Recent guidelines from the China National Intellectual Property Administration, effective Jan. 1, have again put the spotlight on the value of Chinese utility models and the interplay between utility ...

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Freder Shen and Jenny Li of Kangxin describe recent changes to the way in which preliminary examinations of utility model and design patent applications should be conducted The latest developments to ...

China’s strict view of utility models but an increasingly relaxed attitude towards invention patents paints a contradictory picture of its quality control efforts For the past several years, China has ...

SHENZHEN, China, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CDT Environmental Technology Investment Holdings Limited (CDTG) (“CDT”), a leading provider of waste treatment systems and services throughout China, ...

“To predict what’s coming for patents in China, one can review regulations and guidelines, track court cases, and talk with examiners, but the upcoming presidential election introduces considerable ...

“Some of these changes bring Chinese patent practice closer to the international practice, [while] some make the Chinese patent system more transparent and equitable.” Recently, amendments to the ...

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight Utility model patents are not a special type of patent in China, since ...

On December 11, 2023, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China announced its decision to amend the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “2023 ...

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight China represents a vast and highly attractive market for foreign businesses, ...