Dr. Jacqueline Lui, President of Eagle IP Group, gave an in-house seminar titled “IP Due Diligence: The Key to Realistic Valuation of Technology in Transactions” at The Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies.
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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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Compositions Limited by Use: A Cautionary Tale
26 October 2022Section 4.2.3, Part II Chapter 10 of the CNIPA’s Examination Guidelines (“Guidelines”) stipulates that if the specification only discloses one property or use of a composition, the composition claim shall be drafted as a “composition limited by the function or the use”. Furthermore, it specifically states that “most pharmaceutical claims shall be drafted as claims […]
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Can I transfer priority rights in China without the consent of other applicants? Insights from the Broad Institute’s CRISPR patent
4 February 2025The high-profile disputes surrounding an important CRISPR patent belonging to The Broad Institute, MIT and Harvard (hereinafter “the proprietors”) has attracted a lot of attention in recent years, particularly regarding the validity of priority rights that were challenged worldwide. In Europe, the patent was famously revoked by the European Patent Office (hereinafter “EPO”) due to […]
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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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