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	Joint Statement of the IP5 Offices Better Services for Users and the Public
	At the 8th IP5 Heads meeting held in Suzhou, China, on 22 May 2015, the Heads of IP5 Offices discussed next steps of IP5 cooperation, and reaffirmed the mission of providing better services for users and the public. Common Recognition Havin
	7 Language versions were added in the Patent Search and Service System of SIPO
	In order to meet the demand of foreign clients, the Patent Search and Service System of SIPO added seven language versions in addition to the previous Chinese and English versions, respectively Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Japanese
	Notice of Seeking Public Opinions for Regulations on Examination of Revocation of Exclusive Rights for Layout Designs of
	To protect the legitimate rights and interests of the exclusive right owners of layout designs and the public, standardize the proceedings and standards of examination in revocation cases, and facilitate the improvement and healthy developm
	Notice of Seeking Opinions for Draft Regulations on Employee Inventions (Draft for Review)
	The Outline of National Medium and Long-term Program for Talent Development (2010-2020) raised requirements as to formulate regulations on employee technological achievements, improve ownership and benefit sharing mechanism for intellectual
	Supreme People’s Court: Comparison on Conditions of IP Litigation in China from 2010-2014
	Update: Condition of IP-related Trials in China in 2014 The Supreme Peoples Court released on March 18th the Annual Report of Peoples Court (2014) (White Paper). The Supreme Peoples Court has released annually white papers of judicial adjud
	Chinese Enterprises Filed for 26,500 Patent Applications in Europe in 2014
	European Patents Organization (EPO) released a report on Feb. 26, showing that it received altogether 274,000 patent applications in 2014 with a year-on-year increase of 3.1%. Among the total amount, Samsung was the largest applicant and fi
	Supreme Court Published Amended Judicial Interpretation on Patent Disputes
	Supreme Court published on January 29 the amended Regulations on Several Issues concerning Application of Law in Hearing Patent Dispute Cases (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations), which had been approved by the 1641st conference of
	China Granted 233,000 Invention Patents in 2014
	The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) convened a press conference on February 11, 2015 in Beijing and released relevant data concerning the number of granted invention patents in 2014. In 2014, SIPO accepted 928,000 applications for
	China Accepted 928,000 Applications in Total for Patent for Invention in 2014
	The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of China accepted 928,000 applications in total for patent for invention in 2014, with a 12.5% year-on-year growth. Among the applications accepted, there were 801,000 applications from domestic
	PPH Pilot Projects Using New Application Form from 2015
	The reporter learned recently from the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) that starting from January 1, 2015, applicants and patent attorneys would need to use the newly amended Application Form for Participating in Patent Prosecutio