Tag: China

The new Rules for the Implementation of Patent Law (hereinafter referred to as “the Rules”) came into force on January 20, 2024. There are many amendments in the new Rules, and I have summarized the need-to-know points for your reference. ...

Commercialization of IP assets is not only relevant for technology and manufacturing companies, but increasingly also for digital companies, because their products and services are relying on digital, easy to copy goods and business models. Therefore, ...

The commercialization of intellectual property assets and with it the management of intellectual property as a whole, becomes more and more a global topic. Therefore, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) organized already in 2018 togeth ...

The new Chinese patent law came into effect on June 1, 2021. This amendment involves many aspects, such as introduction of partial design, service invention, distribution of patent monetization, abuse of patent rights, patent term extension, voluntary ...

The continuous development of China’s economy has fueled the purchasing power of Chinese people, and China has developed into a huge market. More and more foreign start-ups are considering entering China to do business or attracting investment f ...

The level of dependency on China and Europe regarding 5G has now really been realized by the top of the American government. It is like the Sputnik crisis in 1957. The Russians, who were considered backward, were the first to launch a satellite into s ...

China is with Huawei the king in patent filings in Europe. For the first time, a Chinese company files more patent application at the European Patent Office than any other company. This is the top of an iceberg and gives a clear signal how strong Chin ...

Swarovski deals with plagiarism and counterfeiting of its products on trading platforms around the world. But through the cooperation with the Chinese Internet platform alibaba and the use of its own enforcement group, a first success was achieved.