The policy makers have already realized that strong and efficient IPR protection is one of the most important ways to incent IP creations and further the economy and welfare of the country. With the explosive growth of IP registrations and creations in Ch...

Patent Administrative Law Enforcement Measures of China was amended recently and was implemented on July 1, 2015. The amended Measures enhances the function and power of local intellectual property offices against patent infringement and patent counterfei...

Article 62 of the Chinese Patent Law (2009) reads, In a patent infringement dispute, where the alleged infringer has evidence to prove that the technology or design exploited by it or him forms part of prior art or is prior design, such exploitation does ...

Different from other jurisdictions, there is no "partial design"protection system in China under the Chinese Patent Law. It has been nerve-wracking for some automobile makers to protect their automobile designs in China effectively, since the knock-off pr...