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Key Amendments to the Chinese Trademark Law
The newly revised Trademark Law will officially come into effect on January 1, 2027. It consists of 9 chapters and 87 articles in total, with the core substanti…
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Software Copyright Registrations in China Reach 3.1828 Million in 2025, Up 12.58%
The National Copyright Administration of China released China’s Copyright Protection and Development Status (2025), which disclosed the following information.
Read article ↗Key Highlights of the New Judicial Interpretation on Punitive Damages
The Supreme People’s Court of China has issued a new judicial interpretation on punitive damages in intellectual property cases, formally titled the Interpretat…
Read article ↗China Accounts for Approximately 60% of Global AI Patents
According to data from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), China has become the world’s largest holder of artificial intelligence patents, acco…
Read article ↗Recent Developments in China’s IP Examination
From 2021 to 2025, China’s patent and trademark examination system underwent a major upgrade.
Read article ↗China Shifting Patent Policy from Quantity to Quality
Against the backdrop of China’s leading position in global patent filing applications, the Chinese government has gradually shifted its policy focus in recent y…
Read article ↗The IP Tribunal of the Supreme Court Has Accepted Over 24,000 Cases Since Its Establishment
Since its establishment on January 1, 2019, the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme Court of China (the Tribunal) has accepted a total of 24,602 cases…
Read article ↗Guidelines for Multiple Applications of Partial Design Patents
In October 2025, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued the Guidelines for Multiple Applications of Design Patents. The core pro…
Read article ↗CNIPA Implements the Measures for Expedited Examination of Trademark Registration Applications
On July 7, 2025, the CNIPA officially implemented the Measures for Expedited Examination of Trademark Registration Applications. Compared with the Measures (Tri…
Read article ↗China IP Data Express
〇In November 2025, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) announced that the average examination period for invention patents in China …
Read article ↗Revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law Takes Effect on October 15, 2025
The newly revised Anti-Unfair Competition law expands from 33 articles to 41 articles, including General Provisions, Unfair Competition Acts, Investigations of …
Read article ↗Patent Examination and Grant Statistics of the IP5 Offices
According to the 2023 IP5 Statistics Report jointly issued by the world's five major intellectual property offices (IP5), a comparison of China's invention patent grant rate and examination time with the other four patent offices reveals that China's patent examination speed ranks second fastest among the IP5, trailing only Japan while surpassing South Korea and Europe.
Read article ↗Chinese Courts Concluded Over 543,000 IP Cases in 2024
The Supreme People's Court released Judicial Protection Status of Intellectual Property Rights by Chinese Courts (2024).
Read article ↗WIPO: China, Japan, and the United States Lead Innovation in Future Transportation Technologies
WIPO's technology trends report examines innovation in future transportation, including sustainable power, electric vehicles and autonomous transport.
Read article ↗CNIPA Releases 2024 Data on China's Intellectual Property
CNIPA's 2024 data covers patent grants and international applications, examination periods, reexamination and invalidation proceedings.
Read article ↗CNIPA: 2024 China Patent Survey Report
The survey reports on patent infringement experienced by Chinese enterprises and their enforcement responses, including compensation and barriers to pursuing claims.
Read article ↗CNIPA Releases “Measures for the Calculation of Illegal Turnover in Trademark Infringement Cases”
On October 14, 2024, the National Intellectual Property Administration issued the "Measures for the Calculation of Illegal Turnover in Trademark Infringement Ca…
Read article ↗Beijing Intellectual Property Court Releases White Paper on Judicial Trial Work (20142024)
Recently, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court released the "White Paper on the Judicial Work of the Beijing Intellectual Property Court in the Past Ten Year…
Read article ↗The Supreme People's Court released the "Annual Report of the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court (2023)"
The annual report pointed out that, in 2023, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court (hereinafter referred to as the "Court") accepted a t…
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.
Read article ↗Who is winning the AI Race in China?
