Special Feature: China’s Leading IP Law Firms
IP infringement is still one of the greatest challenges for the Chinese government. Leading international and local law firms have been involved in many significant cases, which show how the IP system in China is evolving.
Date:
June 2008
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The government has been doing a lot of work to raise people’s awareness about intellectual property protection and enforcement compared to years past. Domestic and international companies in the PRC have become more knowledgeable about their IP rights, and are more willing to consult law firms on the proper procedures of having their brands and inventions registered. By the end of November last year, trademark registrations in the country had reached 3.01 million, a 29% increase from the previous year, according to a national work conference in Beijing for the State Administration of Industry and Commerce. The Trademark Office handled over 41,000 trademark infringement cases, and 143 cases were being transferred to judicial authorities. In terms of patent applications, the Patent Office last year had accepted four million applications (local and international).
The proposed amendments to the Patent Law, the first draft of which was released in...
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