The Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents has entered into force since November 7, 2023 On March 8, 2023, China accessed to the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (hereinafter referred to as the "Convention"). The Convention has entered into force since November 7, 2023. I. Brief Introduction The Convention

EPO-CNIPA Joint Communiqué: Chinese Applicants May Continue to Designate EPO as ISA Nationals and residents of the People's Republic of China will continue to have the option to select the EPO as their International Searching Authority (ISA) for international patent applications filed in English under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) until 30 November 2026. This follows the success of the pilot sc

High-level judicial officials in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei agree to collaborate Courts in North China's Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region will cooperate further to better protect intellectual property rights, thereby helping promote the coordinated development of the region, according to local judicial authorities. The high people's courts in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province signed a framework agreement

China will strengthen efforts to protect intellectual property rights and team up with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states to crack down on infringement and counterfeiting, in order to create a better market environment, the country's top market regulator said on Tuesday. Gan Lin, vice-minister of the State Administration for Market Regulation, said the government has adhered to IPR protec

China has taken measures to strengthen intellectual property protection concerning traditional Chinese medicines in a bid to promote inheritance, development and innovation, an official from the country's top IP regulator said. "We've attached greater importance to protecting patents involving TCM over the past few years to meet the central leadership's requirements of advancing high-quality growt

The 2023 meeting of IP5 Deputy Heads of Office was held via video link recently. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held this year's presidency. Liao Tao, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) led a Chinese delegation to the meeting, which was officiated by USPTO Deputy Commissioner Valencia Martin Wallace and attended by delegations led respecti