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China Records Significant Growth in Patent Agencies and Attorneys in 2022
The State Intellectual Property Office of China (CNIPA) released the "National Intellectual Property Agency Industry Development Status (2022)". The report poin…
Read article ↗Trademark Use in Non-Use Cancellation Proceedings
I. Legal provisions on the use of trademarks Article 48 of the Chinese Trademark Law stipulates: "The use of a trademark as referred to in this Law means the ac…
Read article ↗Amending a Patent Application When Requesting Reexamination in China
In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Chinese Patent Law, the amendments to the application document made by the petitioner submitting a request for…
Read article ↗CNIPA Publishes the 2022 Annual Report
In June 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Administration(CNIPA) published its 2022 Annual Report, containing the following important information related to patents.
Read article ↗Statistics on PPH cases accepted by CNIPA in 2022
The following is the pendency and the number of office actions for PPH (including PCT-PPH) accepted by China, the United States, Japan and South Korea.
Read article ↗Online Software Copyright Registration
It is said that in China, software copyright registrations are handled online from June 1, 2023, and the China Copyright Protection Center (CPCC) will no longer accept mailed materials for software copyright registration from June 1. After the software copyright registration becomes paperless, what is the requirement on the applicant's signature? Can electronic seals or electronic signatures be used in uploaded application materials?
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