Law & Policy

China releases Judging Criteria for Trademark Non-Criminal Law Violations

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on June 15, 2020 issued the Judging Criteria for Trademark Infringement (《商标侵权判断标准》) to start China’s efforts of standardization of administrative trademark law enforcement procedures.

China Q3 IP key indicators

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on December 8 reported some key indicators of the development of intellectual property for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

China releases Guidelines for Trademark Examination and Adjudication

The China National Intellectual Property Administration released on November 22 the Guidelines for Trademark Examination and Adjudication (《商标审查审理指南》) in place of the Standards for Trademark Examination and Adjudication (《商标审查及审理标准》), which became effective in 2017.

Webinar: Amendment of China's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML)

​The Beijing Intellectual Property Law Society hosted on November 19 a webinar on the developments in the theories and practice concerning the amendment of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) in conjunction with the Beijing Center for Intellectual Property International Exchange and

Shenzhen releases white paper on criminal enforcement of IP rights

China’s Shenzhen People’s Procuratorate has recently released a white paper report on criminal enforcement of intellectual property rights. This is an unprecedented publication to take stock of the intellectual property criminal cases in Shenzhen city, Guangdong province between