Along with Prof. Zhen Lei of Penn State, I have previously blogged about the late autumn surge in patent filings in China, in 2012, as well as in prior years. This autumnal […]
The End of Year Hook in Administrative Patent Enforcement?
Autumnal hook 2012 update
A guest post from Zhen Lei of Penn State Mark highlighted the phenomenon of the Autumnal Patent “Hook” at the SIPO in his blog posted early last year. The data on 2012 […]
China to Provide Financial Incentives For Filing Patent Applications Abroad
On April 14, 2012, China’s Ministry of Finance issued the new “Measures for the Administration of Special Funds for Subsidizing Foreign Patent Applications,” effective on the day of issuance to replace the […]
The Other Chinese Patent Development: China’s Autumnal Patent “Hook”
It is 2012, and China’s State Intellectual Property Office (“SIPO”) has once again released its end of the year data on patent filings for the year. While patent data and scientific citation […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 