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Rapid growth in first-instance civil intellectual property cases in China
In 2011, local courts concluded 58,201 first-instance civil intellectual property cases, more than twice the 2008 figure. The number more than doubled in three years, showing rapid growth in the courts’ IP caseload.
Obtaining Chinese patent prosecution files online
The European, US and Japanese patent offices provide online access to prosecution files. SIPO launched the Chinese version of the China Patent Inquiry System (CPQUERY) on April 27, 2012, providing access to some file documents, such as office actions. The English interface followed on November 29, 2012. This article introduces the basic search method using that interface.
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Extension of the USPTO–SIPO PPH pilot
Question: Has the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot between the USPTO and SIPO been extended?
Responding to trademark pre-emption
Article 31 of the Trademark Law applicable at the beginning of 2013 prohibits an application from infringing another person’s existing prior rights or using unfair means to register a mark that another person already uses and that has acquired a certain influence. This article addresses the latter form of pre-emptive registration.
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