IP News_AFD China Intellectual Property

2020-04-01

Chinese Shoe Brand Ordered to Pay $1.41m to New Balance for Unfair Competition

A local court in Shanghai on Thursday ordered a Chinese shoe brand to pay more than 10 million yuan ($1.41 million) to US shoemaker New Balance in damages and litigation costs for trademark infringement and unfair competition. The Shanghai Pudong New Area

2020-03-24

China and Norway start Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Programme

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program between the National Intellectual Property Administration of China (CNIPA) and the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) will start on April 1, 2020. The program was due to expire on 31 March 2023.

2020-03-23

Chinese Companies Set Pace in Europe Patent Filings

Chinese companies witnessed the highest growth last year among leading patent filing countries at the European Patent Office, or EPO, according to a report released on March 12. The EPO Patent Index 2019 published by the Munich-based organization showed t

2020-03-20

China Releases Added-value Data of Patent-intensive Industries

The added value of China's patent-intensive industries in 2018 reached 10.71 trillion yuan (about $1.53 trillion), contributing 11.6 percent to its gross domestic product, said a joint statement by the National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA)

2020-03-17

Protection of IP Rights Gets Further Boost

China also intensifies effort to shorten process of patent, trademark reviews. China is speeding up the processing of patent and trademark reviews and improving legal protection for intellectual property rights owners after the nation saw such application

2020-03-16

CNIPA Quick to Reject Bad Faith Trademarks

Some seeking to profit amid national battle against current novel coronavirus outbreak. While the whole nation has been united in its battle against the novel coronavirus, a few bad eggs have been seeking to profit from it. As of March 5, the National Int

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