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GIview: New EUIPO Search Database for Geographical Indications

On November 24, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has launched GIview, a new search database for all geographical indications (GIs) protected at European Union level.GIview provides a single entry point for data on GIs registered in the EU, and is a useful asset for consum

Court execute live-seal of the patent, 81 employees received 3.3 million yuan owed salary

On the afternoon of November 30, Beijing Daxing Court issued more than 3.3 million yuan in arrears of salary to 81 applicants for enforcement. It is reported that the person being executed is the chip company "Jingwei Yage", who owes salary due to business difficulties. When the court'

OPPO achieved a significant victory in patent lawsuit against Fractus

Recently, the National Intellectual Property Administration ruled that all the patents involved in the lawsuit were invalid. The Shanghai Intellectual Property Court ruled to reject all the lawsuits initiated by the Spanish company Fractus against the domestic mobile phone manufacturer OPP

The "Patent Navigation Guidelines" national standards released, effective on June 1, 2021

The "Patent Navigation Guidelines" (GB/T39551-2020) series of recommended national standards drafted by the National Intellectual Property Administration, PRC, was approved and released on November 9, 2020, and will be officially implemented on June 1, 2021.Patent navigation is t

WIPO Expands its Suite of Online Services for Innovators with New Patent Information Tool

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has expanded its suite of online services with an online platform providing free access to comprehensive, unbiased, and structured reports on many patent databases. WIPO INSPIRE (Index of Specialized Patent Information Reports) will help a range of