest international patent information exchanging gala in Asia, has been successfully held for six years since its establishment...
In recent years, China’s air conditioner manufacturing industry has become great importance to independent research and development. The status of intellectual property is growing rapidly...
Selling goods without awareness of such goods’ infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark shall be exempted from liability for compensation insofar as the seller is able to prove that...
Although the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich, in accordance with the “European Patent Convention (EPC)” which constitutes a special agreement within the meaning of the Paris Convention...
On April 1, 2015, the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) released the draft of the fourth amendment to the Patent Law of China to solicit public opinion...
On April 1, 2015, the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) solicited public opinions on the draft of the fourth amendment to the Patent Law of China...
The draft of the fourth amendment to the Patent Law of China was released on April 1, 2015. Its Article 71 is targeted to curb frequent occurrence of patent infringement for a stronger patent...