the 215th Issue:The Supreme People's Court published top ten cases in IPR judicial protection-China Intellectual Property Magazine

·China Launches 2014 National IPR Publicity Week

On April 21, the 2014 national IPR publicity week, jointly held by SIPO, Ministry of Commerce and other 22 departments was launched on people.com.cn... More

· China eyes quality patents amid application surge

China is moving to improve quality and structure of its patents amid the country’s drive to foster innovation-driven development, a senior intellectual property (IP) official said on Tuesday... More

News in Brief

· ZTE banks on patents to expand

· Golden Bear award winning film sold copyright worldwide

· TDIA Establishes the First Communication Patent Company

· Beijing provides web classes

· China Sees Larger Proportion of Invention Patent Applications

· 20 Years Of TRIPS: Max Planck Launches Declaration On Patent Protection

· Legal experts call for special courts

· Guangdong leads in protecting intellectual property rights

· Software legalization attributed to copyright associations in Qingdao

· Japan draws up plans to boost manga IP protection

China IP Articles

· An Interpretation of Article 63, Trademark Law 2013 Issue 58,By Zhang Yazhou, Partner of Unitalen Law Office in Beijing,[Trademark]

Article 63 of the Trademark Law was revised for the third time in August 2013 by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress...More

· Time difference considerations and conversions in the United States, Japan and the Europe Issue 58, By Li Yan, Sun Fangtao, Assistant Researcher, Patent Examination Cooperation Beijing Center, Patent Office, SIPO,[Patent]

This article takes the position that the party that claims the time difference should take the burden of proof and if it fails to do so, no consideration should be given to the time difference... More