IP Alerts_AFD China Intellectual Property

2015-04-01

JPO Status Report 2015 Released

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) announces the release of the JPO Status Report 2015 on March 30. The report is the JPOs first status report compiled this year and aims to quickly convey the JPOs statistical information and results of its policies in 2014 to

2015-03-26

Supreme People's Court Set up IP Protection Office

The Supreme People's Court recently set up a judicial protection research center for intellectual property rights. The center researches major IP judicial issues including those caused by the Internet and offer suggestions for IP laws, judicial interpreta

2015-03-20

E-commerce Law to Have Draft Version before 2016

A draft of China's first e-commerce law will be completed by the end of 2015 for further deliberation by the top legislature in 2016. The main purpose of the law is to spur innovation and competition while taking into account regulation, since e-commerce

2015-02-10

KIPO Releases Its Operational Agenda for 2015

Leveraging Intellectual Property (IP) to Ensure Business Growth and Peoples Happiness KIPO Releases Its Operational Agenda for 2015 In 2014, KIPO underwent an organizational reshuffling of its examination and trial bodies, and it outlined its Strategy for

2015-01-16

State Administration for Industry and Commerce promoted trademark protection

The State Administration for Industry and Commerce recently stated clearly that the focus in terms of market supervision would be protecting trademarks' exclusive rights, combating unfair competition, examining online marketplaces and supervising cooperat

2015-01-14

China Issues the Further Implementation of the National IP Strategy Action Plan (2014-2020)

Recently, the general office of State Council of China forwarded The Further Implementation of the National Intellectual Property Strategy Action Plan (2014-2020)(hereafter as the Action Plan) issued by the State Intellectual Property Office jointed with

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