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CNIPA Deputy Commissioner Meets Dolby Laboratories’ Vice President of Worldwide Government Relations in Beijing

Lu Pengqi, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently met Sean Murphy, Vice President of Worldwide Government Relations at Dolby Laboratories in Beijing. Lu said that China has always attached great importance to IP protection. For years, the CNIPA has been maintaining good cooperation and communication with U.S. IP government agencies, NGOs and companies with a proactive and open attitude while providing equal protection for the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese and foreign interested parties in accordance with law. Dolby Laboratories, as an important innovator with substantial investment and business in China, is expected to make more voices to the outside world to present a fair, objective, true and panoramic view of the development of the Chinese IP system, allowing more U.S. companies and people to know the latest progress of our IP system. Murphy hailed the positive achievements of China's IP protection work and...

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Happy News! REFINED IP won the “2021 Guangdong Trademark Agency Service Standard IP Unit” on May 9, 2023

Recently, under the guidance of Guangdong Provincial Administration of Market Supervision, Guangdong Trademark Association held the High Quality Trademark Service Empowering Regional Brand Development and the Second Annual Guangdong Trademark Agency Conference to commend the high quality and high level IP agency units in 2021-2022. The evaluation of Trademark Agency Service Standard IP units can reflect the management level and service quality of trademark agencies, while it is conducive to guiding and supervising the healthy development of trademark agency industry and enhancing the professionalism of trademark agency practitioners. According to the provisions of "Trademark Agency Service Standard" and "Implementation Measures of Guangdong Trademark Agency Service Standard Audit and Certification", Shenzhen Refined Intellectual Property Office was recognized as the Guangdong Trademark Agency Service Standard Unit in 2021 by the Guangdong Trademark Agency Service Standard Audit and Certification Team. Shenzhen Refined Intellectual Property Office will cherish the honor, forge ahead and continue to provide customers with...

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SAIP Designates CNIPA as PCT ISA/IPEA

Under a letter of intent on Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) cooperation between the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP), since May 1, 2023, the CNIPA has become the PCT International Searching Authority (ISA)/ International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) for international patent applications in English or Arabic (attached with English translation) issued by nationals or residents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has been officially affirmed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Relevant details will be published on the PCT Gazette and relevant PCT legal documents. Source：CNIPA Updated: May 15,2023

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2023 REFINED IP -Guangdong “Little Maldives” Wai Lingding Island Vacation April 14

In this spring day, in order to let our team relax in the busy work, happy body and mind, REFINED IP organized this special spring vacation, let everyone out of the office and close to nature, into the green, release the work pressure, rekindle the work ethic, improve the cohesion of all small partners and combat power, the special group building activities. Everyone is liberated from the daily busy work, completely release the pressure of work and enjoy the infinite fun of life. Confidence is enhanced in the sport, and the collective strength is quietly coalesced in the infinite happiness, increasing the cohesion among colleagues! BBQ Fun Our team vacation ended successfully in a cheerful and relaxing atmosphere. We hope that through this activity, we can integrate the spirit of teamwork and challenge into our study and work, and at the same time, treasure and carry forward the beautiful friendship....

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2023 Meeting of IP5 Deputy Heads of Office Held Online

The 2023 meeting of IP5 Deputy Heads of Office was held via video link recently. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held this year's presidency. Liao Tao, Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) led a Chinese delegation to the meeting, which was officiated by USPTO Deputy Commissioner Valencia Martin Wallace and attended by delegations led respectively by European Patent Office (EPO)'s Vice President Christoph Ernst, Japan Patent Office (JPO)'s Deputy Commissioner Karsura Masanori, Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)'s Vice Commissioner Ryu Donghyun. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) also sent representatives to the meeting as observers. Liao said that the IP5 offices have maintained close cooperation in the past decade with prolific results benefiting users. Particularly in recent several years, colleagues from the five offices have endeavored to explore and innovate by using constantly-updated digital technologies and shaped an efficient mode of online cooperation,...

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CNIPA and INPI Hold 33rd Meeting of China-France Mixed Committee on IPRs in Beijing

The 33rd Meeting of the China-France Mixed Committee on Intellectual Property Rights was held in Beijing on April 6 with the attendance of Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and Pascal Faure, Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of France. Shen said that China and France are both major world economies with extensive common interests in IP and other fields. In recent years, both sides have promoted efficient and practical cooperation and made marked achievements in patents, trademarks and geographical indications. During French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China, the CNIPA and the INPI would sign a memorandum of cooperation for the Patent prosecution highway (PPH) pilot program witnessed by the two leaders, which would be another landmark achievement in IP of the two countries. The CNIPA is willing to work with the INPI to implement the consensus reached by the...

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CNIPA and EAPO Extend PPH Pilot Program

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) have jointly decided to extend their Patent prosecution highway (PPH) pilot program for an indefinite time period from April 1, 2023. Benefiting from the addition of PCT-PPH to the existing PPH program according to the extended pilot program, patent applicants from both sides may file a PPH request with CNIPA or EAPO by quoting the work results from the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) international stage. The updated CNIPA-EAPO PPH Guideline remains controlling the pertinent requirements and procedures governing applicants' PPH requests at the two offices. PPH is a fast track linking patent examination duties of different countries or regions, allowing patent examination authorities to speed up patent examination by work sharing. Since the initiation of the first PPH pilot program in November 2011, the CNIPA has locked PPH ties with patent authorities of 30 countries/regions. With members...

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China and Norway Extend PPH Pilot Program

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) have jointly decided to extend their Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program for another five years from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2028. The established Guideline of CNIPA-NIPO PPH Request remains controlling the pertinent requirements and procedures governing applicants' PPH requests at the two offices. Source: CNIPA Updated: Apr 07,2023

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China Speeds up ICH Branding, Inheritance and Innovation

With the theme of "Adhere to integrity and innovation, and polish the brand of intangible cultural heritage (ICH)", the 2023 Intangible Cultural Heritage Brand Summit kicked off in Guangzhou, China on March 23, which has been upgraded to a large-scale national event. Nearly 150 ICH brands attended the summit to explore new methods on branding and new paths on ICH inheritance and development, and achieve the new goal of high-quality development of traditional crafts. ICHs compose of China's brilliant traditional culture and act as a powerful bond to promote civilization exchanges and mutual learning between countries. Ceramics, cloisonne, Suzhou embroidery and other ICH crafts have long been honored as "national gifts", showing China's profound legacy and remarkable fruits of ICH protection and inheritance. In recent years, China has been actively exploring the "ICH+" model to strengthen its branding and improve support measures for ICH inheritors, showcasing the unique charm of...

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Stronger IPR Protection Drives More Innovation

Courts increase penalties for offenders in high-tech areas Innovators in China have been given stronger protection over the past five years, thanks to greater judicial efforts in the intellectual property rights field, the country's top court and top procuratorate said. From 2018 to 2022, Chinese judicial authorities strengthened protection of IP rights to facilitate innovation-driven development, with harsher punishments for IP infringements, according to work reports of the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Supreme People's Court. The reports were submitted on Tuesday to the ongoing first session of the 14th National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, for deliberation. In terms of improving legal services for innovation-driven development, courts across the country intensified IP protection of key technologies and emerging and major industries, Zhou Qiang, president of the SPC, said while briefing national lawmakers on the SPC report. According to the report, judges heard a number of cases involving high-tech...

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