Worldwide trademark-filing activity boomed in 2020, defying a global economic downturn and signaling vibrant entrepreneurship and the introduction of new goods and services in response to the pandemic.
China’s first intellectual property rights securitization scheme on November 4 made its market debut on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange through an IPO.
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) hosted the 7th annual meeting of the Industrial Design 5 Forum (ID5) from Beijing by video conference, November 1-2, 2021.
As of September, 141,173 patents applied for by Beijing residents had been granted this year, with a 20.72% year-over-year increase.
The U.S. International Trade Commission on refused October 14 to block five Chinese companies' imports of food service equipment that Illinois Tool Works and three affiliates claim is built on intellectual property stolen by former senior employees.
