Dr. Jacqueline Lui, President of Eagle IP Group, chaired a panel discussion titled “Intellectual Property Protection In Life Science” at the Hong Kong Biotech Horizon 2017: Global Congress on Biotechnology: Diagnostics and Therapeutics.
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When Standards Evolve: How China Judges Inventiveness in Next-Gen Tech Patents
30 September 2025Starting in 2023, Datang Mobile, one of the key players in China’s telecom standardization efforts, initiated infringement proceedings against Samsung in China, Germany, and the US. Samsung responded by filing multiple invalidation petitions in several jurisdictions, including China, the United States, and Europe. The case discussed below is one of above-mentioned invalidation cases in China, […]
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China Announcing More Proposed Amendments to the Examination Guidelines in 2022
17 November 2022It’s been a year and a half since the new Chinese Patent Law came into effect (1 June 2021). Although various versions of draft Examination Guidelines have been released, thus far no official finalized versions have been confirmed. On October 31, 2022, yet another new list of proposed amendments was published1, this time consolidating the […]
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China’s Newest Examination Guidelines: Post-Filing Supplemental Data for Compounds (Part I)
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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Obviousness: can features from different categories of products be combined to invalidate a design patent?
18 September 2025Introduction “I have a tank, I have a gun—boom! Tank gun?” Each year the CNIPA releases a list of Top Ten Patent Re-examination and Invalidation Cases. These cases are meant to be guiding cases, showcasing exemplary real-world decisions that clarify certain aspects of the law. Over the next several months we will be highlighting many […]
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