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Coming to Terms With China’s Utility Model Patent Regime
By Gao PeipeiInventions, utility models and designs are the three major constituent parts of the China’s patent regime. Among these, the number of filings for utility model patents has been increasing year on year, reaching 740,291 in 2012, accounting for about 90% of the total filings for the same type of patent around the world, occupying an absolute domin
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CHINESE COURT ISSUED A JUDGMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT WITH A COMPENSATION OF 50MILLION YUAN
By Liaoliang ZhangThe Special Court in Beijing for intellectual property rights (IPR) cases pronounced publicly a judgment of patent infringement according to the law, on December 8, 2016. The first instance judgment of the court is that the defendant (HENGBAO CO., LTD.) should compensate the plaintiff (Watchdata Group) economic losses of 49 million yuan and the reasonable
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NEW BALANCE PREVAILED IN A FIRST-INSTANCE JUDGMENTIN CHINA WITH A DAMAGE OF RMB 10 MILLION
By Liaoliang ZhangOn 15 August, 2017, Jiangsu Province Suzhou Intermediate People’s Court (hereinafter called“Suzhou Intermediate Court”) issued a first-instance judgment on the widely concerned “New Balance” trademark dispute.Suzhou Intermediate Court held: NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers in sports shoes. Through many years of developm
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Chinese and Philippine Officials Witness the Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between SIPO and IPOPHL
Source: SIPO website.Recently, witnessed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Philippine President Duterte, the Memorandum of Understanding on Intellectual Property Cooperation between the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines was officially signed in Manila.The signing of the Memoran
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IP Office Signs Agreement with EPO as Both Sides Share Goals
Source: China DailyWith more than 30 years of development, the cooperation between China's State Intellectual Property Office and the European Patent Office has evolved from a technical partnership to a strategic one, EPO President Benoit Battistelli said in a recent news conference in Beijing.The two sides signed a new comprehensive strategic partnership agreement on Nov 23
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