Jan
SHENZHEN -- Chinese courts closed around 2.19 million lawsuits of first instance regarding intellectual property rights (IPR) between 2018 and 2022, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said Friday. These lawsuits have played an important part in encouraging innovation, ensuring fair competition and boosting the development of the cultural sector, the SPC said.
Jan
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) have jointly decided to extend their Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program for another five years from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028. The established guideline of CNIPA-DKPTO PPH request remains controlling the pertinent requirements and procedures governing applicants' PPH requests at the two offices.
Nov
China launched an online trademark-service system, according to the National Intellectual Property Administration of China (CNIPA) on November 27.
Nov
An amendment to the copyright law to strengthen copyright protection was passed by China's top legislature on Wednesday after a third deliberation.
Nov
A Chinese court in the city of Shenzhen has ordered NetEase to pay Tencent 850,000 yuan (a little more than $120,000) because it infringed on the copyrights of nearly 180 songs by the popular Taiwanese singer after its contract with Tencent had ended.
Oct
On Wednesday, rideshare giant Uber filed an opposition before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board against individual applicant Robert Kocher, who applied to use the UNDER UBER mark in Class 9 for “biometric identification apparatus”; Uber averred that it would be harmed by the registration of the mark.
