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2019-05

The first plenary meeting of the Expert Advisory Committee for the formulation of the Intellectual Property Powerhouse Strategy was held.

On May 14, the Office of the Inter-Ministerial Liaison Conference on the Implementation of the State Council's Intellectual Property Strategy (hereinafter referred to as the Liaison Conference) held the first plenary meeting of the Expert Advisory Committee for the Formulation of the Intellectual Property Powerhouse Strategy Outline in Beijing. Yan Junqi, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress and Director of the Expert Advisory Committee, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Shen Changyu, Deputy Convener of the Liaison Conference and Director of the State Intellectual Property Office, presided over the meeting. Yan Junqi pointed out that under the leadership of the Party, with the Outline as the guide and the implementation of the strategy as the main line, giving full play to the advantages of China's socialist system, is the key to achieving leapfrog development and historical changes in China's intellectual property cause.

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2019-05

Xiaomi's catchy advertising slogan "Are you Ok" "RUOK" has been registered as a trademark

Just a few days ago, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun announced on Weibo that, at the request of "Mi Fans", the Xiaomi 9 phone case printed with "RUOK" has begun mass production and is about to be launched. At the same time, netizens discovered that Xiaomi had applied to the State Intellectual Property Office to register a series of "RUOK" trademarks in February this year. Those familiar with Xiaomi know that "ARE YOU OK" is actually a meme from Lei Jun. In 2015, Lei Jun attended a Xiaomi product launch event in India, communicating with Indian "Mi Fans" in English, but his English had a strong Chinese accent, and his wording was...

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2019-04

Trademark Opposition Case No. 18896732, Xiangxi Ancient Prescription (one of the 20 typical cases announced by the judges)

Trademark Application: I. Basic Case Facts Trademark No. 18896732 Xiangxi Gufang (hereinafter referred to as the application trademark) was filed for registration by Tian Moumou (hereinafter referred to as the applicant) on January 15, 2016, designated for use on Class 5 goods such as "medicinal tea". After review, it was found that "Xiangxi" in the application trademark is the name of a county-level administrative division in China and cannot be used as a trademark, violating the provisions of Article 10, paragraph 2 of the Trademark Law. Therefore, the application for registration of the application trademark was rejected. The applicant, dissatisfied with the above rejection decision, filed a request for review in accordance with the law. After review, it was found that although the application trademark contains the words "Xiangxi", it is different from "Gu Fang"

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2019-04

Top Ten Patent Re-examination and Invalidity Cases of 2018

Patent re-examination and invalidation requests, as administrative procedures for patent authorization and confirmation of rights, are indispensable components of China's intellectual property system. They have always played an important role in achieving high-quality examination, conveying positive information to society to protect innovative entities and promote scientific and technological progress. The top ten patent re-examination and invalidation cases of the year were released during the "4.26" National Intellectual Property Administration Open Day event. These cases not only attract high social attention, involve significant economic interests, and have a significant impact on related industries or sectors, but also deeply interpret the legal connotations of patent laws and regulations in re-examination and invalidation reviews from multiple perspectives and

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2019-04

Hangzhou Internet Court Releases Top Ten Intellectual Property Cases

In 2018, Hangzhou Internet Court (Hangzhou Railway Transportation Court), guided by Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deepened the implementation of the "Eight-Eight Strategy", further served the intellectual property judicial protection work, created a good internet business environment, and gave full play to the demonstration and guidance role of typical cases. A number of typical and representative cases were concluded. Combining the intellectual property cases heard by our court in 2018, our court has selected ten typical cases from the effective intellectual property cases for publication. Table of Contents 1. [Case 1] "Business Scout" big data product不正

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2019-04

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress adopted the decision on amending the Trademark Law (with a table comparing the old and new clauses)

On April 23, 2019, the Tenth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress adopted a decision to amend the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China. The amended articles of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China shall come into effect on November 1, 2019. We have compiled a comparison of the new and old articles of the Trademark Law for your reference. The Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China was amended for the third time at the Fourth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress on August 30, 2013 and amended again at the Tenth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress on April 23, 2019. The amended articles shall come into effect on November 1, 2019.