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  • February 23

    2023

    Authorities Pledge to Strengthen IP Protection, Hasten Patent, Trademark Applications

    China's top intellectual property regulator pledged to ensure stronger intellectual property protection and accelerate reviews of patent and trademark applications this year to better contribute to the country's high-quality development and respond to the demands of innovators. "We'll strengthen IP protection by helping amend the Trademark Law and the implementation rules of the Patent Law, with greater efforts to assist in establishing a law on geographical indications as well as a system to protect data IP rights," said Heng Fuguang, spokesman of the China National Intellectual Property Administration. He released the plan at a news conference on Wednesday, adding that the time to review trademark registration and applications of invention patents will also be further shortened this year. While improving review efficiency, he emphasized that the fight against malicious trademark registration and improper patent applications must continue.

  • February 22

    2023

    Policy Paves New Paths for Old Brands

    Five central government agencies - Ministry of Commerce (MOC), Ministry of Culture and Tourism, State Administration for Market Regulation, National Cultural Heritage Administration and China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) - recently enacted the Measures on Building and Administration of Model Chinese Time-Honored Brands, explicitly setting rules for the general requirements, basic conditions, application/certification and dynamic administration of the building of these brands and sending a strong message on advocating innovative development of time-honored brands and consumption of them. At a press conference featuring development and consumption of time-honored brands, according to an MOC executive, there are 1,128 national time-honored brands and 3,277 local ones, 701 of which have been in business for over a century since establishment.

  • February 20

    2023

    EPO: The Unitary Patent is to Become a Reality

    On February 17, the German government deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) with the Council of the European Union. The step marks the successful completion of the necessary ratification procedures by the participating EU member states for the Unitary Patent Package to become effective for currently 17 states. The new system is now ready to enter into operation on 1 June 2023. More countries are expected to join in the future. Welcoming the news, EPO President António Campinos said, "The deposit by Germany opens the door for a new era of IP protection in Europe. Under the Unitary Patent system, European businesses will be able to benefit from broader and more effective patent protection at lower costs, which is particularly important for smaller entities. The start of the long-expected system is the result of close co-operation and constructive work of all partners and stakeholders of the European patent system. It will be a boon for the European economy as it establishes a uniform technology market facilitating transactions across a big economic region. While later this year we are going to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our founding treaty, the European Patent Convention, this huge step represents a historic moment for innovators and the protection of inventions in Europe."

  • February 17

    2023

    Technicians Appointed to Advise on IP Cases

    A total of 115 technicians were appointed as investigators by Beijing Intellectual Property Court on Wednesday to help solve technical cases. With the fast development of technology, the court has seenIP technic rapidly growing al disputes over the past few years. "Hearing technical cases has become a major part of our job," said Zhou Liting, deputy head of the court's technical investigation department. She revealed that since the court was established in November 2014, it has solved 23,000 technical cases, of which about 20,000 have been concluded. The cases covered many sectors involving high-tech, such as communications, medicine, biology, chemistry, materials and computers, she said, adding "Finding a better solution to the cases very much relates to the development of the involved enterprises and industries". Considering the complexity of technology, a judicial interpretation by the Supreme People's Court, China's top court, issued at the end of 2014 allowed courts to find technical investigators to help with cases, clarifying that the appointment period ranges from one to three years.

  • February 15

    2023

    Legacy of Winter Games Boosts Craze for Winter Sports

    The craze ignited by the Beijing Olympic Winter Games does not seem to wane. In Beijing, sleds, slides and bicycles used on ice rinks are quite popular in venues like the Summer Palace and Beihai Park. In Hebei Province, the opening ceremony of the Fourth Hebei Ice and Snow Games, attended by over 5,000 athletes, was held in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City. On major e-commerce platforms, sales of ice and snow gears are spiking. The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 Legacy Report (Post-Games) released recently by the Games' Organizing Committee summarizes that Beijing 2022 is not only a spectacular sports gala, but an initiation of a wealth of Olympic legacies. One year ago, Chinese sports heralded the year with successfully hosting the winter games and historic breakthroughs accomplished by China's ice and snow sports teams. Now, one year later, the wonder of ice and snow sports is marching on with both competitive and recreational ice/snow sports on fast track – a full use of the rich legacy of the winter games.

  • February 13

    2023

    Singapore: Pro-bono Patent Services For Youth Innovators

    1. Youth innovators can now receive free help to draft patent application documents and get advice on protecting their intellectual property with the roll out of the Inventor Assistance Programme (IAP). 2. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) initiative, this Singapore chapter will help inventors aged 18 – 35 years old with limited financial means to navigate the patent system with the support of volunteer patent attorneys. The programme’s volunteers will provide patent drafting and/or prosecution services to beneficiaries on pro-bono* basis.

  • February 08

    2023

    IP Insurance Heavily Promoted in China

    Intellectual property insurance had been promoted in more than 22 provinces across China by the end of last year, providing protection for over 46,000 patents, trademarks, geographical indications and lay-out designs of integrated circuits, a report said. The report on IP insurance was unveiled by the Intellectual Property Development and Research Center with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Wednesday. It was the first time that the country issued a report on the issue. As an important part of IP finance, IP insurance is meant to effectively alleviate IP risks for enterprises and help the corporations strengthen IP protection.

  • February 07

    2023

    Legacy and Innovation: China's Time-honored Brands Keep Pace With Times in New Era

    Holding two jars of sugar garlic, a gray-haired resident surnamed Guo is lining up at a Liubiju store, a nearly 600-year-old pickle-making brand located on Beijing's Qianmen Street, to pay for the delicacy. Sugar garlic, or pickled garlic, is a traditional Chinese appetizer with a sweet and sour flavor. "I grew up eating sugar garlic sold by Liubiju and I pair it with porridge, noodles and hotpot. The taste is every bit as good now as it was when I was a kid," Guo said. For people like Guo, some time-honored brands, including the renowned Liubiju, serve as a reminder of their old childhood flavors, while others such as the Da Bei Photo Studio relate to festival traditions and nostalgic memories.

  • February 06

    2023

    Patent Protection for Software Inventions in Europe PATENTS

    Inventions related to user interfaces, business methods, mathematical methods and simulations require extra care in Europe. Inventions related to image processing and cryptography are usually considered to have technical character in Europe. Computer-implemented inventions can be found in all fields of technologies, ranging from computer and mobile to biotechnology applications. Article 52 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) states that a patent should be granted in any field, although the EPC also explicitly regards computer programs as not being inventions if claimed as such. Moreover, methods for performing mental acts, playing games, doing business and presenting information are also not considered to be inventions under the EPC.

  • February 03

    2023

    Implications of AI art Lawsuits for Copyright Laws

    With generative AI dominating the news in 2023, some people are beginning to question the ethical ramifications of tools such as Stability AI's Stable Diffusion and OpenAI's Dall-E.While generative AI tools such as these have given birth to new creativity in the art world, they have also triggered lawsuits from artists and a big stock photography company, Getty Images.Getty's lawsuit. On Jan. 17, Getty revealed that it had initiated legal proceedings in London against Stable Diffusion for allegedly infringing on "intellectual property rights including copyright in content owned or represented by Getty Images.Getty accused Stability AI of unlawfully copying and processing millions of images protected by copyright and their associated metadata owned by Getty Images.
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