Patent

Daniel Chew elected as CIPA’s first Asian President

​Daniel Chew, UK and European Patent Attorney, and one of the profession’s top mobile and telecoms experts, has been elected as the first Asian President of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys(CIPA) at the Institute’s 140th Annual General Meeting on 2 November 2022.

Baidu ranks first in top ten global self-driving patent applications list

​ China's self-driving industry is facing a golden era. According to relevant statistics, about 43% of the world's self-driving invention patents come from China, significantly outpacing the United States (25%), South Korea (9%), Germany (9%), Japan (8%) and other countries.

Practice: for Chinese innovative subjects, at what situation they are suggested to use UP system or not to use, and the specific reasons are?

After many years of difficulties, the Unitary Patent system will become a reality at the beginning of 2023 and will bring essential changes to the existing European patent system. These changes will impact European patent applications.

Huawei's lawsuit against Amazon for patent infringement will be heard on December 8

Recently, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has sued Amazon in Suzhou over invention patent infringement. According to the report, Huawei Technology Co., Ltd. has lodged lawsuits against a list of defendants including Amazon Company, Amazon Services Company.

China has concluded 2.738 million IP cases of first instance since 2013, with an average annual growth rate of 24.5 percent

China has concluded 2.738 million IP cases of first instance since 2013, with an average annual growth rate of 24.5 percent. Besides, He said that China has been intensifying and widening judicial protection to cover patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets.