On May 11, 2023, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration released the Report on National Intellectual Property Agency Industry Development Status (2022) (全国知识产权代理行业发展状况（2022年)). In 2022, 645 new patent agencies were established in China, and 5 foreign patent agencies were approved to establish resident representative offices. By the end of 2022, there were 4,520 patent agencies (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), 63,311 patent attorneys, 31,347 practicing patent attorneys, and 4,405 litigation representatives. The number of applicants for the 2022 patent attorney …
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USTR Releases 2023 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property – China Remains on Priority Watch List
On April 26, 2023, World Intellectual Property Day, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the 2023 Special 301 Report. The Report focuses on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. China, along with several other countries, remain on the Priority Watch List. With respect to China, the USTR stated There remain many serious concerns regarding IP protection and enforcement in China. In 2022, China continued implementation of amendments …
China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Report on Status of Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Chinese Courts – IP Litigation Down 20.3% in 2022
On April 20, 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court released a second report entitled Status of Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Chinese Courts (2022) (中国法院知识产权司法保护状况（2022年)). This follows the earlier Annual Report of the Intellectual Property Court (IPC) for 2022 released on March 30, 2023. The earlier report focused on the Supreme People’s Court’s IP Tribunal while this second report deals with IP litigation throughout China’s court system. Some highlights of the second Report include: In 2022, local people’s courts …
China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Annual Report of the Intellectual Property Court for 2022
On March 30, 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court released the Annual Report of the Intellectual Property Court (IPC) for 2022 (最高人民法院知识产权法庭年度报告（2022)). The report lists statistics for 2022 as well as from its founding in 2019 through 2022 and achievements for 2022. Of note, the IPC accepted case number increased by 18% to 6,183 technology-related IP appeal cases and monopoly appeal cases. The 18% increase represents a slowdown in the growth rate of newly accepted cases as appeals relating to patent …