On March 28, 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued its 2023 Budget (国家知识产权局2023年部门预算). On the patent side, CNIPA is targeting a 45% jump in invention and utility model patent application filings in 2023 to at least 4.82 million applications versus the 2022 target. CNIPA is targeting to complete examination of at least 1.923 million applications compared with last year’s target of 1.809 million (a 6% increase). Nonetheless, CNIPA plans to maintain an examination timeline of 16.5 months …
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China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases “Summary of Judgments of the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court (2022)”
On March 30, 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court releases the “Summary of Judgments of the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court (2022)” (最高人民法院知识产权法庭裁判要旨摘要（2022)). The Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) selected 61 typical cases from 3,468 cases concluded in 2022, and extracted 75 judgment summaries. The judgment summaries for IP-related cases, as provided by the SPC, follow.
Intellectual Property Tribunal of China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases ‘Typical Cases’ of 2022 List
On March 30, 2023, the Intellectual Property Tribunal of China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released the “Typical Cases of the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court (2022)” (最高人民法院知识产权法庭典型案例(2022)). The SPC selected 20 cases from the 3,468 technology-related intellectual property and monopoly cases it concluded in 2022 to “summarize and give full play to the positive role of typical cases, effectively increase the protection of intellectual property rights, and maintain a fair competition order in the market.” Per the …
China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Sanctions 7 Patent Firms for Filing Over 20,000 Abnormal (Irregular) Patent Applications
On March 14, 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) sanctioned 7 Chinese patent firms for filing over 20,000 abnormal (i.e., junk) patent applications. Sanctions included suspensions in accepting new business for 6 or 12 months and 1 revocation of a patent license. However, no fines were issued. Further crackdowns are expected this year per the 2023 Administrative Protection Work Plan, which stated that CNIPA would “severely crack down on abnormal patent applications and malicious registration of trademarks. “