Invited by the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department (IPD), Dr. Jacqueline Lui, President of Eagle IP Group, gave a talk for the IP Manager Training Program on Management and Exploitation of Patents.
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28 April 2021Post-filing data in China has been a constant issue for many patent practitioners around the world. Examiners seem to require it often, and yet the rules regarding when it is acceptable have seemed much stricter than other jurisdictions worldwide. In fact, we tried to summarize the latest state of the law in an earlier blog […]
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