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In the second of a two-part article, Gabrielle Faure-André and Stéphanie Garçon at Santarelli unpick EPO, UPC and French case law to assess the importance of clinical development timelines in inventive step analyses
February 10, 2026
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Lili Cao and Stephen Zou of Liu Shen offer guidance on the limitation of technical features in medical use claims in China -
China's IP system continues to evolve in new and surprising ways. Though the National IP Strategy has been in effect since 2008, the strategy entered its second phase in 2013 to focus less on eye-catching growth like patent filing statistics to more sustainable development such as improving patent quality and the nurturing of commercially successful research and world-renown brands. Other developments, such as the new specialised in IP courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, are further evidence of the continuing evolution of the National IP Strategy.
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Xia Zheng of AFD China examines the status of utility model patents in China after a series of amendments to the Chinese Patent Law
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Frank Liu of Chang Tsi & Partner discusses whether the court located in the place of receipt has jurisdiction over trade mark infringement cases
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Bin Zhang and Yue Zheng of CCPIT round up the standard procedures and new measures involved in Customs protection for intellectual property in China
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Guangliang Zhang and Gary Zhang of China Sinda Law Offices analyse Huawei v IDC to examine the workings of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law for SEP holders
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Yue Guan of Wanhuida Intellectual Property explains how the CNIPA’s rulings on mirogabalin besylate tablets highlight the importance of formulation patent drafting and claim amendments in China’s drug patent landscape
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Taiwan has stepped up trade secret enforcement through legislative reform and court practice, says Tony Tung-Yang Chang of Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices