Patent

	Analysis on Ways of Responding to Common Knowledge
	2022-02-22
	Tao CHEN Chinese Patent Attorney Electrical Engineering Department Linda Liu Partners In the substantive examination of China today, Chinese examiners use common knowledge a lot in determining inventiveness. They usually point out that the
	Applicants Need to Avoid Self-Conflicting Applications in China
	2022-02-22
	Linda Liu Partners Most countries adopt a conflicting-application system to avoid double-patenting, and China is no exception. Such a major change was made in China when it amended its patent law for the third time in 2008 that even an appl
	Booming VR/AR Industry Needs Strong Patents as Supports
	2022-02-23
	Peter ZHANG Chinese Patent Attorney Strategic Development Department Linda Liu Partners Virtual Reality (VR for short) has gradually developed into maturity and gained more and more wide attention since the 1990s. VR includes in a general s
	Brief Introduction on Application of GUI-Related Invention Patents in China
	2022-02-23
	Lei ZHOU, Peter ZHANG Chinese Patent Attorneys Linda Liu Partners I. Introduction In China, generally, applicants can obtain patent protection for technical solutions related to graphical user interfaces (GUI) in two ways: design patents an
	Updates on Utility Model Applications in China
	2022-02-23
	Manyi SONG Hongjie YUE Chinese Patent Attorneys Linda Liu Partners 1. Data from January to November, 2015 According to the data of SIPO Patent Application and Management Monthly Statistics ( http://www.sipo.gov.cn/tjxx/tjyb/ ), China accept
	Brief Introduction of Chinese Patent Practice in Chemical Field
	2022-02-24
	Tengfei SHI Yu BAI Chinese patent attorney Chemistry department Linda LIU Partners I. Unpatentable Subject Matters in Chemical and Biological Fields 1. Article 2 of the Chinese Patent Law: For the purposes of this Law, invention-creations m
	How to Apply for Game Software Patents in China
	2022-02-24
	Guangping ZHANG Chinese Patent Attorney Electrical Engineering Department Linda Liu Partners As shown in Video Games and IP: A Global Perspective , a report released by WIPO in 2014, game industry has grown into a global industry worth US$6
	Latest Changes on the Application of Design Patent with GUI
	2022-02-24
	Xue WANG Patent Attorney of Design Patent Mechanical Engineering Department Linda Liu Partners Starting from May 1, 2014, graphical user interface (GUI) has been able to acquire protection of design patent in China. The protection of GUI, w
	Patent Applications relating to Computer Programs
	2022-02-24
	Tao CHEN Fanghua ZHOU Chinese Patent Attorney Electronic Engineering Department Linda Liu Partners In China, a special type of patent applications exists in the electronic field, i.e., invention applications relating to computer programs. T
	Restriction of Examinations Ex Officio in Patent Reexamination — Analysis on the Rejected Application for Retrial of th
	2022-02-24
	Peter ZHANG Patent Attorney Linda Liu Partners [Foreword] Chapter 1, Part IV of the Guidelines for Patent Examination lists several principles for the examination of the Patent Reexamination Board, including the principle of conducting exam

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