China
The firm, which has also hired a senior trademark leader to lead operations in the region, believes greater China to be one of the most important IP jurisdictions
In the final part of a series on challenging patent invalidation decisions in China, lawyers at Spruson & Ferguson and Marshall Gerstein share how courts adjudicate appeals
Newly independent King & Wood has established offices in North America, while Mallesons has entered a ‘new era’ with a 1,200-lawyer firm across Australia and Singapore
In the first of a two-part article, lawyers at Spruson & Ferguson and Marshall Gerstein provide an overview of China’s system for appealing against patent invalidation decisions
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Sponsored by Liu, Shen & AssociatesRan Wang of Liu, Shen & Associates outlines the guidance the cited cases offer on issues such as patent evaluation reports, infringement judgments after invalidation, use environment features, and amendment rules -
Sponsored by Wanhuida Intellectual PropertyJicheng Yang of Wanhuida Intellectual Property considers whether a notable Beijing Intellectual Property Court decision signals a change to assessing inventive step in polymorph patents in China
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Sponsored by Liu, Shen & AssociatesGuanyang Yao of Liu, Shen & Associates reviews several Chinese court rulings on standard-essential patent disputes, including Panasonic v Oppo, and the growing judicial focus on mediation and comparable licences over top-down rate setting
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Sponsored by Wanhuida Intellectual PropertyWu Xiaohui of Wanhuida Intellectual Property examines how a recent CNIPA decision reinforces the need for a holistic inventive step assessment when evaluating pharmaceutical combination formulations involving active ingredients that are chemically reactive
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Sponsored by Wanhuida Intellectual PropertyHonghui Hu of Wanhuida Intellectual Property examines how the Supreme People’s Court has clarified the patent scope of drug combination inventions in a patent linkage dispute, offering rare guidance on claim interpretation of pharmaceutical combinations
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Sponsored by Uni-intel Patent and Trademark Law FirmGump Wang of Uni-intel Patent and Trademark Law Firm explores the strategic value of utility models, which have strong enforcement potential and play a crucial role in China’s patent system
