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2018-09

CNIPA is the abbreviation for the China National Intellectual Property Administration in English

Since August 28, 2018, the abbreviation of the English name of the State Intellectual Property Office has changed from SIPO to CNIPA. Since August 30, the official website of the State Intellectual Property Office has officially adopted the new domain name www.cnipa.gov.cn. Please use the new domain name to access the website.

06

2018-03

Our general manager, Mr. Dong Weifu, was named a Trademark Leader in 2016.

The 2016 China International Trademark and Brand Festival opened on October 27, 2016. A welcome reception was held that evening at the Kunshan International Convention and Exhibition Center. More than 1100 people attended the reception, including leaders from relevant national ministries and commissions, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and industrial and commercial and market supervision departments from various provinces and cities; officials from the World Intellectual Property Organization and foreign government departments; officials from the International Trademark Association and relevant national trademark industry organizations; renowned domestic and foreign intellectual property experts and brand economists; well-known domestic and foreign entrepreneurs; trademark agencies; and representatives from well-known media. Also in attendance were representatives from the Kunshan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and the Kunshan Development Zone Party Working Committee and Administrative Committee.

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2018-01

North China provides intellectual property training for enterprises

On February 7, 2018, Zhongbei was invited to Luxi Group to conduct intellectual property training for the company. Lawyer Zhang from the Trademark Department and Minister Jiao from the Patent Department gave lectures on "Domestic and International Trademark Registration" and "Patent Application and Protection," respectively. They discussed the role of intellectual property in corporate development and operations, explained the importance of intellectual property rights using company-specific examples, and covered related content on intellectual property rights protection. Over 200 employees from various departments of Luxi Group participated in the training. The company stated that the training enhanced their awareness of intellectual property protection and improved their innovative drive.

09

2017-11

The Fourth Member Representative Conference of the China Trademark Association was successfully held, and Zhongbei was re-elected as the vice president unit

From January 21-22, 2018, the Fourth Member Representative Conference of the China Trademark Association was held at the Beijing Science and Technology Hall. The conference elected a new leadership team, with Zhongbei re-elected as vice-president unit.

03

2017-11

The low cost of trademark registration brings about what impacts and changes

The changes in trademark registration application fees are puzzling. With China's rapid economic development, rising incomes, and increasing labor costs, the prices of various goods and services have also risen significantly. However, the intellectual property service industry, which relies mainly on human capital and knowledge input and has the highest labor costs, should have seen a greater increase in trademark registration service prices. Instead, service prices have moved in the opposite direction.

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2017-10

The third in a series of reports on the "2017 Chongzuo Trademark Acceptance and Examination Business Capacity Improvement Class": A special report on "How to Guide Enterprises in Doing a Good Job of Trademark Registration and Protection" was successfully held.

On the morning of September 13, 2017, Mr. Dong Weifu, director and general manager of Beijing Zhongbei Intellectual Property Agency Co., Ltd., was invited to Room 405 of the Guangxi Intellectual Property Development Research Institute of Guangxi University for Nationalities to give a special report on "How to Guide Enterprises to Do a Good Job in Trademark Registration and Protection" to the trainees of the Chongzuo Trademark Acceptance and Examination Business Capacity Improvement Class. Mr. Dong Weifu's report covered topics such as the reform and development of China's trademark registration system, which entities can register trademarks, how to handle trademark registration, how to lay a good foundation for trademark brand development rights and planning, the basic requirements for trademark substantive examination and determination, geographical indication application and examination, trademark renewal, changes, transfer and licensing.