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China’s State Council approves policy on foreigners taking Chinese patent bar exam

28 municipal cities and provinces were designated as the country’s Pilot Zones for Deepening Innovative Development of Trade in Services in August 2020.

Ronbay wins a 62 million yuan patent infringement case against Umicore

China’s Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court ruled in favor of Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. in its lawsuit against Brussels-based Umicore N.V. on September 30.

LONGi faces patent injunction issued by Dutch court

On October 7, Chinese manufacturer of photovoltaics (PV) LONGi Green Energy Technology claimed that it is not being “substantially affected” by the latest episode in its litigation with its Korean rival Hanwha Solutions Corporation.

Sharp-Oppo patent dispute ends with cross-licence deal 

Today Japanese giant of electronics Sharp Corporation and Chinese mobile communications company Oppo announced an agreement that have been reached on global cross patent licenses.

Beijing's average patent attorney fees in 2021

The Beijing Patent Attorneys Association has recently published average service fees for filing patent applications in 2021. The fees vary by type of patents. Patent attorneys charge an aver