Bairui Patent & Trademark Office

Mar. 4

2022

Trademark Examination and Trial Guide Responded to Public Concerns

Recently, the Trademark Office of China National Intellectual Property Administration issued four policy interpretations of the Trademark Examination and Trial Guide (hereinafter referred to as the "Guide"), interpreting key issues in the formulation of the Guide from the aspects of the examination and trial of a bad faith application for trademark registration for a purpose other than use...

Feb. 17

2022

China Joins the Hague System

China deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (hereinafter referred to as "Hague Agreement") on February 5, 2022. The Hague Agreement will become effective for China on May 5, 2022...

Feb. 28

2022

Statistics Released on IP Related Work in 2021

The Information Office of the State Council held a press conference on January 12, 2022 to release the statistical data of intellectual property related work in 2021 and answer reporters' questions. It is reported that the statistical data related to intellectual property rights in 2021 show the following four characteristics...

Jan. 13

2022

The 22nd China Patent Award Ceremony Held Online

On December 28, 2020, a special column for the 22nd China Patent Award Ceremony went live on the government website of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). The CNIPA Commissioner Shen Changyu and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director-General Daren Tang delivered a speech via video...

Jan. 13

2022

The 15th Heads Meeting Between CNIPA and EPO Held

Recently, the 15th Heads Meeting Between CNIPA and EPO was held via video. Shen Changyu, head of China National Intellectual Property Administration, and António Campinos, head of the European Patent Office, attended the meeting together. The two sides briefed on the latest progress of their respective IPR work, reviewed the cooperation between CNIPA and EPO and had an in-depth exchange on future cooperation...

Dec. 21

2021

Fees of PCT Application in the International Phase to Be Collected in RMB Standard From December 01

From December 01, 2021, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding for Remittance of (PCT) Fees signed between China National Intellectual Property Administration and World Intellectual Property Organization, China National Intellectual Property Administration will collect the fees of PCT application in the international phase subject to the RMB...

Dec. 3

2021

China Has Built 101 TISCs and 80 National IP Information Service Centers at Colleges and Universities

TISCs and national IP information service centers at colleges and universities held a seminar on November 25. He Zhimin, Deputy Commissioner of CNIPA, and Zhang Yongjun, Deputy Director of Science and Technology Development Center, Ministry of Education, spoke at the seminar. Liu Hua, Director of WIPO Office in China, delivered a message via video...

Nov. 30

2021

China Makes Remarkable Achievements in the Judicial Protection of IPR

Recently, the 31st Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress was held. At the meeting, Zhou Qiang, President of the Supreme People's Court, made a report on the intellectual property trial work of the people's court. The NPC Supervisory and Judicial Committee also submitted an investigation report on intellectual property trial...

Nov. 16

2021

China Focus: China to Boost International IPR Cooperation

China is endeavoring to promote a broader and deeper opening-up of the intellectual property rights sector to boost international IPR cooperation during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), said the IPR authorities at press conference.The IPR authorities have drafted three major moves targeted to make breakthroughs in IPR global cooperation, Gan Shaoning...

Oct. 6

2021

Judicial Interpretations of Anti Unfair Competition Law Issued for Public Comments

The Supreme People's Court recently issued the Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft for Comments) to solicit opinions from the public (see http://www.court.gov.cn/zixun-xiangqing-318221.html for details in Chinese）. It includes the following main contents: The Draft defines the applicable norms of Article 2, the principle clause of the Anti-unfair Competition Law(general acts of unfair competition), i.e., where the act is not explicitly listed in the Chapter II of the Anti-unfair Competition Law (acts of unfair competition) and other relevant laws, but violates the principle of good faith and business ethics, and disrupts the market competition order, and harm the legitimate rights and interests of other business operators or consumers, the people's court may apply Article 2 of the Anti-unfair Competition Law to identify. The "other business operators" and "business ethics" stipulated in Article 2 are also clarified.

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2022

Trademark Examination and Trial Guide Responded to Public Concerns

2022

China Joins the Hague System

2022

Statistics Released on IP Related Work in 2021

2022

The 22nd China Patent Award Ceremony Held Online

2022

The 15th Heads Meeting Between CNIPA and EPO Held

2021

Fees of PCT Application in the International Phase to Be Collected in RMB Standard From December 01

2021

China Has Built 101 TISCs and 80 National IP Information Service Centers at Colleges and Universities

2021

China Makes Remarkable Achievements in the Judicial Protection of IPR

2021

China Focus: China to Boost International IPR Cooperation

2021

Judicial Interpretations of Anti Unfair Competition Law Issued for Public Comments