On June 5, 2023, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the 2022 Annual Report of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (国家知识产权局2022年度报告) including statistical data on 2022 patent application filings. In 2022 CNIPA identified 955,000 abnormal patent applications (up 17% on 2021) and 372,100 malicious trademark registrations (down slightly from 2021). As there was a total of 5,365,000 patent applications (invention, utility model and design) filed in 2022, then almost 18% of patent applications in 2022 were abnormal (assuming …
Category: Trademarks
China’s National Intellectual Property Administration to Cease Accepting Trademark Applications from Agencies that Failed to Reregister
On June 1, 2023, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) announced in the Notice on filing work of trademark agencies (商标代理机构备案有关工作的通知) that is would no longer accept trademark applications from trademark agencies that failed to register with CNIPA. However, these trademark agencies can complete existing applications. Note that almost three quarters of all Chinese trademark agencies have failed to reregister by the end of the first quarter of 2023 per the Report on National Intellectual Property Agency Industry Development Status …
China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases 8-Point Work Plan for 2023
On May 28 2023 China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Key Points of the Work of the CNIPA in 2023 (国家知识产权局2023年工作要点). Key points include legislate work, such as proposing a new round of amendments to the Trademark Law, completing the amendments to the Detailed Rules for Implementation of the Patent Law, as well introducing more substantive examination of designs and utility models. Excerpts follow.
China Releases Typical Cases of China Customs Intellectual Property Protection in 2022
On April 25, 2023, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China released the Typical Cases of China Customs Intellectual Property Protection in 2022 (2022年中国海关知识产权保护典型案例). The cases cover sportswear, toothpaste, automotive parts, watches, electronics and other products. As can be seen from the following cases, Customs will seize not only imported goods but also goods for export. As China is the “factory to the world” and a large source of counterfeits, seizing goods for export at the …