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Key Changes to the Assessment of Inventiveness in China
The recently updated Patent Examination Guidelines in 2023 took effect on January 20, 2024. This article aims to outline the key revisions concerning inventiven…
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Patent Term Adjustment for Invention Patents in China
In China, the duration of invention patent right is twenty years, counted from the filing date. The second paragraph of Article 42 of the newly revised Patent L…
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Examination of Partial Design Applications in China
In the Examination Guidelines revision of December, 2023, the examination of partial design applications has been introduced. Based on this revision, the differ…
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Changes to Reexamination and Invalidation Procedures in China
The China Patent Examination Guidelines has recently undergone the latest revision and was officially implemented on January 20, 2024. This paper will briefly i…
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Service of Trademark Non-Use Notices on Foreign Registrants
In non-use cancellation cases where the registrant of the mark is a foreign entity, to whom will the China Trademark Office send “the Notice of Providing Evidence of Use”?
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