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World Intellectual Property Indicators 2018: China Highlights
In WIPO’s World Intellectual Property Indicators 2018, Director General Francis Gurry identified China as the principal driver of global filing growth.
Read article ↗Revised Patent Agency Regulations Take Effect on March 1, 2019
The amended Patent Agency Regulations, adopted at a State Council executive meeting on September 6, 2018, were released on November 19 by a State Council decree signed by Premier Li Keqiang.
Read article ↗Supreme People’s Court Establishes a National Intellectual Property Court
On October 26, 2018, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress adopted a decision establishing a national intellectual property appellate court within the Supreme People’s Court, effective January 1, 2019.
Read article ↗QQ Prevails in China’s First Sound Trademark Case
The Beijing High People’s Court ruled in favor of Tencent’s QQ instant-messaging service in China’s first sound trademark case.
Read article ↗Evidence and Amendment Rules in Chinese Patent Invalidation Proceedings
An accused infringer often challenges the asserted patent through invalidation proceedings.
Read article ↗Refunds of Chinese Invention Patent Substantive Examination Fees
Question: When may the substantive examination fee for a Chinese invention patent application be refunded?
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