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Int'l patent filings continue to grow in 2020 despite COVID-19: WIPO
March 19, 2021
International patent applications via the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) continued to grow in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a WIPO report released on March 2.
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SIPA delegation visits WIPO China Office
March 16, 2021
A delegation from the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration, or SIPA, led by Rui Wenbiao, director general of the administration, visited the World Intellectual Property Organization's China Office in Beijing on March 12.
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Legal upgrade for intellectual property rights boosts innovation, deputy says
March 9, 2021
Efforts to amend and upgrade laws on intellectual property rights in recent years have provided stronger legal support for IP owners and encouraged innovation of enterprises, Ma Yide, a deputy to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, said on March 8
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IPR protection bears fruit, procurator-general says
March 9, 2021
Twelve thousand people were prosecuted for infringing on intellectual property rights last year, about 64 times the number in 1999, reflecting China's constant improvement in IPR protection, the head of the Supreme People's Procuratorate said.
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Video: Government Work Report sets goals for 2021
March 8, 2021
The Government Work Report listed major targets for 2021, such as GDP growth, employment, healthcare and rural revitalization.
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IPR protection highlighted in Government Work Report
March 8, 2021
China will strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights -- with IPR protection stressed in the Government Work Report delivered at the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress on March 5.
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Foreign affairs events of Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration in 2020
March 5, 2021
The year 2020 was an extraordinary year for the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration, or SIPA.
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Shanghai's IP protection regulations come into effect
March 1, 2021
The Regulations of the Shanghai Municipality on Intellectual Property Protection -- the first comprehensive set of local regulations on IP protection in East China's Shanghai city -- were formally implemented on March 1.