Jan
The State Council Information Office held a press conference at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, inviting Hu Wenhui, Deputy Director of the National Intellectual Property Administration, Guo Wen, Director of the Intellectual Property Protection Department of the National Intellectual Property Administration, Wang Peizhang, Director of the Intellectual Property Application Promotion Department of the National Intellectual Property Administration, and Liang Xinxin, Director of the Strategic Planning Department of the National Intellectual Property Administration, to introduce the progress of intellectual property work in 2024 and answer questions from reporters. At the meeting, Hu Wenhui, Deputy Director of the National Intellectual Property Administration, introduced that in 2024, the national intellectual property system successfully completed various annual goals and tasks, and the construction of an intellectual property power took new and solid steps.
Jan
The results of the fifth national economic census announced recently show that in 2023, the added value of patent-intensive industries nationwide will be 16.8713 trillion yuan, accounting for 13.04% of the gross domestic product (GDP), completing the goal of "By 2025, the added value of my country's patent-intensive industries will account for 13% of GDP" in the "14th Five-Year Plan for National Intellectual Property Protection and Utilization" (hereinafter referred to as the "14th Five-Year Plan") ahead of schedule.
Dec
Building platforms, promoting exchanges, and assisting transformation, the 6th Intellectual Property Exchange and Geographical Indication Products Fair---The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is once again "new". On December 9, the 3-day 6th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Intellectual Property Trade Fair and International Geographical Indication Products Trade Fair (hereinafter referred to as the Intellectual Property Exchange and Geographical Indication Products Fair) kicked off at the Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City International Convention and Exhibition Center.
Dec
The patent system in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan is different from that in mainland China. Patent applications that are authorized in mainland my country will not be automatically authorized in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. If you only apply for a patent at the National Intellectual Property Administration in mainland China, you will not be able to automatically protect your rights in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. From the perspective of a patent agent, the author briefly explains the patent application and examination system in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to help patent agents understand the relevant application and examination system and facilitate patent agents to provide patent services to applicants who want to apply for patents in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
Nov
Recently, Shenzhen Municipal Administration for Market Regulation (Intellectual Property Office) released the "36 Articles" on intellectual property rights in Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone Shenzhen Park (hereinafter referred to as Hetao Shenzhen Park) - "Opinions on Strengthening Intellectual Property Protection and Utilization in Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone Shenzhen Park" (hereinafter referred to as "Opinions").
Nov
The principle of exhaustion of rights means that after the intellectual property owner or licensee legally puts the intellectual property products on the market, part or all of the exclusive rights of the intellectual property rights to these products are exhausted. This principle aims to reduce transaction costs, achieve social welfare, and promote the creation and dissemination of works, the maintenance of goodwill, and the continuous innovation of science and technology.
