After the 4th amendment of China Patent Law, China has extend the design patent protection term from 10 years to 15 years, from the date of filling. In the US, the term is also 15 years, from the date of grant. Before the amendment, China only allow to use solid lines to protect the design as whole product. Now, as the same in the US, China start to allow partial design protection by using broken lines.

Nowadays most companies understand the value of applying for patents on inventions before launching a new product. Obtaining patents on your inventions can effectively secure your rights and stop others from making or using your invention without permission. However, not so many companies have recognized the benefits that come with product clearance, also known as “freedom to operate” (FTO) or “right to use” analysis

Taiwan government aims to accelerate the prosecution process and provide a broader protection for the industry to encourage inventors and brand owners to seek protections through the trademark and patent system. Here are the summaries of the new policies just launched in the past year and the introduction of the Draft of the new Patent law and Trademark Act

The regulators focus on chemical safety labels in their supervision and administration of hazardous chemicals because chemical safety labels provide essential identifications to indicate the hazardous properties of chemicals. Entities engaging in hazardous chemicals industry, therefore, have started to put emphasis on chemical safety labels. This article will briefly introduce chemical safety labels under Chinese regulatory regime, including the importance, the preparation and the punishment thereof, and will also provide suggestions on regulatory compliance when making safety label.

By 2018, the defendant owned nearly 3,000 fruit shops nationwide and had become one of the top 100 chain stores in China.