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CNIPA-ARIPO PPH Pilot Program to be Launched on June 8, 2024

Following a joint decision by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), the CNIPA-ARIPO Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program starts on June 8, 2024, and will run for five years, until June 7, 2029.

1/7/2024Comments Off

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China and France Renew Protocol for Cooperation on Agricultural and Food Geographical Indications

During Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to France, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty of the French Republic and the National Institute of Origin and Quality, renewed the protocol for their cooperation on agricultural and food geographical indications. Both China and France agreed to further deepen cooperation...

28/5/2024Comments Off

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“Intellectual Property Protection in China 2023” White Paper Officially Released

The "Intellectual Property (IP) Protection in China 2023" White Paper was officially released recently. The White Paper outlines the progress and achievements of China's IP protection in 2023 from five aspects: protection effectiveness, institutional construction, examination, grant and registration, cultural development, and international cooperation.

28/5/2024Comments Off

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Theme of World Intellectual Property Day 2024 Announced

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently announced the theme of World Intellectual Property Day 2024 - IP and the SDGs: Building our common future with innovation and creativity. The theme aims to explore how IP encourages and can amplify the innovative and creative solutions that are so crucial to building our common future.

8/4/2024Comments Off

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REFINED Law Firm was officially established in January 2024

Congratulations! REFINED Law Firm (Guangdong Refined Law Firm) was officially established in January 2024. In addition to three partnership lawyers, Mr.Yi Zhao, Mrs. Wu Jing, and Ms. Xiao Jingjing, who are initiators, two other practicing lawyers have joined our firm one after another. Several have obtained legal professional qualifications and are waiting for internships. We also look forward to more lawyers joining and developing together. The office address of the law firm is Room 414, 4th Floor, Block B, Shennan Garden, No. 11 Kexing Road, Yuehai Street, Nanshan District, Shenzhen.

22/3/2024Comments Off

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CNIPA and INAPI Extend PPH Pilot Program

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile (INAPI) have jointly decided to extend their Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program for another five years from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028.

22/1/2024Comments Off

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CNIPA and DKPTO Extend PPH Pilot Program

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) have jointly decided to extend their Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program for another five years from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028.

22/1/2024Comments Off

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CNIPA Deputy Commissioner Attended 13th Business of IP Asia Forum

The 13th Business of IP Asia Forum, jointly organized by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), was held in Hong Kong from December 7 to 8. Lu Pengqi, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Administration (WIPO), Michael Wong Wai-lun, Hong Kong's Deputy Financial Secretary attended the forum and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony respectively.

22/1/2024Comments Off

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Shen Changyu Holds Bilateral Meeting with WIPO Director General Daren Tang

On December 10, Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), held a bilateral meeting with Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), who headed a delegation to China for the 20th Shanghai International Intellectual Property Forum.

22/1/2024Comments Off

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Congratulations to REFINED IP for being awarded the 2023 Director Unit by Guangdong Patent Agency Association

Congratulations to REFINED IP for being awarded the 2023 Director Unit by Guangdong Patent Agency Association!

22/12/2023Comments Off

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