Sullivan, a consulting institution, issued the White Paper on China AI Technology Transformation of Enterprise Services (2023). The report pointed out that in 2…
Read article ↗CNIPA released China Patent Investigation Report (2023)
Recently, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released China Patent Investigation Report (2023). The main points are as follows.
Read article ↗WIPO released World Intellectual Property Report (2024)
The World IP Organization (WIPO) has released World Intellectual Property Report (2024) on making innovation policy work for development. The report made analys…
Read article ↗Highlights of the revision for Implementing Regulations of the Chinese Patent Law
On December 21, 2023, China State Council announced the revised Implementation Regulations of the Chinese Patent Law, which came into effect on January 20, 2024…
Read article ↗IP5 Statistics Report (2022) released
On December 21, 2023, the world's top 5 intellectual property offices (IP5) released the IP5 Statistics Report(2022). This report mainly introduces the patent a…
Read article ↗WIPO: 40% of the global patent applications for AI come from China
On November 8, 2023, Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2023 World Internet Conference, pointed out that at …
Read article ↗CNIPA releases statistics on patent implementation licensing contracts
China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has released statistical data on patent implementation licenses for the year 2022 and the past five …
Read article ↗China sets clear goals of building an Intellectual Property Powerhouse
The State Council has issued the "Outline of Building an Intellectual Property Powerhouse (2021-2035)" (hereinafter referred to as the "The Outline"). The Outli…
Read article ↗2021: Zhejiang Province Opens 379 Patents for Royalty-Free Licensing
In October 2021, Zhejiang Province, China, announced that 379 patents were available for royalty-free licensing. Enterprises could use these patents without paying licens…
Read article ↗China saw over 4.56 million valid invention patents and 44.23 million valid registered trademarks
According to data released by China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently, the number of valid invention patents in China exceeded 4.56…
Read article ↗China prosecutes 11,675 suspects involved in IPR crimes in the first half of 2023
In the first half year of 2023, China’s procuratorial organs have prosecuted 11,675 individuals for intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement crimes, an i…
Read article ↗The Scope of Well-Known Trademark Recognition from the Michelin case
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Read article ↗China Records Significant Growth in Patent Agencies and Attorneys in 2022
The State Intellectual Property Office of China (CNIPA) released the "National Intellectual Property Agency Industry Development Status (2022)". The report poin…
Read article ↗CNIPA Publishes the 2022 Annual Report
In June 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Administration（CNIPA） published its 2022 Annual Report, containing the following important information related to patents.
Read article ↗Statistics on PPH cases accepted by CNIPA in 2022
The following is the pendency and the number of office actions for PPH (including PCT-PPH) accepted by China, the United States, Japan and South Korea.
Read article ↗Online Software Copyright Registration
It is said that in China, software copyright registrations are handled online from June 1, 2023, and the China Copyright Protection Center (CPCC) will no longer accept mailed materials for software copyright registration from June 1. After the software copyright registration becomes paperless, what is the requirement on the applicant's signature? Can electronic seals or electronic signatures be used in uploaded application materials?
Read article ↗Top PCT filers in China
On February 28, 2023, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its latest report in Geneva, which stated that in 2022, the number of international patent applications submitted by China through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) reached 70,015, an increase of 0.6% year-on-year, and continued to rank first in the world.
Read article ↗CNIPA released "Guidelines for Accelerating Examination of Trademark Change, Transfer, Renewal and other Subsequent Applications"
At the end of March 2023, the Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration released "Guidelines for Accelerating Examination of Trademark Change, Transfer, Renewal and other Subsequent Applications".
Read article ↗CNIPA Sets 2023 Targets for Shorter Patent and Trademark Examination Times
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) pointed out the following priorities for 2023.
Read article ↗Valid invention patents in China rank No. 1 globally
Recently, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released 2022 statistics on patent and trademark, which mainly involves the following aspe…
Read article ↗CNIPA: Fully Implementing Electronic Patent Certificates
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Read article ↗CNIPA released “China Patent Investigation Report 2022”
At the end of 2022, CNIPA issued “China Patent Investigation Report 2022” (hereinafter referred to as the report).
