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Making the most of Customs

Author: YAO Guanyang

China provides multi-dimensional protection of IP rights. In addition to the two most commonly used ways – IP infringement litigation before a court and an administrative proceeding before a competent local authority – Customs protection ...

The contentious monopoly

Author: Hou Guang, JIA Hongbo

On June 23 2016, in a large office building that stands out from nearby residential compounds, a civil complaint was submitted before a judge of the Case Filing Chamber of Beijing Intellectual Property Court against Meizu, a famous mobile phone manuf...

Inventorship Determination in China

Author: ZHANG Wenhui

Determination of inventorship is a basis for determining patent relevant right and involves many aspects of patent, such as evaluation of service invention or non-service invention, right of patent application, ownership of patent right, right of obt...

Enforcement of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in China

Author: YU Xiaoning

Since Huawei Vs. IDC in 2013, Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) have become a hot topic in the IP field in China. Especially, the SEP infringement cases filed in this year, such as Huawei Vs. Samsung and Qualcomm Vs. Meizu, have attracted more attent...

Definitive Effect of Preambles on Patent Protection Scope

Author: JIN Mingzhong

An independent claim typically includes a preamble portion and a characterizing portion. The preamble generally describes the purpose, type or nature of the claimed invention, and sometimes may cite another claim. A preamble of an independent claim...