On June 29, 2026, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) released typical cases punishing malicious intellectual property litigation (最高检发布5件检察机关惩治知识产权恶意诉讼典型案例). The release comprises five cases selected to illustrate procuratorial supervision of bad-faith IP enforcement actions across multiple areas of intellectual property law, including utility model patents, design patents, trademarks, and unfair competition.
Category: Patents
CNIPA Conducting Rectification Campaign on Chinese-Origin “Irregular” Foreign Patent Applications?
As first reported by IPRlearn, the Research Office of Shihezi University in Xinjiang, China, posted a June 18, 2026 Notice on Prudently Regulating Overseas Patent Filings and Ceasing Patent Applications in Countries Without Substantive Examination Systems (关于审慎规范海外专利布局、停止在无实质审查制度国家申请专利的通知). In the Notice, the University stated “the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) is conducting a special inspection and rectification campaign targeting overseas patent applications in countries without a substantive patent examination system. Organizations that illegally and excessively deploy such low-stability patents will be …
China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Warns of 14,460 Companies Misrepresenting Themselves as Intellectual Property or Patent Agencies
On June 15, 2026, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) warned in a Public Notice Regarding “Intellectual Property Agency” and “Patent Agency” Enterprises That Have Not Obtained a Patent Agency Practice License (关于对未取得专利代理机构执业许可证的“知识产权代理”“专利代理”企业的公示) that there were over 14 thousand companies with names that include patent agency or intellectual property agency in their names despite not having a patent agency license. CNIPA has been continuously cracking down on fraud and other issues in the patent agency industry and announced in 2025 …
CNIPA Cross-Referencing Tax Records to Verify Patent Applicant Fee Reduction Eligibility
As reported by IPRlearn on March 30, 2026, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) is now cross-referencing income, tax payments, and other records when patent applicants apply for fee reductions based on income. Corporate and individual applicants are entitled to an 85% fee reduction when annual income is less than 1 million RMB (~$145 thousand) or 60 thousand RMB (~$8,700), respectively. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office may want to consider implementing something similar to reduce false assertions of micro …