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China ranks first in the world in the number of intellectual property applications in the fields of patents, trademarks, industrial designs
2025-05-08China ranked first globally in the number of invention patent applications for patents, trademarks, and industrial designs, said World Intellectual Property Indicators 2024, which was released by World Intellectual Property Organization.According to the report, global patent applications in 2023 rea -
Beijing IP Court holds press conference and releases White Paper on the Judicial Work in the Past Ten Years (2014–2024)
2025-05-08On November 6th, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court held a press conference and officially released the White Paper on the Judicial Work of Beijing Intellectual Property Court in the Past Ten Years (2014-2024) (Chinese and English versions).The white paper includes court profile and statistics -
The Supreme Court: 138,000 first-instance administrative cases involving intellectual property rights have been heard since 2016
2025-05-08According to the Administrative Trial Report of the Supreme People’s Court of China, from 2016 to September 2024, a total of 2.421 million first-instance administrative cases have been heard and 1.841 million administrative non-litigation enforcement cases have been handled.The report shows that the -
The CNIPA and the SAMR jointly issued the "Method for Calculating Illegal Business Volume in Trademark Infringement Cases"
2025-05-08The guidelines provide detailed definitions and measurements for determining the amount of illegal business operations in trademark infringement cases and instructions for handling complex infringement situations. This offers specific operational guidance for trademark enforcement authorities.The Me -
CNIPA-IPONZ Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program to launch on November 1, 2024
2025-05-08Following a joint decision by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ), the CNIPA-IPONZ Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program will commence on 1 November, 2024 for the duration of two years and ending on 31 O