The Supreme People's Court sets out more detailed plans for the implementation of a number of the reforms contained in the State Council's 2008 National IPR Strategy.
Utility model patents are simple, quick and cheap to file in China. They can also be used as a weapon against under-prepared foreign companies, for as long as 10 years.
China continues to take steps towards unifying its approach to intellectual property with the development and codification of a national strategy. CLP presents an analysis of some of the biggest IP-related issues affecting those who do business in the PRC.
China continues to take steps towards unifying its approach to intellectual property with the development and codification of a national strategy. CLP presents an analysis of some of the biggest IP-related issues affecting those who do business in the PRC.