Read article ↗Significant increase in patent applications under prioritized examination
The “Measures for the Administration of the Prioritized Examination of Patents” enforced by the China National Intellectual Property Administration on August 1,…
Read article ↗World Intellectual Property Indicators 2022: Asia drives growth
The World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reveals that innovators around the world filed 3.4 million patent applications in 2021, with a growth of 3.6% compared to 2020.
Read article ↗TOP10 private enterprises for invention patent grants in China of 2021
The Intellectual Property Development & Research Center of the China National Intellectual Property Administration released on its website a report on the number of invention patents granted to Chinese private enterprises (2021).
Read article ↗Average Examination Time for Invention Patents in China Falls to 16.5 Months
China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published data about China's intellectual property rights for the decade from 2012. Among them, the …
Read article ↗China Introduces Fully Online Applications for Review of Trademark Refusals
To further enhance the electronic level of trademark review and adjudication, and strengthen the effective connection between administration and justice, the Tr…
Read article ↗Benefits of Customs Recordation of Intellectual Property Rights in China
China Customs published the benefits of customs recordation of intellectual property rights in China. Specifically include the following.
Read article ↗New Features of Intellectual Property Protection in China
Recently, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released "China Patent Investigation Report 2021", pointing out four new features of C…
Read article ↗Annual Fee Payment Extension for Patents enjoying China's Patent Fee Reduction Policy
Recently, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued an announcement on matters related to the payment of annual patent fees (No. 48…
Read article ↗CNIPA Guiding Case No. 8: Mediation Agreement and Judicial Confirmation of Design Patent Infringement Disputes
Markor International Household Products Co., Ltd. found that a number of products promised to be sold by a company in Shanghai were suspected of infringing mult…
Read article ↗Annual Report of CNIPA (2021): 55.0% Grant rate of invention patents
China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued the 2021 annual report in June, 2022. Below are main information and statistical data relatin…
Read article ↗CNIPA Ends Stamp Duty on Patent Registration from June 15, 2022
In order to cooperate with the implementation of the “Stamp Tax Law of the People's Republic of China, the China National Intellectual Property Administration w…
Read article ↗The number of practicing patent attorneys in China in 2021 is 26,000, and is expected to reach 40,000 in 2025
Up to the end of August, 2021, the number of patent agencies in China has reached 3,746. At the end of 2021, the number of practicing patent attorneys in China …
Read article ↗Over 6.26 million copyright registrations in China in 2021
On March 23, 2022, the National Copyright Administration released the notification on national copyright registrations in 2021. According to statistics, the tot…
Read article ↗Guinness VS. WRCA Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition Dispute Case
Guinness World Records Limited (hereafter referred as the “Guinness”) was established in November 1954 in the United Kingdom and is a well-known company special…
Read article ↗WIPO Report: China Is the Leading Source of Patent Filings for COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics
In March 2022, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published its Patent Landscape Report: COVID-19-Related Vaccines and Therapeutics. This was WIPO’s firs…
Read article ↗CNIPA released IP data in 2021
CNIPA released the statistical data of intellectual property related work in 2021. By the end of 2021, the statistics of Chinese patents, trademarks and other i…
Read article ↗CNIPA released the Measures for Rapid Examination of Trademark Applications
China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Measures for Rapid Examination of Trademark Applications (hereinafter referred to as “t…
Read article ↗China joins WIPO's Hague System
China has joined the Hague System bringing the total number of countries covered to 94.
Read article ↗CNIPA to cease issuing paper certificates of trademark registration
The CNIPA announced recently that paper certificates of trademark registration will no longer be issued from 1 January 2022. For trademark applications submitte…
Read article ↗AUX v. Gree: RMB 167 Million Awarded in a First-Instance Patent Infringement Judgment
Recently, two civil judgments of the first instance of Ningbo Intermediate People's Court of Zhejiang Province (hereinafter referred to as Ningbo Intermediate P…
Read article ↗CNIPA’s Strategic Recommendations for Corporate Trademark Protection
On November 23, 2021, the CNIPA issued Guidelines on Trademark Protection and Enforcement in China, which specifically gave strategic suggestions on enterprise …
Read article ↗CNIPA Releases Patent Agency Industry Status Report (2020)
On August 27, 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released a report entitled Development Status of the Patent Agency Industry (2020).
