AmCham China White Paper: China's IP protection climate witnesses ongoing improvement
In the past ten years, China has made outstanding achievements in IP protection system, and more and more American businesses believe that China's IP protection environment is improving, according to American Business in China White Paper published by the American Chamber of Commerce in China （AmCham China）in Beijing.
China issues 2020 action plan to accelerate building IP powerhouse
Recently, the Office of the Inter-Ministerial Joint Meeting on the Implementation of the Intellectual Property Strategy of the State Council issued the Action Plan for Deep Implementation of the National Intellectual Property Strategy to Accelerate the Construction of an IP Power in 2020, and jointly made arrangements for the implementation of such works combined with the previously issued 2020 Local Intellectual Property Strategy Implementation and Key Points for IP Powerhouse Building.
USPTO Rules That AI Cannot Invent Patents
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ruled last week that artificial intelligence systems cannot be credited as an inventor in a patent. This decision was in response to two patents created by an AI system called DABUS.
China becomes world's top filer of international patents in 2019
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently released the statistics of international applications filed in 2019 via the international patent system (Patent Cooperation Treaty – PCT), the international trademark system (Madrid System) and the international design system (Hague System) during a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland. With 58,990 applications filed in 2019 via WIPO's PCT System, China overtook the U.S. (57,840), as the top filer of the PCT System.
First case on infringement of a “microorganism” patent in China
The intellectual property protection of a microorganism is a hot topic in the field of biotechnology. Recently, Beijing Intellectual Property Court has concluded the first case on infringement of a patent which is directed to a microorganism. One of the focuses of this case is how to identify a commercially available strain is the same strain as claimed in the patent in suit and to determine the former falls within the scope of patent protection and thus constitutes infringement. This case explored the method for the identification of a microorganism strain in a patent trial, and could be influential in the identification of potential infringing products in patent cases involving a microorganism in the future. It has aroused the discussion and rethinking on the proper manner of protection on a microorganism. Further, the case demonstrates the enhanced patent protection in biotechnology field in China. This article will address the patent protection of a microorganism in connection with this case as well as alternative manners for the IP protection of a microorganism in current Chinese practice.
China reveals quantified contribution of patents
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), along with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released the Gazette on the Data of Added Value Generated by Patent- Intensive Industries in 2018. The combined added value of these industries stood at 10.709 trillion yuan in 2018, contributing 11.6% to the country's GDP. It was the first time China officially announced the data.
Gogo challenges competitor’s in-flight wifi patent
Gogo Inc. (Nasdaq: GOGO), a Broomfield-based in-flight broadband connectivity firm, announced Monday it has filed a petition to challenge the validity of a patent held by competitor SmartSky Networks LLC.
CNIPA Releases 2019 China Patent Investigation Report
Recently, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) publicly released the
TVXQ's Yunho registers patent for special mask
Aside from his charmingly good looks and killer dance moves, did you know that TVXQ's Yunho is also an inventor?
Cochlear loses appeal over $268m in patent damages
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a U.S. District Court decision that awarded $268 million in damages from Cochlear Ltd. (ASX:COH) to two competitors in a patent dispute.