Patent

Industry leaders seek TCM patent protection

Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners and industry leaders applauded the granting of a patent last year for Qingfei Paidu Soup, an herbal decoction that proved effective in treating COVID-19.They have been campaigning for improved intellectual property protection for TCM prescriptions

Ministry of Finance and CNIPA offered hundred millions of awards to encourage patent transfer

On March 22, the Ministry of Finance and China National Intellectual Property Administration decided to implement a special plan for patent transfer, using three years to select the best awards to supplement a batch of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities that have achieved remarkable r

Dior struggles to register Galliano saddlebag design

French fashion house Dior has encountered more resistance from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) over its attempt to trademark a saddlebag design. The bag, which can cost up to £4,000 ($5,548), was first designed in 1999 by John Galliano, and has recently been

Inner Mongolia’s "Blue Sky" Special Action Strictly Investigate Improper Patent Application Behaviors Not for the Purpose of Innovation

In order to strengthen agency supervision, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region’s Market Supervision Administration and the Intellectual Property Office have strengthened the supervision of intellectual property agencies in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region during and after the event, encouraged

China has the largest number of robot patent applications in the world, according to the Robotics Blue Book of 2021

On March 12, 2021, the Blue Book of the robot industry, China Robot Industry Development Report (2020-2021) (hereinafter referred to as "Blue Book") was officially published online. China has surpassed Japan, the United States, South Korea and Germany in the total number of robot-related p