Read article ↗Global Innovation Index 2021: China Edges Closer to Top 10
On September 20, 2021, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released Global Innovation Index 2021 (hereinafter referred to as “the GII”).
Read article ↗CNIPA publishes IP statistics for the first half of 2021
CNIPA recently published the statistical data of patents and trademarks in the first half of 2021.
Read article ↗Statistical Annual Report of International Trademark Registration in 2021
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the Statistical Annual Report of International Trademark Registration in 2021. In 2020, due to the …
Read article ↗Requirements of Application Documents and Relevant Examination Regulations on Partial Design
The partial design system was introduced in the 4th Amendment of Patent Law of the People's Republic of China implemented on June 1, 2021. The specific provisio…
Read article ↗Major Players in Global 6G Communication Technology
On April 25, 2021, the Intellectual Property Development Research Center of the State Intellectual Property Office of China released the Report on the Patent De…
Read article ↗CNIPA Continues to Shorten Trademark and Patent Examination Times
CNIPA pointed out on May 10, 2021 that it will continue to compress the examination cycles of trademarks and patents, as follows.
Read article ↗CNIPA Publishes the 2020 Annual Report
In April 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration（CNIPA） published its 2020 Annual Report, containing the following important information related to patents and trademarks. ● Patent 1.497 million invention patent applications were filed in 2020, up 6.9% year-on-year.
Read article ↗Chinese Appeal Cases of Software Copyright in 2020
In the recently issued Annual Report of the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme Court (2020), computer software appeal cases heard by the Intellectual Pr…
Read article ↗Highlights on Chinese judicial interpretations of punitive damages for IPR infringements
The Interpretation of the Supreme Court on the Application of Punitive Damages to the Trial of Civil Cases of Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights (here…
Read article ↗Who are the main PCT filers in China?
On March 2, 2021, WIPO released the data of the international filings for patents, trademarks and industrial designs in 2020.
Read article ↗China Shortens Examination Times for Invention Patents and Trademarks in 2020
The average pendency time for Chinese invention patent applications was about 22.2 months in 2019, and was reduced to 20 months in 2020. The average pendency ti…
Read article ↗The revision of the Guideline for Patent Examination on Supplementary Experiment Data Submission
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) revised the Guideline for Patent Examination, which mainly focused on the revision in the field …
Read article ↗Wyeth Wins 30.55 Million RMB in Chinese Trademark Infringement Case
Over its eponymous trademark, American company Wyeth LLC had been entangling in an IPR battle with Guangzhou Wyeth Baby Products Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou Wyeth) for…
Read article ↗The amended Copyright Law will become effective on June 1, 2021 in China
On November 11, 2020, China’s National People’s Congress approved amendments to the Copyright Law. The amendments will become effective on June 1, 2021. The ame…
Read article ↗Statistics on PPH requests in China
According to the statistics of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) provided by CNIPA, by the end of December 2019, CNIPA has received 37,265 PPH requests, includin…
Read article ↗Who is the main player of AI in China?
On November 13, 2020, China Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team(CICS-CERT) released "Analysis Report on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology for Chinese Patent Applications (2020)"(hereinafter referred to as the Report), showing the new trend of innovation and development in the field of AI in China. ● China's Patent Applications in AI The number of Chinese patent applications in the field of AI is on the rise year by year.
Read article ↗Investigation report of Beijing IP Court on damages compensation in patent infringement cases
The judicial remedy value is an important reflection of the market value of patent rights and an important embodiment of the judicial protection of intellectual…
Read article ↗Supreme Court issues judicial interpretation on Cases Involving Granting and Confirmation of Patent Rights
On 11 September 2020, the Supreme Court issued the "Provisions on Several Issues concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Administrative Cases Concerni…
Read article ↗Amendments to Chinese Patent Law from 1 June 2021
The fourth amendment to the Chinese Patent Law was passed on October 17, 2020 and will be in effect on 1 June 2021.
