Since the Chinese intellectual property laws provide only the framework of the country’s IP systems, the Supreme Court has issued many judicial interpretations which are essentially lower level laws to fill the gaps in legislation left by the National Peo...

How to handle annuities with security and efficiency is always a big and complicated issue for patentees. All patentees are looking for a reliable, precise and efficient manner to handle the large portfolio of their patents. As we know, many of the giant ...

1. Types of Intellectual Property Rights Granting Procedure 1.1 Types of Intellectual Property Rights The Chinese legal system provides patent protection for inventions.There are three types of patents under Patent Law, namely a patent for an invention, a...

The Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released New Regulations on Reducing Patent Fees for Qualified Applicants. The new Regulations on Reducing Patent Fees came into force on September 1st, 2016 in China. As of...