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2013-11-26

25 Patent Gold Medals Generate 37.1 Billion Yuan in Profit

On November 11, Ceremony for the 15th WIPO-SIPO Award for Chinese Outstanding Invention and Industrial Design patents opened in Beijing. Francis Gurry, director-general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and Tian Lipu, Commissioner of

2013-11-20

Chinese Courts Step Up Punishment for IPR Crime

According to the Supreme Peoples Court of China, Chinese courts have given heavier punishments, including increased fines, to those who violate intellectual property rights. For example, in a recent case, two companies were fined about 37 million yuan ($6

2013-11-05

SIPO and IPOS Sign Agreement on Patent Data Exchange

Recently, State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) entered an agreement to exchange patent data. Mr. TIAN Lipu, SIPO's Commissioner on behalf of SIPO and Mr. TAN Y

2013-11-01

PPH Pilot between China and Japan Extends for Two More Years

According to the Project of Deepening Cooperation in the Patent Examination Field and Extending the PPH Pilot between the SIPO and the Japan Patent Office (JPO), SIPO and JPO reach a consensus of extending the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot between the

2013-10-30

Key Revisions to Chinese Trademark Law: Promising Steps toward IP Protection

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress revised the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China, which goes into effect on May 1, 2014. Trademark owners can now designate multiple classes in one application rather than filing separate

2013-10-20

IP5 Offices Agree on Joint PPH Pilot Programme

The world's five largest Intellectual Property Offices (IP5) - the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO)

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