As stipulated in Article 20 of the Chinese Patent Law, where any entity or individual intends to file an application for patent abroad for any invention or utility model developed in China, it or he shall request in advance the patent administration department under the State Council for confidentiality examination; v'v
Intellectual property rights (IPRs) can not only contribute to a company’s performance and profiting in the market, but help the company obtain opportunities for tax breaks in accordance with the applicable taxation laws and policies.
For many years, China remains as the main provenance of IPR infringing goods, and such undesirable situation may not be significantly changed in the near future.
In 2018, the abovementioned case was selected by The Supreme People’s Procuratorate of PRC as one of ten classic cases regarding protection of intellectual property rights in 2017.
This case is the first one that the trademarks of Tiffany and Company (hereinafter referred to as “Tiffany”) are recognized as well-known trademark via
Our client LS&Co. is the owner of “LEVI’S” in China. Its brand “LEVI’S” is known as “Li-Wei-Si” (In Chinese: 李维斯) by Chinese consumers. A trademark squatter, an individual named Liu Zuofu, registered a trademark fully incorporating “Li-Wei-Si” as early as 2010: “Ku-Ai-Li-Wei-Si.” At this time the client owned no prior registration of the Chinese mark “Li-Wei-Si.” Liu Zuofu also owns a company named Guangzhou City Yixuan Apparel Co., Ltd. to manufacture and distribute “Ku-Ai-Li-Wei-Si” branded infringing jeans.
The case was listed as a “cluster battle” case under the supervision of the Central PSB of China and widely acknowledged as a success.
In March 2014, Unwired Planet brought an action against Huawei, Samsung and Google for the infringement of its UK patents, including 5 standard essential patents (“SEP”) covered by 2G, 3G and 4G telecommunication standards.
As COVID-19 spreads over the world, at this difficult time, we are concerned about people affected by covid-19 worldwide.
According to the No. 349 Announcement of the National Intellectual Property Administration of P. R. China, for all patents issued on or after 3 March 2020, only electronic patent certificates will be issued. Patent certificate on paper could be requested separately if needed.
