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New trends in Chinese intellectual property disputes
1. Substantial growth in new cases
China Patent Inquiry Service System formally opens
On April 27, 2012, a patent inquiry system for applicants, patent proprietors, patent agencies and the public formally opened.
China’s first patent insurance claim is paid
The Guangdong branch of Cinda Property and Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd., the first insurer to introduce patent insurance in China, recently paid RMB 20,400 to Foshan New Concept Magnetoelectricity Equipment Co., Ltd. This was China’s first completed patent insurance compensation case.
Responding to inventive-step objections based on common general knowledge
Part II, Chapter 4 of the Guidelines for Patent Examination provides that inventive step may be assessed by combining different technical teachings disclosed in one or more prior-art documents. Under this principle, examiners often combine at least one reference with common general knowledge to assess the claimed invention.
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Marking a product while a Chinese patent application is pending
Question: Before a patent is granted, is it sufficient to mark a product, its packaging, its manual or other materials with the type of Chinese patent application and the application number in Chinese?
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