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Guide to Trademark Assignment Recordal: Required Documents and Precautions for Application

As important intangible assets of an enterprise, trademarks have increasingly attracted the attention of concerned parties for their value. In commercial practice, enterprises may need to acquire or transfer trademark rights through assignment for reasons

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China's Supreme People's Court Issues AI Dispute Adjudication Guidance: Key IP and Data Implications

On 7 September 2026, the Supreme Peoples Court (SPC) issued t

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082026-09

AFD China Again Recommended in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 Edition for Non-Contentious Intellectual Property

On November 19, 2025, The Legal 500 the globally recognized l

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202025-11

XML Format is required by CNIPA as from October 1, 2025 for Patent Filings

Starting from October 1, 2025, Extensible Markup Language (XM

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102025-09

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Patent

How to Divide Rights and Obligations for Jointly Filed Patent Applications

In the era of knowledge-based economy, technical innovation has become the core driving force for enterprises to participate in market competition. Facing the double pressure of accelerated technology iteration and high RD investment, enterprises find tha

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TRADEMARK

Guide to Trademark Assignment Recordal: Required Documents and Precautions for Application

As important intangible assets of an enterprise, trademarks have increasingly attracted the attention of concerned parties for their value. In commercial practice, enterprises may need to acquire or transfer trademark rights through assignment for reasons

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CASE

Supreme Procuratorate releases Typical Case: Bulk Litigation Based on Hoarded Tourism Trademarks constitutes Malicious Litigation

China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) has released five typical cases concerning the punishment of malicious intellectual property litigation, covering utility model patents, design patents, trademark rights, and unfair competition across multiple

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Invention
Patents

The law defines an invention as any new technical solution which relates to a product...

Utility Model
Patents

The law defines a utility model as any new technical solution which relates to the shape or...

Design
Patents

The law defines design as any new shape, pattern or combination thereof...

Trademarks

Any visual sign capable of distinguishing the goods/services may be registered as...

IP Dispute
Resolution
and
Litigation

Copyright is a form of intellectual property applicable to any expressible form of an idea...

Copyrights

Copyright is a form of intellectual property applicable to any expressible form of an idea...

Other
IPs

Advise on strategic trade secret, unfair competition, domain name, licensing...

Translation

Our firm and our business partner together provide professional translation from...

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