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SIPO Releases Patent Statistics of China for 2016
In 2016, SIPO received a total of 3,465,000 applications for the three types of patents, a year-on-year increase of 23.8%.
Re-examination and Invalidation Proceedings Became Faster in 2016
In 2016, 13,107 requests for re-examination were received and 17,623 cases were concluded.
Top Ten Domestic Chinese Companies for Invention Patent Applications and Grants in 2016
Top ten domestic companies filing invention patent applications in 2016 (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan).
New Trends of Cases Heard by Beijing Intellectual Property Court in 2016
In 2016, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court accepted 10,638 cases, up 15.74% from 9,191 in 2015.
RMB 50 Million Award Sets a Patent Infringement Record: Watchdata v. Hengbao
On December 8, 2016, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court issued its largest damages award since its establishment.
Supreme People’s Court Provisions on Trademark Grant and Confirmation Cases Take Effect on March 1, 2017
The Supreme People’s Court promulgated the Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Administrative Cases Involving the Granting and Confirmation of Trademark Rights, effective March 1, 2017.
China’s Patent Examination Cooperation Centers
Question: I understand that substantive examination of invention patent applications is mainly carried out by Patent Examination Cooperation Centers. How many of these centers are there in China, and how many invention applications do they examine?
Cross-Class Protection of Well-Known Trademarks in China
Article 13 of the Chinese Trademark Law provides that a mark applied for on dissimilar goods shall not be registered, and its use shall be prohibited, if it reproduces, imitates or translates another party’s well-known trademark registered in China, is likely to mislead the public and may damage the interests of the well-known mark’s owner.
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