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Invalidation Approaches and Specification Crafting Concerning “Parameter Features”

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Limitation by “parameter features” is a love-hate claim drafting approach. It’s highly praised by applicant/patentee because it leads to great the difficulty in searching and finding prior arts that directly disclose the...more

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Using Global Patent Trends in Smart Manufacturing to Develop an Informed and Effective IP Strategy 

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In today’s global economy, product research and development (R&D) has historically been concentrated in the U.S. and China. However, these efforts are beginning to decentralize and spread into new regions, such as Japan and...more

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Highlights of Revised Regulations for Implementing Patent Law of China

On December 11, 2023, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China announced its decision to amend the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “2023 Regulations”), marking the...more

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The US and China embrace contrasting Wireless Charging technologies to revolutionize the future of EVs

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While traditional charging methods, such as plug-in charging stations, have played a crucial role in the initial adoption of electric vehicles (EV), EV charging technology is poised for a transformative shift by going...more

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Noteworthy Points in the Rules for the Implementation of China’s Patent Law 2023

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Recently, the new Rules for the Implementation of Patent Law (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules") has been approved and promulgated by the State Council, and will come into force on January 20, 2024. There are many...more

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Influence of the Determination of Technical Problem Actually Solved on the Determination of Technical Teaching | Case on...

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The technical problem actually solved by an invention should be determined based on distinguishing technical feature of the claims as compared with the most-related prior art and the technical effect can be known by a person...more

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Whether a less performant technical solution disclosed in the evidence gives opposite technical teaching | Administrative Lawsuit...

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Judgment Gist - Evidence 5 discloses that “the process according to the invention forms a product which rigidifies far better than alternative treatments, for instance the use of water swellable, water swellable polymers...more

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Invention-Creations Related to Work Tasks Made During the Service Period Belong to Service Invention-Creations | Dispute over...

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Judgment Gist - According to the relevant provisions of the Patent Law, an invention-creation made by performing the tasks of the entity concerned or mainly using the material and technical conditions of the entity...more

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How to reduce the risk of pharmaceutical patent application in China?

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As a large pharmaceutical consumer market, China's position in the layout of pharmaceutical patents has been valued. Inventions such as medical use, drug crystalline form and the like, have been paid more attention in the...more

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5 Key Takeaways - How to Effectively Leverage the Chinese Patent System to Further Your Company's Interest in China and Beyond

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Kilpatrick Townsend recently held its semi-annual KTIPS (Kilpatrick Townsend Intellectual Property Seminar) in San Francisco. Firm attorneys led two days of interactive discussions with clients on the latest developments in...more

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The AI Legal Pulse: Legal and Tech Updates on Disruptive Technologies

The AI landscape is rapidly evolving. To help you stay abreast of the various developments, we share a recap of the latest legal and tech updates related to AI and other emerging technologies. The “Godfather” of AI resigns...more

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3 Key Takeaways - Protecting Your Company's IP in China: Manufacturers, Suppliers, and Competitors, and the Pitfalls to Avoid

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Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Clark Weight and Shanghai Office Managing Partner Charles Gray recently presented at the ACC Colorado 2023 In-House Counsel Forum. Their session, “Protecting Your Company’s IP in China:...more

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News Flash: China parallel patent infringement litigation gives Nanoco leverage in the $150million settlement with Samsung

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In March, Samsung agreed to pay UK Nanotechnology Company Nanoco USD 150 million in a patent infringement dispute over patents used in QLED televisions that featured legal team from Wei Chixue Law Firm of Linda Liu Group - a...more

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Reward for a Service Work is not a Mandatory Obligation of Enterprises

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Under the patent law system, the issue of reward and remuneration for service inventions has always been a hot issue that has attracted widespread attention, and enterprises will also pay special attention to the compliance...more

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Thoughts on Strategy for Arguing against Objection of Lacking Essential Technical Features

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I Introduction - Under Rule 20.2 of the Implementation Regulations of the Chinese Patent Law, “The independent claim shall outline the technical solution of an invention or utility model and state the essential technical...more

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On the Examination Criteria for Divisional Applications for Utility Model

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Mostly, the examiners examine whether a divisional application for utility model is accepted or not following the examination criteria consistent with those for the examination of a divisional application for invention. But...more

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Influence of Implementability of Prior Art in Determination of Novelty and Inventiveness

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In patent examination, the examiner will cite a prior art document in order to determine whether or not an invention or utility model is novel and inventive. The applicants challenge the implementability of the cited prior...more

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The request and utilization of the PPH in China’ IP practice

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PPH, literally the Patent Prosecution Highway, is a procedure to facilitate the prosecutions in a national phase. More particularly, if an application has all or part of its claims allowed in one country, more precisely we...more

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Determination of the closest prior art in the inventiveness examination of Chinese invention patents

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In the practice of patent examination in China, to determine whether an invention has prominent substantive features is to determine, to the person skilled in the art, whether the claimed invention is non-obvious as compared...more

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Patent Dual-application Strategy in China

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Dual-application in China specifically refers to the applications filed both for utility model and invention patent based on the same invention-creation on the same day. In China, both the invention and utility model are...more

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China: Criteria for Examining Inventive Step of Crystalline Form Inventions and Suggestions for Patenting Crystalline Forms

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Polymorphism of a pharmaceutical compound refers to its state of existing in different solid forms that is caused by the fact that the molecules of the compound, though being of the same chemical structure, are arranged in...more

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Reward and Remuneration to the Inventors of Service Invention completed by the Subsidiary but Applied for Patent by the Parent...

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The first paragraph of Article 15 of the Patent Law stipulates: "The organization which has been granted patent rights shall reward the inventor or designer of a service invention-creation; upon implementation of the patent...more

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Analysis of Patent Applications for Novel Coronavirus Detection Kits

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The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (officially known as “SARS-CoV-2” and hereinafter referred to as “NC” for short) led to the COVID-19 pandemic. All countries around the world are fighting against the disease. In this...more

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On Analysis of Hindsight Bias in Inventiveness Determination

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The Guidelines for Patent Examination provides in Section 6.2 of Chapter 4, Part II: “When evaluating the inventive step of an invention, the examiner is apt to underestimate the inventive step of the invention since he has...more

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The Utility Model System in China

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Utility model is a cost-effective way to protect your intellectual property in China. It has advantages of being fast, cost-saving and high granting rate. But it should be note that the protection period for utility models...more

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