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Latest IP Updates in China
Olympics shows IPR protection of China
China has taken various measure to protect the intellectual property rights revolving around the Olympics, such as the promotion of licensed sales of Olympic souvenirs and protecting the Olympic broadcast rights. According to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) “The Olympics provides a great opportunity to further foster public awareness of intellectual property rights, as it is a major event that has aroused the interest of people around the country”
China cracks down on Olympic trademark infringements
Winter Olympics in Beijing brought along a wave of malicious trade mark registrations. Various entities tried to register the name of the Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen (the cute panda) and the name of the Chinese free ski superstar Gu Ailing (Eileen Gu) as trade marks. The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) blocked all such registration attempts. A lesson leant, if your brand name becomes even little known in China, there will be someone who tries to register it, so register it yourself before your brand name is gone.
In Feburary 2022, China joined Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs as well as the Marrakesh Treaty which facilitates the distribution of copyrighted works to blind and visually impared people. China’s accession to the Hague System comes to force in May 2022. This will be a notable development in China’s IP system for European SMEs who will then be able to extend their European designs to China via the WIPO.
TIPO Introduces Green Patent Revisions to Accelerated Examination Program on January 1, 2022
Does your invention help to save resources or make the economy greener? If yes, you can now benefit from the accelerated patent examinations proceedures in Taiwan to obtain patents faster than via the regular route. Your patent examination results will be issued within 6 months. Talk to your patent agent to make sure that you can benefit from this excellent program.
According to the CNIPA, “China plans to stop all patent subsidies by 2025 to help shift its intellectual property focus from quantity to quality”. This would hopefully bring down the number of patent application and shorter patent examination times. It would also weed out bad quality patents and boost innovation.
