Patent trade fair2013-11-19

The Harbin Science and Technology Bureau recently held a patent trade fair that helped more than 30 local universities and research institutes promote 230 of their patented technologies to companies in the province.


IP cases in the first half of 2013 increased2013-11-19

A total of 2,176 suspects were arrested for IPR infringements in China in the first half of 2013, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) said.


Qingdao to hold northeast Asia copyright trade fair2013-11-19

Qingdao will host the Northeast Asia Copyright Creativity Fine Products & Trade Fair (CTF) in November. Five exhibit halls will be opened featuring news publishing, cartoon games, movie and TV music, fine arts and industrial design.


China joins WIPO’s patentscope2013-11-19

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has added China’s national patent collection to its Patentscope database.


IP5 offices agree on joint PPH pilot programme2013-11-19

The world’s five largest Intellectual Property Offices (IP5), the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)—agreed to launch a comprehensive IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programme as of January 2014.


IP Scene (2013-11-13)2013-11-13

Intellectual property protection news around the nation.


Tesla ready to roll, but short circuit in trademark rights2013-11-13

With little fanfare, Tesla Motors opened its showroom in Beijing on Nov 2 and has since welcomed more than 500 visitors a day.


'Golden Patents' honored2013-11-13

The State Intellectual Property Office announced the winners of 2013 China Gold Patent Awards on Monday with 20 invention patents and five industrial designs honored.


Sweet smell of strawberries and success for Goldenway Bio-Tech2013-11-13

Since it was established 10 years ago, Beijing Goldenway Bio-Tech Co in Zhongguancun has focused on only one thing - developing an entire industry chain to transform kitchen waste into a fertilizer called biological humic acid by using high-temperature aerobic fermentation.


IP Scene (2013-11-07)2013-11-06

Intellectual property protection news around the nation.



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