The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published its Revised Draft Provisions Concerning Regulating Patent Application Behavior (Draft for Public Comment) (关于规范申请专利行为的若干规定修改草案[征求意见稿]) on May 6, 2021 (the “Draft Provisions”). The purpose of this […]
Draft Judicial Interpretation on Patent Linkage Released by SPC
The Supreme People’s Court issued the its draft patent linkage Judicial Interpretation, the “Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Civil Cases Involving Drug Marketing Review and Approval of Patent” (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)” The deadline for submission of comments on the JI is Dec. 14. The JI sets up a possible jurisdictional battle between the courts and administrative agencies in adjudicating patent linkage cases.
China’s Rising Presence in the IPO Top 300
Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) recently released its top 300 organizations granted US patents in 2014. Many Chinese companies made the top 300. TSMC was the top amongst Mainland or Taiwan companies, ranking number […]