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Recognition and cross-class protection of well-known trademarks in China
Cross-class trademark protection under Article 13(3) of China’s Trademark Law includes two independe...
China launches crackdown on illegal IP agency practices
The rectification campaign will target “seriously illegal agencies and practitioners.”
China releases new rules to cancel trademarks
New CNIPA rules raise bar for non-use trademark cancellations – are your marks safe enough?
Recent official rejections due to ‘deceptiveness’: Criteria and solution
CNIPA often applies stricter criteria during the substantive examination of trademark registrability...
Protecting consumer interests in trademark examinations
Consumer interests are increasingly important considerations in the examination and trial of tradema...
China expands IP protection centres
The CNIPA recently approved the building of a national IP protection centre in the Ningxia Hui auton...
Patent invalidation and patent administrative litigation procedures in China
As China increases its efforts to protect intellectual property rights, both domestic and overseas p...
Amendments to claims in patent invalidation procedures
Requirements for amending patent claims in invalidation procedures in China remain strict. Only the...