Strong IP protection is key to the sustainable growth of a business. Last Tuesday (14/3), our Vice President Jennifer Che, gave a guest lecture as part of the Entrepreneurship Seminar Series hosted by the Faculty of Science of the University of Hong Kong, and introduced to their students and staff the fundamentals of IP and the key factors that go into a strong IP.
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SPC Upholds $2M RMB Award in China’s First Patent Case on a Biological Deposit
4 July 2022On 28 Feb 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued its annual “Judgment Digests”, which includes a list of “48 typical cases” highlighting representative SPC decisions in 2021. The Judgment Digests help us understand more about the SPC’s judicial ideology, trial concepts, and adjudication methods in dealing with difficult and sophisticated legal issues as well […]
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Why Do Examiners Fail to Recognize the Importance of my “Parameter Features”?
28 May 2025The Impact of Parameter Features on Inventiveness ”Parameter features” – numerical or mathematical expressions that define the quantity or physical properties of a subject – frequently appear as technical features within a claim. Often described as numerical ranges or measurements, they frequently play a critical role in addressing technical problems. However, in practice, Examiners and […]
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China Top 10 Patent Re-Examination and Invalidation Cases of 2020 CNIPA Upholds Bayer’s Rivaroxaban Patent
9 June 2021The development of China’s approach to patents, especially those in the pharmaceutical and biotech space, has been fascinating to watch. Those of us who have practiced in the area for a long time have been frustrated by the Chinese patent office’s overly strict rules regarding patentability (e.g., high data support standard and refusal to consider […]
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China Releases Draft Examination Guidelines for the new Patent Law
4 December 2020The Chinese Patent Office (CNIPA) is moving forward at breakneck speeds aiming to get all the necessary pieces in place for the June 1, 2021 date when the new 4th Amendment of the Patent Law will come into effect. Most recently, this means a flurry of drafts coming out from CNIPA, including, but not limited […]
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