Category: China BioIPR Watch

Chinese Companies in Fortune 500:more hippopotamus instead dolphins

image 61 companies of the 2011 Fortune 500 are from China. This news from CNNMONEY makes us Chinese happy and proud of the fascinating economic development(Xinhua). Just right behind the first and second groups, US and Japan, China becomes the third biggest group of the richest companies in the world. It is a good news with no doubt.  However, they are still not comparable with the innovative konzerns like in the US in the sense of IP.

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PCT filing: Strong growth from China

PCT filing increased by 4.8% in 2010, with strong growth from China (+56.2%). After the US, Japan and Germany, China ranked Nr. 4. ZTE and Huawei ranked top 2 (with 1863 patents) and 4 (with 1528 patents). Digital Communication saw the fastest growth (17.3% ) in 2010. Almost every other field of technology experienced declines or modest growth. The sharpest decline in patenting was seen in the field of telecommunications. more

China – Geschäfte mit Know-how

Ein Überblick über IP Geschäft in China more

China’s Action Plan on IPR Protection 2009 (full text)

Introduction to China’s Action Plan on IPR Protection 2009

To give a comprehensive, systematic elaboration of the key measures Chinese government has taken for IPR protection in 2009, member agencies of the Inter-agency Joint Meeting for Implementation of the National IP Strategy, in compliance with working schedule of the meeting, are pleased to present this Action Plan on IPR Protection for 2009, which details 170 measures in 9 areas. (more…)

China: The New Patent Law adopted

The National People’s Congress of P.R. China has adopted the new Patent Law on 27. December 2008. This new act will enter into force on 1st. October 2009. more

China Anti-Monopoly Law: first specific Collective Bench established in Shanghai

The first Chinese Collective Bench for Anti-Monopoly Case is found on 22. December 2008. This special collective bench is established in the Shanghai Nr.2 Intermediate People’s Court under the Intellectual Property Division. more

What is the biological material in Chinese Patent system?

If a Patent application concerns a new biological material which is not available to the public, and which can not be described in the statutory way, the applicant shall deposit a sample of biological material before or on the date of filling. But the concept of “biological material” is not defined in the patent law and it’s implementing regulation… more

Can natural substances be patented in china?

According to the Guideline for Patent Examination 2006, “Natural Substances” are substances, which found in the nature and existing in its nature state. But those are merely objects of discovery in the sense of the “scientific discoveries” as provided for in Article 25.1.(1). and shall not be patented. more

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