Bairui Patent & Trademark Office

July 07

2020

Joint Statement of EPO And CNIPA on Response to Covid-19

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) stand in full solidarity with all those affected by COVID-19. After over three decades of strong bilateral co-operation, the EPO and CNIPA have built a comprehensive strategic partnership that contributes to higher quality patents and greater harmonisation in the patent system. The relationship between China and Europe is also reflected in the growing number of applications received by the EPO and the CNIPA. In 2019 the EPO received almost 30% more applications from the People’s Republic of China than in the previous year. EPC member countries also filed 42,000 invention patent applications in China, marking an increase of 4.9% over the previous year.

June 24

2020

CNIPA Issues Criteria on Determining Trademark Infringement

The Criteria on Determining Trademark Infringement was introduced by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) to execute the plan of the CCP Central Committee and the State Council on bolstering IP protection, to provide guidelines on trademark enforcement, unify enforcement practice and enhance protection of trademark exclusive rights. The formulation of the Criteria not only conforms to the practical needs of improving trademark enforcement guidance, but also boosts a concrete measure to implement the Opinions on Strengthening IP Protection and the action plan thereof.

June 03

2020

Amcham China White Paper: China's IP Protection Climate Witnesses Ongoing Improvement

In the past ten years, China has made outstanding achievements in IP protection system, and more and more American businesses believe that China's IP protection environment is improving, according to American Business in China White Paper published by the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China)in Beijing. Chinese market is leading in emerging technology adoption, including AI, 5G and autonomous driving. According to the previously released 2020 Business Climate Survey, in 2019, some 69% respondents reported China's enforcement of IPR improved in 2019, compared to 58% in 2018. These results are consistent with high-level statutory commitments by the Chinese government to continue improving the system for IPR made throughout 2019. The Foreign Investment Law Implementing Regulations include provisions for the creation of an IPR dispute mechanism and a punitive damages mechanism to improve enforcement of IPR, according to the White Paper.

May 29

2020

Judicial Protection of IP by Chinese Courts Improved Comprehensively

The Information Office of the State Council recently held a press conference and released the Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Comprehensively Strengthening the Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property, the White Paper of Intellectual Property Protection by Chinese Courts in 2019, the top 10 intellectual property cases and 50 typical intellectual property cases of Chinese courts in 2019. According to the White Paper（link for details: http://www.court.gov.cn/zixun-xiangqing-226501.html）, in 2019, China's courts received 481,793 new intellectual property cases and concluded 475,853 cases, up 44.16% and 48.87% year on year.

May 29

2020

China’s New Civil Code Includes Punitive Damages in Intentional Intellectual Property Infringement

The Third Session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) voted and passed the “Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China” on May 28, 2020. This law will come into effect on January 1, 2021. While referred to by the Chinese press as the Encyclopedia of Social Life, the new Civil Law includes many provisions related to intellectual property (IP). At first read, the most striking IP provision is for punitive damages for intentional infringement, which will be potentially most valuable in patent infringement cases.

May 06

2020

IP Exchanges in China

As an important platform for structuring IP monetization deals, an IP Exchange may facilitate IP’s circulation and value finding. A survey by SpringIP on 30 State-owned exchanges and 10 private exchanges in China reveals their challenges and opportunities in the coming new era. IP exchanges are important platforms for IP monetization. The Chinese government has been promoting State-sponsored IP exchanges for decades. Up to 2020, around 24 exchanges have been approved by authorities at a provincial level or above. In July 2019, SpringIP Group, an innovative company dedicated to foster enterprises’ innovation through AI and Big Data tools, conducted a survey on IP Exchanges in China and obtained the following insights.

May 03

2020

China's IP Protection Spurs Growth of Foreign Patent Filings

Japan, the United States and Germany topped the list of the most patent filings in China last year, according to China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). Market entities from 186 countries and regions applied for patents and trademarks in China in 2019, an increase of 12 over the previous year. Japan, the United States and Germany applied for the most invention patents, with 49,000, 39,000 and 16,000 filings, respectively.

Apr. 26

2020

High-Quality IP Development Efforts Getting a Boost

China is strengthening efforts in high-quality intellectual property development while seeing a surge of IP-related registrations, according to an official at the country's top IP regulator. Thanks to the fast growth of technological innovation and increasingly intensified protection on IP rights over the past few years, "China has become a nation with a large number of IP applications and is on the way to being more powerful by improving the quality of IP rights," said Shen Changyu, commissioner of the National Intellectual Property Administration.

Apr. 23

2020

WIPO Convenes another Video Conference on Temporary Policies and Remedy Measures on IP amid Pandemic CNIPA Commissioner Shen Changyu Attends and Makes a Speech

On April 20 (Beijing time), WIPO held another video conference to discuss temporary policies and remedy measures on IP amid the COVID-19 pandemic. CNIPA commissioner Shen Changyu attended and made a speech.

Apr. 22

2020

China Becomes World's Top Filer of International Patents in 2019

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently released the statistics of international applications filed in 2019 via the international patent system (Patent Cooperation Treaty – PCT), the international trademark system (Madrid System) and the international design system (Hague System) during a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland. With 58,990 applications filed in 2019 via WIPO's PCT System, China overtook the U.S. (57,840), as the top filer of the PCT System.

NEWS

2020

Joint Statement of EPO And CNIPA on Response to Covid-19

2020

CNIPA Issues Criteria on Determining Trademark Infringement

2020

Amcham China White Paper: China's IP Protection Climate Witnesses Ongoing Improvement

2020

Judicial Protection of IP by Chinese Courts Improved Comprehensively

2020

China’s New Civil Code Includes Punitive Damages in Intentional Intellectual Property Infringement

2020

IP Exchanges in China

2020

China's IP Protection Spurs Growth of Foreign Patent Filings

2020

High-Quality IP Development Efforts Getting a Boost

2020

WIPO Convenes another Video Conference on Temporary Policies and Remedy Measures on IP amid Pandemic CNIPA Commissioner Shen Changyu Attends and Makes a Speech

2020

China Becomes World's Top Filer of International Patents in 2019