Circuit Courts Open As Satellites Of China’s Supreme People’s Court01/02/2015 by Mingjiang Liu for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentAfter long preparations, the Second Circuit Court of China’s Supreme People’s Court was officially instituted in Shenyang city, Liaoning province in northeast China on 31 January. Qiang Zhou, president and chief judge of China’s Supreme People’s Court, attended and addressed the nameplate unveiling ceremony of the Second Circuit Court.
Technical Investigators Have Rules To Follow In China’s Intellectual Property Courts29/01/2015 by Mingjiang Liu for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBEIJING – With the Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou Intellectual Property Courts being put into operation late last year, the rules for technical investigators had been missing until 21 January, when the Supreme People’s Court released the Provisional Regulations of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues concerning the Participation of Technical Investigators in Intellectual Property Court Proceedings. This is China’s first of its kind making rules for technical investigators.
China Establishes Patent, Trademark And Copyright Integrated Office28/11/2014 by Mingjiang Liu for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentChina has set up an administrative office called the Shanghai City Pudong New Area Intellectual Property Office, integrating patent, trademark and copyright administration in the Pudong New Area in Shanghai city.
China’s First Intellectual Property Court Makes Its Debut, Two More To Follow11/11/2014 by Mingjiang Liu for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe following is a contributed summary of recent news in China from various sources. The Beijing Intellectual Property Court, China’s first specialised IP court, came into being on 6 November, for which a ceremony unveiling the court’s nameplate was held at the court’s domicile in the capital city’s Haidian District, home to many technology giants and universities.
