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Under China’s trademark system, some companies pay to register a mark, only to find they cannot stop a competitor’s similar […]

When litigating a patent case in China, courts and administrative authorities often rely on an “IP appraisal” to determine technical

China’s Utility Model Protection Subject Matter: A Guide to CNIPA’s Assessment Criteria In November 2023, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration

1. What Are Non-Traditional Trademarks Traditional marks are mainly words and devices. Non-traditional trademarks go beyond the flat, visible form

Patent open licensing lets a patentee say “try first, pay later”, but once the implementer and the patentee disagree on

“Fix What Is Urgent First”: Why a Measure Now Unified geographical-indication (GI) legislation is still in progress, but practice cannot

Why revitalize idle patents held by universities and research institutes China’s universities and research institutes hold a large volume of

What the Exam Is China’s Patent Agent Qualification Examination is a national professional exam administered by the China National Intellectual

In China’s industrial chains, patents are often both a “chokepoint risk” and a “breakthrough lever”. When one upstream core patent

Background of This Batch To unify standards and raise the quality of intellectual property administrative protection, CNIPA released its third