Court bolsters efforts in data protection
Nation contributing to international governance of intellectual property rights
With the rapid development of the digital economy, data has become an important factor of production, which is leading to an increase in intellectual property cases involving data applications among different platforms.
Judges specializing in IP-related disputes said these new cases not only involve unfair competition among platform
2023-04-26Read moreMore overseas IP cases resolved in China
More overseas litigants are choosing to resolve international intellectual property disputes in China, according to a recent report. This shows that foreign innovators are increasingly recognizing the legal protection for IP rights in China and are confident in its market, experts said.
According to the annual report issued by the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court, the country's top
2023-04-17Read moreChina files record number of European patent applications in 2022
BERLIN - Chinese companies and inventors filed a record high of 19,041 patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) in 2022, the Patent Index 2022 of the office revealed Tuesday.
This marks an increase of 15.1 percent year-on-year, the highest among the 20 major patent filing countries.
Overall, the Patent Index 2022 shows that despite the pandemic and economic uncertainties around the globe, activit
2023-03-29Read moreStronger IPR protection drives more innovation
Courts increase penalties for offenders in high-tech areas
Innovators in China have been given stronger protection over the past five years, thanks to greater judicial efforts in the intellectual property rights field, the country's top court and top procuratorate said.
From 2018 to 2022, Chinese judicial authorities strengthened protection of IP rights to facilitate innovation-driven development, with hars
2023-03-09Read moreAuthorities pledge to strengthen IP protection, hasten patent, trademark applications
China's top intellectual property regulator pledged to ensure stronger intellectual property protection and accelerate reviews of patent and trademark applications this year to better contribute to the country's high-quality development and respond to the demands of innovators.
"We'll strengthen IP protection by helping amend the Trademark Law and the implementation rules of the Patent Law, with g
2023-02-27Read moreTechnicians appointed to advise on IP cases
A total of 115 technicians were appointed as investigators by Beijing Intellectual Property Court on Wednesday to help solve technical cases.
With the fast development of technology, the court has seen rapidly growing IP technical disputes over the past few years.
"Hearing technical cases has become a major part of our job," said Zhou Liting, deputy head of the court's technical investigation depa
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