CHINA
October 17, 2016
SIPO issued three regulations to promote China's patent law enforcement: (i) guide of determining patent tort; (ii) evident rule on patent administrative enforcement; and (iii) guide on patent disputes administration mediation.
Moreover, two thousand (2,000) more goods and services are acceptable to facilitate trademark registration procedure, on-line filing and searching. On the other hand, on August 1st, 2016 the Supreme Court of China (SPC) has published a new judicial interpretation regarding the applicability of relevant laws when dealing with patent infringement cases. The SPC provides guidance on issues related to (i) claim construction, (ii) determination of infringement and tests for defense, (iii) contributory liability and (iv) standard essential patents that shall be applicable to all inventions, utility models and design patents. This interpretation took effect from April 1st, 2016.