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Chinese Customs seized over 100 million infringing items in 2011
At a recent symposium between Customs and Chinese intellectual property owners, it was reported that Customs seized approximately 100 million infringing import and export items in 2011. About 20 million infringed intellectual property owned by Chinese rights holders.
Improving the quality of utility model examination in China
Utility models are popular because they can be granted quickly and at relatively low cost. Their application numbers have continued to grow, reaching 585,000 in China in 2011.
ZTE ranks fourth worldwide for smartphone patents
An analysis of nearly 40,000 global patent samples by SIPO’s Patent Examination Cooperation Center placed Samsung, LG, NEC, ZTE and Nokia as the top five smartphone patent applicants. ZTE ranked fourth worldwide and first among Chinese companies, with about 1,000 smartphone patents and substantial holdings in human–computer interaction and touch technologies.
Japanese-language CNIPR service launches
CNIPR was developed by Intellectual Property Publishing House, an organisation affiliated with SIPO. Its Japanese-language service launched in March 2012 at http://japanese.cnipr.com/.
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Foreign companies ranked by Chinese patent applications and grants in 2011
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IPDL begins Japanese-language searches of Chinese utility models
On Monday, March 19, 2012, IPDL’s gazette text search began supporting Japanese-language searches of Chinese utility models.
Could the term of a pharmaceutical patent be extended in China?
Question: Could you provide information on whether the term of a pharmaceutical patent can be extended in China?
Submitting third-party observations on a Chinese patent application
Question: Can a third party submit observations on a Chinese patent application? What provisions govern third-party observations in China?
Choosing goods and services for a Chinese trademark application
China is a party to the Nice Agreement and applies the Nice Classification. The Chinese Trademark Office also uses its own Classification of Similar Goods and Services, based on the Nice Classification. Examiners apply strict standards to descriptions, so applicants should use the two classifications to help avoid office actions. The following practical points may assist.
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Actions for a declaration of trademark non-infringement
Actions seeking a declaration of non-infringement have attracted increasing attention in intellectual property litigation and have significant practical implications. This article briefly examines such actions concerning trademarks.
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