Dr. Jacqueline Lui, Managing Director of Eagle IP Limited, gave a talk on “IP Quality and Enforceability” during the International IP Commercialization Conference at Hong Kong Productivity Council.

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CHINA: How Prohibiting "Illegal" Inventions Runs into Food Safety Law

22 October 2021
Chinese Patent Law has an interesting provision that specifically prohibits patent protection on “illegal” or “immoral” inventions. What does this mean, exactly? According to Article 5.1 of the Chinese Patent Law, “no patent shall be granted for an invention that contravenes any law or social moral or that is detrimental to public interests.” On its […]

CNIPA Releases Interim Measures for the Amended Chinese Patent Law Going Into Effect June 1, 2021

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Breaking News! We finally have more details about the new Chinese Patent Law which will go into effect on June 1, 2021. The full set of measure can be found at this link. Below are some pertinent points. No Implementation Rules . . . . Yet The new Implementation Rules will not be available by […]

US vs CN: Foreign Filing License Requirements

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In China, foreign filing requirements are generally very similar to the US — a foreign filing license is required if a foreign application is to be filed first for an invention made in the country. The Chinese equivalent to the US foreign filing license is called a confidentiality examination for foreign filing. According to Chinese […]

Breaking: China Released New Implementation Measures for the New Patent Linkage System

14 July 2021
On July 4, 2021, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released details on the new implementation measures for early dispute resolution mechanisms for drug patents (“Patent Linkage”), effective July 4, 2021. Below is a summary highlighting key provisions and changes from the draft measures. Creation of an […]
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