Intellectual Property

Professor Liu Chuntian won the Outstanding Achievement Award at China Law & Practice's awards ceremony last week. In this interview with Peter Leung of Managing IP, Liu speaks out on China's IP strategy and enforcement systems

New Measures from SIPO could see invention patents granted in a year, but questions remain over how many applications examiners can push through that quickly

Multinational pharmaceutical companies are facing strains on their revenues as many of their patents covering their biggest selling medicines are due to expire. But in China an SPC ruling on pen designs has shown that other IP rights could come to the rescue

China has identified a group of strategic emerging industries that it believes can help drive innovation and growth over the next 10 years. Benjamin Bai and Cecily Zhang explain why foreign investors need to understand the implications of this initiative

SIPO offers prioritised examination of invention patent applications involving energy conservation, new energy, alternative energy vehicles and low carbon technology.

The National Copyright Administration has caved in to the demands of the musicians in its latest Draft to the Law, but key provisions on licensing and software are causing concern

For the first time China's Copyright Law acknowledges reverse engineering, which shows the government's changing attitude and courts' readiness to rule on a difficult area of the Law

Apple's infamous dispute with Proview has more to teach foreign investors about contracts and dispute resolution in China than it does about trademark law

Speaking at the Beijing International IP Forum last week, ZTE's Shen Jianfeng and IBM's Liu Xiaoyu highlighted the important roles of their ever-expanding patent portfolios