Creative thinking key to China lockdown woes, say counsel

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Creative thinking key to China lockdown woes, say counsel

Sukanya Sarkar
May 18 2022
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Chinese IP lawyers are finding creative solutions to some of the lockdown-imposed challenges, but it’s up to the CNIPA and other authorities to sort out the rest

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