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 …
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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 …
China’s Supreme People’s Court and Supreme People’s Procuratorate Submit 5-Year Work Reports to the National People’s Congress
On March 7, 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) and Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) submitted their 5-Year Work Reports to the National People’s Congress. Zhou Qiang, president of the SPC, stated that courts across the country intensified IP protection of key technologies and emerging and major industries. Procurator-General Zhang Jun stated that offices specializing in tackling IP cases have been established in procuratorial agencies in 29 provincial-level regions.