In a survey covering artificial intelligence (AI) patent applications in 10 countries including the US, China, Europe, Japan and South Korea over the comparison period of 2015-2010 compared to the figure for the previous five years the data shows the… Continue Reading →
The Supreme People’s Court (the highest court in the mainland area of China) issued a document stating that names of famous people cannot be used as trade marks. The document went on to state that if a trade mark brings… Continue Reading →
The Shanghai Intellectual Property Court ordered two Chinese companies (motor company Deguo Baoma Group and fashion house Chuangjia Group) to pay damages of f $432,000 to BMW after ruling in BMW’s favour in a trade mark infringement case. Both companies… Continue Reading →
It has been suggested that over the last decade US government policies and legal rulings have pushed US investment money overseas to China. A huge portion of the US economy relies on intellectual property industries which support more than 45… Continue Reading →
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently confirmed China had become the first country to file 1 million patent applications in a single year. China is thus driving Asian-led growth in innovation worldwide: 62% of global filing activity for patents… Continue Reading →
Annual IP litigation trends in China indicate brand owners are increasingly opting to enforce their trade mark rights through China’s court system. Between 2014 and 2015 there was a 13.4% increase in civil trade mark infringement lawsuits. Brand owners that… Continue Reading →
China is now ranked as the world’s 25th most innovative economy after moving up 4 places since 2015. China is closing the global innovative gap by being the first middle income economy to make the top 25. Some of the… Continue Reading →
Baroness Neville-Rolfe, UK Minister of State for Energy and Intellectual Property conducted an IP delegation between 20-27 August 2016 in China to reinforce UK and China IP collaboration to support innovation and creativity in both countries. Agreements and initiatives observed… Continue Reading →
Is there a formula to successful innovation? If so, what are the components that make up a truly innovative company, whether it’s a start-up or an established company? The Global Innovation Index, which is compiled every year by INSEAD business… Continue Reading →
Trade mark research company TrademarkNow recently published research on the top 50 global trade mark applications filed in 2016. Tencent Holdings Limited (a Chinese investment holding company with subsidiaries providing media, entertainment, payment systems, internet and mobile phone value-added services)… Continue Reading →
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