Intellectual Property

A recent opinion clarifies issues of jurisdiction, evidence, and definition in criminal cases involving intellectual property. However, the new rules can only be effective if authorities maintain and enhance their enforcement efforts

NPC Standing Committee clarifies when a foreign law would apply to a foreign-related civil relationship.

Acceptance of applications for patent priority rights from Taiwan started.

Taiwanese applicants may file trademark priority rights in the mainland.

Rights in new varieties of plants of Taiwanese protected in the mainland.

Foreign investors remain concerned about China's indigenous innovation policies, especially since promoting strategic emerging domestic industries is likely to be a key focus of the country's next Five-Year Plan

This Law has been formulated in order to clarify the application of laws to foreign-related civil relationships, rationally resolve foreign-related civil disputes and safeguard the lawful rights and interests of concerned parties.

RouseBelinda [email protected] drugs often bear counterfeit trade marks. If the product involved falls within the legal definition of counterfeit…

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