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Issues regarding Hong Kong standard patent application and its registration procedure
Hong Kong standard patent is a patent application that is extended and registered in Hong Kong based on a patent application filed in one of Chinese National In…
Read article ↗Special Time Limits for Territorial Extension of Madrid Trademark Registrations to China
The standards of substantive examination on territorial extension request for Madrid trademarks in China are the same as the standards on domestic trademarks in…
Read article ↗Assignment Documents at PCT National Phase Entry
A PCT application is going to enter the Chinese national phase, and the applicants were two Japanese companies A and B when filing the PCT application. However,…
Read article ↗Number of Patent Attorneys in China Reaches 34,000
At present, there are 860,000 intellectual property talents in China.
Read article ↗Examination Period for Invention Patent Applications in China Shortened to 15.7 Months in 2024
CNIPA reported in July 2024 that the examination period for invention patent applications in China had been shortened to 15.7 months. It was expected to fall to 15 months in 2025.
Read article ↗Statistics on PPH cases in 2023
The following is the pendency and the number of office actions for PPH (including PCT-PPH) accepted by CNIPA, USPTO, JPO and KIPO.
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