Article 5, paragraph 1 of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that no patent right shall be granted for any invention-creation that is contrary to the laws. In China, gambling is a criminal act. Article 303 of the Criminal Law of t...

On June 20, 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) published its 2020 version of draft amendments to Patent Law (2020 version) for comment. Millions of opinions have been collected in the past 15 months since the last version...

As one of the youngest patent systems in the world, China's patent system and policies are developing rapidly and already have an increasingly strong influence globally. On the eve of the 20th World Intellectual Property Day, the Chinese National Intellec...

PCT applications designating or electing Italy filed as from July 1, 2020, can enter the national phase without the need to go through the European regional phase as previously required by the Italian Patent Law. The deadline for entering the national pha...