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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 […]

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China Releases Draft Examination Guidelines for the new Patent Law

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