Propagating materials are crucial to IP infringement cases on new plant varieties
September 03, 2021
Intellectual Property
Judicial proceedings for the patent linkage system specified
August 19, 2021An early resolution mechanism is in place for pharmaceutical patent disputes
August 06, 2021Andrew Sim and Alanna Rennie of Baker McKenzie discuss the key provisions of the new Judicial Interpretation on plant variety rights (PVR), which will encourage more consistent rulings by the people's court and grant stronger judicial protection to PVR holders in China
July 22, 2021Patent and IC layout design cases may involve technical investigators
May 31, 2021China failing to protect U.S. companies' IP according to USTR report; French banking giant BNP Paribas applies for securities business; and PRC Futures Law submitted to NPCSC for first reading
May 03, 2021CNIPA defines major national patent infringement cases
April 30, 2021The criminal law enforcement role of the procuratorate is well-known, but its function in supervising China's framework of intellectual property regulation can sometimes be forgotten. As China establishes a new network of IP Procuratorate Offices, Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners analyzes the impact on the country's IP landscape
April 09, 2021CNIPA defines irregular patent filings
March 26, 2021Dragon Wang and Yannan Li of Sitao IP discuss the several aspects of the SPC's recent judicial interpretation on punitive damages, namely clarity provided to what is meant by "willful" and "malicious", serious circumstances, how calculation base of punitive damages is determined and key takeaways from the interpretation
March 26, 2021
