On March 22, the Ministry of Finance and China National Intellectual Property Administration decided to implement a special plan for patent transfer, using three years to select the best awards to supplement a batch of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities that have achieved remarkable r
French fashion house Dior has encountered more resistance from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) over its attempt to trademark a saddlebag design. The bag, which can cost up to £4,000 ($5,548), was first designed in 1999 by John Galliano, and has recently been
In order to strengthen agency supervision, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region’s Market Supervision Administration and the Intellectual Property Office have strengthened the supervision of intellectual property agencies in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region during and after the event, encouraged
On March 12, 2021, the Blue Book of the robot industry, China Robot Industry Development Report (2020-2021) (hereinafter referred to as "Blue Book") was officially published online. China has surpassed Japan, the United States, South Korea and Germany in the total number of robot-related p
What is the PCT International Search Unit Pilot Project? According to the joint communique of the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) on the pilot project of international searchers under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), the SIPO and the E