Read article ↗Significant Growth of Chinese Patent and Trademark Applications in the First Half of 2020
In the first half of 2020, 2.195 million patent applications for invention, utility model and design in China were filed with CNIPA, with a year-on-year increas…
Read article ↗CNIPA issued Judging Criteria for Trademark Infringements
In June 2020, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (“CNIPA”) issued the Judging Criteria for Trademark Infringement (“Criteria”). There are 3…
Read article ↗China: Draft Amendments to Patent Law Released for Comment
Draft Amendments to the Chinese Patent Law were released for public comment on July 2020. Major aims of the proposed revision are strengthening patent protectio…
Read article ↗WIPO: China Becomes Top Filer of PCT International Applications in 2019
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the results of the international applications of patents, trademarks and industrial designs in 2019…
Read article ↗Annual Report of the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court (2019)
On January 1st, 2019, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court (hereinafter referred to as the "IP Court") was officially unveiled and beca…
Read article ↗CNIPA: Matters Concerning the Time Limits for Trademark Business Handling Due to the COVID-19 Epidemic
On February 6, CNIPA published the Answers to Matters Concerning the Time Limits for Trademark Business Handling Due to the COVID-19 Epidemic (hereinafter referred to as …
Read article ↗Michael Jordan Prevails in Eight-Year Trademark Battle at China’s Supreme People’s Court
In a long-running dispute with Qiaodan Sports Co., Ltd., Michael Jordan recently prevailed at China’s Supreme People’s Court in revoking a trademark for “Qiaodan and Devi…
Read article ↗U.S. Patent Grants to Chinese Companies Record the Fastest Growth in 2019
A report showed that the total number of U.S. grant patents for Chinese mainland companies increased by 34 percent in 2019, the strongest growth among major eco…
Read article ↗Statistics of Intellectual Property Data in 2019: Invention Grant Rate 44.3%, Utility Model Grant Rate 79.9%
In 2019, the number of patent applications for invention in China was 1.401 million, a year-on-year decrease of 9.1%; the number of granted invention patents was 453,000, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%.
Read article ↗Restoration Procedures Related to Novel Coronavirus
In response to the pneumonia epidemic infections caused by the novel coronavirus, the CNIPA issued Announcement No.350 with regard to the relevant time limits for handlin…
Read article ↗Chinese Invention Patent Grants to Foreign Applicants Rose 31.1% in the First Three Quarters of 2015
China’s patent application and grant statistics for the first three quarters of 2015 showed three main features.
Read article ↗Chanel’s Trademark Infringement Case Against Wen Daxiang and a Guangzhou Hotel
Chanel, incorporated in France on August 27, 1954, owns figurative trademarks and the CHANEL word mark for goods in Class 25, including clothing, shoes, hats, scarves and swimwear.
Read article ↗How Many Practising Patent Agents Were There in China in 2014?
By the end of 2014, China had 10,459 practising patent agents.
Read article ↗SIPO Publishes Statistics on Patent Prosecution Highway Applications
The State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) published statistics on the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) covering November 1, 2011, when it began accepting foreign PPH requests, through December 31, 2014.
Read article ↗IP Rights Quick Protection Centres Receive 6,500 Design Applications
Since China launched its intellectual property quick protection programme at the end of 2012, six centres had been established in Zhongshan, Dongguan and Shunde in Guangdong; Chaoyang District in Beijing; Nantong in Jiangsu; and Hangzhou in Zhejiang.
Read article ↗Trademark Application Fee Reduced from RMB 800 to RMB 600 in October 2015
From October 15, 2015, the Chinese Trademark Office reduced the trademark registration application fee from RMB 800 to RMB 600 for one class covering up to ten designated items of goods or services.
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