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2019-03
Release Time:
2019-03-29
Yesterday, the industry's WeChat Moments were flooded with a penalty notice from the Intellectual Property Office, with multiple law firms being penalized. I. Patent Agency Disciplinary Decision - Fu Jianzhou Name: Fu Jianzhou Qualification Certificate No.: 3316472 Institution: Currently not practicing in a patent agency Disciplinary Reason: Fu Jianzhou signed a 'hanging certificate' agreement with Suzhou Xinghuo Intellectual Property Agency Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Suzhou Xinghuo), failed to engage in patent agency work full-time, and concealed the important fact that the agency's shareholder failed to engage in patent agency work full-time. Specific Facts: On June 26, 2017, the State Intellectual Property Office received a report from the then-...
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2019-03
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2019-03-27
Recently, the hit TV series "All Is Well" aired on a certain satellite TV station, and cartoon images of Su Daqiang, which became popular on social media, were also frantically forwarded. Modern Express (reporter Ji Yu) reported that Su Daqiang, the "difficult" old father in the TV series "All Is Well," frequently appeared on Weibo's hot search list. Recently, Su Daqiang's emoticons have become popular online. Shrewd businesses have taken advantage of this wave of popularity to launch real estate versions, coffee shop versions, car versions, nursing home versions... However, emoticons cannot be used indiscriminately; be careful of infringement. △ Screenshot of a Weibo post of real-person emoticons published by the well-known anime blogger @Mario Xiaohuang Su Daqiang
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2019-03
Visit from the Brazil Cooperation Office
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2019-03-13
On March 12, Mr. Marcelo, senior partner of APEX Intellectual Property Office in Brazil, and Mr. Guilherme, a lawyer, who have been cooperating with our company for many years, visited our company.
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2019-03
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2019-03-12
Editor's Note: To complement the review of key articles in the Trademark Law, the "IP Influence" WeChat public account of the Intellectual Property Research Center of Central University of Finance and Economics is launching a special feature on the Fourth Amendment to the Trademark Law - Typical Cases. This feature will categorize, screen, and review trademark cases from the court bulletins of various levels and regions in 2018. In conjunction with the "Article Review" feature, typical cases will be periodically pushed to focus on key articles of the Trademark Law. Each push will highlight key issues related to the relevant articles, selecting 1-2 typical cases around these issues, and extracting and summarizing the basic facts and key rulings of the cases.
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2019-03
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2019-03-07
National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) member and vice president of the Anhui Provincial Lawyers Association, Zhou Shihong, submitted a proposal to amend and improve relevant legal provisions and strengthen judicial protection of intellectual property rights in the online environment during this year's National People's Congress (NPC) and CPPCC sessions. Zhou explained that intellectual property infringement in the online environment is characterized by its frequency, speed, and wide range, and that the trial of online intellectual property infringement cases faces difficulties in evidence collection, proof, and authentication. Existing legal regulations can no longer meet the needs of intellectual property judicial protection in the context of the rapid development of internet information.
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2019-03
The Patent Agent Regulations officially came into effect on March 1, 2019.
Release Time:
2019-03-04
The revised Patent Agent Regulations (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") have been promulgated and shall come into effect on March 1, 2019. The Regulations, which came into effect in 1991, have played a positive role in regulating patent agency activities and promoting the development of the patent industry. With the continuous improvement of China's socialist market economic system, the patent agency industry has undergone significant changes. The revised Regulations improve and perfect relevant systems in terms of patent agency practice access, practice standards, and service supervision.
