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Chinese Intellectual Property News

Our colleagues at AFD China recently shared these news pieces from the Chinese Patent Office (SIPO): Newly revised Measures for Compulsory Licensing of Patent Implementation to come into force In effect May 1, 2012, the Measures for Compulsory Licensing of … Continue reading

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Chinese Intellectual Property News

Our friends at AFD China recently informed us of news from the Chinese Patent Office (SIPO): SIPO releases five year plan for patent examinationIn SIPO’s latest five year plan, covering China’s patent examination practices from 2011-2015, the office revealed that … Continue reading

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Managing IP’s China Trends Survey

Similar to our US IP Trends Survey, Managing Intellectual Property magazine conducted a survey on the state of the IP industry in China.  Respondents representing in-house counsel for 80 China-based companies answered questions pertaining to their company’s domestic and international … Continue reading

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Patent Quantity over Quality in the SIPO?

Thomson Reuters recently released a study entitled “Patented in China II: The Present and Future State of Innovation in China”, which predicts that China is poised to become a global patent power in terms of volume in the near future.  … Continue reading

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