INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

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

The China National Intellectual Property Administration announced that applications for quick reviews of trademark registration may be submitted by electronic means. Quick reviews may be requested in relation to key projects and key scientific and technological infrastructure facilities at national or provincial levels. More

Guangdong recently launched an action plan for the promotion of its services sector. The plan includes targets for the total volume of services trade in the province to reach no less than RMB4.5 trillion and for the average annual growth rate of the emerging services trade and digital trade sectors to be no less than 15% between 2021 and 2025. More