On March 7, 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the 2023 National Intellectual Property Administrative Protection Work Plan (2023年全国知识产权行政保护工作方案). The Plan mentions cracking down further on abnormal (irregular) patent applications and malicious registration of trademarks, complete the revision of the Implementation Rules of the Patent Law, and promote the revision of the Trademark Law, etc.
Author: Aaron Wininger
Aaron Wininger is a Principal and Director of the China Intellectual Property at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner.
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