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Notification on promoting the full digitalization of trademark businesses
2026-06-15To further enhance the public service level of trademarks, facilitate trademark business for parties and trademark agencies, and improve the efficiency of trademark examination and adjudication, the Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) will implement th -
The white paper “China’s Intellectual Property Protection Status in 2025” released
2026-06-15The white paper “China’s Intellectual Property Protection Status in 2025” was officially released on May 7, comprehensively showing the progress of Chinas IP protection work in 2025.Protection efforts have yielded notable results. Judicial IP protection has been comprehensively strengthened. Courts -
Pending U.S. Bill would ban FDA's acceptance of clinical data from China to support INDs
2026-06-15On April 29, 2026, The United States House Committee on Appropriations added a provision to the FDA-related federal spending bill report, prohibiting the FDA from "accepting, reviewing, or considering" clinical data generated at sites in China, Russia, Iran or North Korea in support of IND applicati -
Nio rejects claim its being accused of exploiting battery-swapping patents in $250 million suit
2026-06-15The Financial Times reported that the owners of a defunct Israeli start-up filed a lawsuit against a $25 billion Chinese EV maker for intellectual property infringement, This Israeli company once pioneered in the development of EV infrastructure.Charge Peak, a company registered in the British Virgi -
UPC and German Courts issue AASI against Geely, ordering withdrawal of interim license application in Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court
2026-06-15Recently, the global dispute over standard essential patent (SEP) licensing has escalated once again. The Local Division Mannheim of the UPC and a German court have issued an injunction to prohibit Geely from filing global interim license applications with Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court, the a