Law & Policy

Shanghai Pudong issues corporate compliance guidelines

China’s Pudong New Area People’s Procuratorate of Shanghai city and the CAICT Intellectual Property Center in December 2021 issued the Guidelines for Enterprise Compliance with Intellectual Property Rights (for Trial Implementation) (《企业知识产权合规标准指引(试行)》).

Shanghai's top 10 IP financing cases of 2021

The Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration on February 16 released the list of top 10 cases of IP financing in Shanghai.

Xiong'an court obtains jurisdiction over IP cases in 6 cities of Hebei province

​China’s Xiong'an New Area Intermediate People’s Court of Heibei province has be authorized to maintain jurisdiction to hear intellectual property cases in 6 cities of the province including Baoding city, Langfang city, Qinhuangdao city, Tangshan city, Zhangjiangkou city, and Che

SAMR addressed over 50,000 law enforcement cases in 2021

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) in late January revealed that it addressed a total of more than 50,000 IP law enforcement cases in 2021.

CNIPA releases patent and trademark examination objectives for 2025

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on Jaunary 20 published the Patent and Trademark Examination Plan under the 14th Five-Year Plan (《专利和商标审查“十四五”规划》).