The State Councils anti-monopoly commission officially issued Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Pharmaceutical Sector (the “Guidelines”) on January 24th, 2025. Comprising 7 chapters and 55 articles, the Guidelines aim to provide detailed interpretations of monopolistic practices, enforcement principl

First, the number of Chinese automobile patent disclosures in 2024 remained a negative growth trend, the number of invention patent authorizations continued to grow, and the quality of patents kept improving.In 2024, the number of automobile patents disclosed in China was 300,500, a year-on-year dec

The "2024 China Patent Survey Report" covers over 20 major provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) nationwide, with more than 10,000 patent holders involved and nearly 50,000 patent questionnaires surveyed.The report shows that the industrialization rate of invention patents of Chinese ent

To implement the outcomes of the Third Belt and Road Intellectual Property High-Level Conference, the "Belt and Road" Patent Acceleration Pilot Program will officially launch on January 20, 2025, lasting for two years until January 19, 2027. After the pilot program starts, eligible applicants from p

First, main intellectual property data1. PatentsIn 2024, a total of 1,045,000 invention patents were authorized, up 13.5% year-on-year. The number of patent review cases concluded, and invalidation cases concluded were respectively 67,000. The examination cycle of invention patents was reduced to 15