CNIPA defines irregular patent filings
March 26, 2021
Intellectual Property
Dragon 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, 2021Serious willful IP infringements may be liable to punitive damages
March 11, 2021The Interpretation is revised to align with the Civil Code and the Patent Law
January 20, 2021Cindy Shuqi Zhen of Wan Hui Da Intellectual Property discusses the impact of the Third Amendment to the PRC Copyright Law, which represents the latest effort to enhance the protection of intellectual property in China
January 07, 2021After almost a decade, Michael Jordan has finally secured a major victory in his protracted legal battle against a Chinese sportswear company over the use of his name.
January 05, 2021Revised Patent Law enhances protection of designs
November 20, 2020Fang Qi and Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners highlight the main provisions in the recently introduced Fourth Amendment to the PRC Patent Law, which aims to establish a patent linkage system for patents in the pharmaceuticals industry, bring about significant changes to the design patent regime, strengthen patent protection against infringement and tackle the issue of abuse of patent rights
November 12, 2020NPCSC passes new biosecurity law targeting human genetic resources management and collection; national omnibus export control law adopted amid trade war tensions; and amended patent law further strengthens IP protection in China
October 19, 2020Timothy Bickham, Matthew Bathon, Michael Flynn-O'Brien and Hui Shen of Steptoe & Johnson LLP discuss the patent infringement battle between Autel Robotics, which they represented, and DJI and the strategies used to enable smaller or foreign companies facing patent litigation in the United States to not only defend but counter-attack a much larger opponent
October 15, 2020
