As China wakes up to a raft of new laws and innovations, Managing IP partnered with the country’s leading IP experts to meet the sunrise
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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 -
Sponsored by AFD China Intellectual Property Law OfficeLinlin Sun and Xia Zheng of AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office cite two key Chinese Supreme People’s Court cases to clarify the conditions under which supplementary experimental data is accepted
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Sponsored by Beijing Kangrui Law FirmXiaodong Ren and Xiaojun Liu of Beijing Kangrui Law Firm explain the techniques that legal teams can take during the evidence collection stages of IP disputes
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Vivian Zhang, Wenwen Wang and Chong He of ACIP examine the different routes available to right holders who want to enforce their IP in China, analysing the administrative protection and civil and criminal litigation processes
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Jie He, Mengmeng Yu and Xia Zheng of AFD evaluate the role of trademark disclaimers in similarity examinations, analysing a number of cases dealing with the issue
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Bruce Tang of China Patent Agent examines non-infringement declaration litigation, looking at a range of issues including the different steps involved in such disputes, burden of proof, the scope of the claim and jurisdiction
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He Zhao and Jing Zhang of CN-KnowHow compare disclosure practices in the US and China, examining different drafting strategies available to applicants
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Contributors to the 2020 China IP Focus have written about a versatile range of issues, providing useful information for anyone with commercial interests in the jurisdiction. Indeed there are many articles in this supplement which will help foreign entities navigate China's IP terrain, including pieces on how right holders can enforce their IP in China, how US and Chinese disclosure practices compare and how to select Chinese language marks (if the applicant owns a trademark in a foreign language and wants to register a Chinese equivalent).
