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Navigating AI patent applications in China: Key insights from CNIPA’s new examination guidelines

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On 31 December 2024, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) adopted the "Guidelines for Patent Applications for AI-Related Inventions (Trial Implementation)", aiming to shed light on the specific...more

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China Releases Guidelines for AI-Related Invention Patent Applications

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The China National Intellectual Property Administration ("CNIPA") issued the Guidelines for Patent Applications for Artificial Intelligence ("AI") Related Inventions (Trial Implementation) ("Guidelines") on 31 December 2024,...more

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Using Global Patent Trends in Smart Manufacturing to Develop an Informed and Effective IP Strategy 

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In today’s global economy, product research and development (R&D) has historically been concentrated in the U.S. and China. However, these efforts are beginning to decentralize and spread into new regions, such as Japan and...more

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The Rise of GenAI in Personalized Medicine and Beyond

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GenAI, or Generative AI, has seen a surge in patenting activity with China leading the way in filing patent applications for this technology. The landscape analysis by WIPO reveals Tencent, Ping An Insurance Group, and Baidu...more

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Highlights of Revised Regulations for Implementing Patent Law of China

On December 11, 2023, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China announced its decision to amend the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “2023 Regulations”), marking the...more

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Navigating Partial Design Rejections in China

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As outlined in our previous post, on June 1, 2021 the Fourth Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law came into effect, allowing partial claiming in design patent applications. Until this past May, examination of most Chinese...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends: International Design Law: Global Law and Policy

Design protection continues to be a priority for governments around the world. Global design protection is gradually becoming more modern and harmonized. Building on earlier developments, China made progress to implement...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of...more

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Spotlight on Greater China: navigating a shifting patent landscape

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As part of a new Asia-Pacific (APAC) Life Sciences and Health Care webinar program designed both for companies with commercial interests in APAC and for companies based in the region, Hogan Lovells is hosting a special...more

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Global Perspective on Patenting of Blockchain, Crypto, and DeFi Technologies

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The proliferation of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications in recent years has been accompanied by a surge in patent filings worldwide by blockchain tech developers. And, despite some early...more

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Client Alert: China Joins the Hague Agreement

United States applicants can now file a single design patent application under the Hague System, designating, the United States, European Union, Canada, Mexico, and now China, among other countries and regions....more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2021 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends: International Design Law Continues to Evolve

Like 2020 before it, 2021 has been a year of change for global design protection. Countries like Korea continue to update their rules to deal with the realities of modern, virtual design. China enacted a big modernization to...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2021 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends

This year, we will mark the 10-year anniversary of the first jury verdict in the landmark IP litigation between Apple and Samsung, which resulted in the jury awarding more than $1B to Apple. More than $500M of that award was...more

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China Joins the Hague System on 2/5/2022

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On February 5, 2022 China became the 94th country to join the Hague System which will go into force on May 5, 2022...more

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Benefits and Considerations for Patent Prosecution Under Patent Prosecution Highway in Australia, Canada, South Korea, and Japan

This is the second article of the multi-part series discussing benefits of prosecuting patents under Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH. The first article can be accessed here. To recap, PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated...more

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Benefits and Considerations for Patent Prosecution under Patent Prosecution Highway in the U.S., Europe, China, and Singapore

Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices. PPH allows the...more

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Patent Linkage and Article 76 Proceedings in China: A Litigator's Perspective

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China has recently unveiled its own version of a patent linkage system that has been highly watched by stakeholders and industry observers.  This new system will also create a new form of pharmaceutical patent litigation in...more

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Chinese Patent Linkage, Patent Term Adjustment, and Patent Term Extension Guidelines Unveiled For Comments

On August 3, 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Draft Revised Patent Examination Guidelines (“Draft Guidelines”) for comments. The revisions in the Draft Guidelines reflect the...more

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Updates on the Implementation of the Newly Amended PRC Patent Law

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The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) issued measures to facilitate the implementation of the newly...more

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A Quick Dive Into the Upcoming Changes to Chinese Design Patent Law

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On October 17, 2020, the Chinese Legislature passed the Fourth Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law, which will come into effect on June 1, 2021. As discussed in our previous post, the Fourth Amendment included several updates...more

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China launches test run of its new patent linkage registration platform: what you need to know

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Following amendments to China's Patent Law in October 2020, China will shortly launch a new patent linkage system for pharmaceutical patents.  In order to use the system, holders of existing marketing approvals in China will...more

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Design Patent Registrations after Brexit and Updates to Design Rights in China

As we noted in Are Design Patents Missing From Your IP Portfolio, a design patent protects the visual ornamental characteristics of an article and can be an important part of a company’s patent portfolio. Like other patent...more

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Understanding Chinese Voluntary Divisional Application Patent Practice

For many parts of the world, a voluntary divisional application (known as a continuation application in the U.S.) may be filed at any time during the pendency of any parent application. The claims in the voluntary divisional...more

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Overview of USPTO Webinar: Understanding Patenting in China

Patent protection in China has been a hot topic of discussion and strategy for U.S. companies. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) China team within the USPTO's Office of Policy and International Affairs is a...more

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China: Patent Law Amendment brings sea change to pharmaceutical patent regime

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Article 76 of the Amendment establishes the longanticipated patent linkage scheme in China. It aims to allow early resolution of patent disputes between innovators and generic companies during the drug review and approval...more

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