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Intellectual Property and Chinese Design Patent Application: What impact does the updated Chinese Patent Law on a design patent application

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The process of protecting your designs in China is more straightforward than you may think, and are important for business purposes outside of and inside the China market. This article explores Chinese design patent applications, the recent amendment to the patent law in China, and how design patents in China contribute to protecting innovative industrial […]

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How to prevent counterfeiting in China

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The majority of businesses seek to prevent Chinese companies from selling counterfeit products. This article explains how to prevent Chinese companies from copying your products and stop them if they are already doing so.Counterfeiters and sellers of fake products and brand names must be detected and stopped. Counterfeiting is more likely to occur when information

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The benefits of filing a utility patent and an invention patent at the same time in China

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Utility model patent applications can be filed concurrently with innovation patent applications in China. The benefit of filing utility model patent applications concurrently with innovation patent applications is that a utility model patent can be granted much more quickly than an innovation patent application. In China, patent applications are received and examined by the National

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Patents on utility models in China

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The business climate in terms of production and consumption in China continues to improve, and it continues to be a popular international destination for businesses seeking expansion. A growing domestic market hungry for cutting-edge, globally recognized brands and products accompanies its increasing capacity to produce sophisticated manufactured goods and complex services. China’s intellectual property system

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The Due Diligence process in China: Veryfing Chinese companies

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Finding the right partner is crucial for foreign businesses that do business in China, no matter if it is through trading, investment, supply chain, joint ventures etc. Despite China’s progress in becoming more business-friendly, law and regulation enforcement can still be unsatisfactory. The key to success in China is preparation and prevention. Companies dealing with

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