INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

According to a plan recently announced by the China National Intellectual Property Administration, demonstration zones for the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) will be established in about 20 cities across the country by 2025. In these zones, laws and regulations for IPR protection will be improved. Administrative protections for patents, trademarks, geographical indications, commercial secrets, customs protection and more will be strengthened, as will adjudication of IPR. More

Under the 14th Five-Year Plan for the protection and application of intellectual property (IP) rights released by the provincial government of Guangdong, a system of claims will be put in place and IP infringements effectively curbed by 2025. Improvements made to IP transfer and commercialisation mechanisms will be key. More

The China National Intellectual Property Administration aims to shorten the examination period for invention patent applications to 16.5 months, and 13.8 months for a high-quality invention patent application. Average trademark registration time will remain at four months. Efforts will also be made to better align administration and justice systems related to intellectual property protections, and to protect IP rights related to the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. More

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has moved to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights related to the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The CNIPA recently issued a circular on combating the malicious squatting on trademarks such as those relating to the official mascot Bing Dwen Dwen and skier Eileen Gu. More