On June 4, 2025, Nanjing’s Intellectual Property Protection Center (NIPPC) announced it is banning the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in drafting patent application documents submitted for pre-examination. China’s pre-examination system enables applicants to submit their patent applications to a regional office for an initial examination and potentially receive expedited examination at China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) if certain conditions are met. The NIPPC stated that it was determined that “relevant content [of patent applications] was directly generated by …
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China’s National People’s Congress Passes Promoting the Private Economy Law With IP Provisions
China’s National People’s Congress recently passed the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Promoting the Private Economy (中华人民共和国民营经济促进法) with several intellectual property provisions. The Law goes into effect on May 20, 2025 and aims to “help create a stable, fair, transparent and predictable environment for the development of the private economy,” e.g., to restrict government overreach that hurts private companies such as the 2021 crackdown on the private tutoring industry.
China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases Guidelines for the Construction and Operation of Patent Pools
On May 13, 2025, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) in conjunction with the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the Chinese Academy of Science released the Guidelines for the Construction and Operation of Patent Pools (专利池建设运行工作指引).
China’s State Council Releases 2025 Legislative Plan – Amended Trademark Law in the Works
On May 14, 2025, China’s State Council released their 2025 Legislative Plan (国务院2025年度立法工作计划) including considering several IP-related laws and regulations. Specifically, “[i]n terms of implementing the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education and building a socialist cultural power, the draft amendment to the Trademark Law will be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for deliberation… and the regulations on the protection of new plant varieties will be revised… The implementing regulations of the …