Switzerland, the United States, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are the world's most innovative economies, while China is just a step away from the top 10, according to WIPO's Global Innovation Index 2022 (GII). Other emerging economies also maintained their consistently excellent performance, including India and Turkey, which entered the top 40 for the first time.
In a recent case, VANS, INC. (“Vans”), the Plaintiff, represented by Harvesting IP and Law Firm, against a group led by GAO Zhilong selling infringing shoes online and offline, Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court fully upheld all the Plaintiff’s claims and ruled that the four Defendants shall jointly compensate the Plaintiff with monetary damages of CNY 16 million and reasonable expense of CNY 200,000.
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The Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on the Application of Punitive Damages in the Trial of Intellectual Property Infringement Civil Cases, as adopted at the 1831st Session of the Judicial Committee of the Supreme People's Court on February 7, 2021, is hereby issued, and shall come into force on March 3, 2021.
The Amendment (XI) to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, as adopted at the 24th Session of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on December 26, 2020, is hereby issued, and shall come into force on March 1, 2021.
1.The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has aroused enthusiastic repercussions in the intellectual property system 2.IPOPHL reminds the public not to buy copycat LEGO products 3.Trends in trademark registration in the EU region originating from China in 2022 4.The trademark "SHEEP SHEEP" has been preemptively registered, and the related companies of "SHEEP SHEEP" have also blossomed across the country!
CNIPA: Damages for Malicious Trademark Enforcement will be Introduced in Trademark Law Amendment
1.Hetongxue’s new video accused of “copying” another's patent 2.Activating corporate technological innovation with property rights 3.The number of national IPR protection centres reaches 58 4.Interpol seizes $11 million worth of counterfeit drugs through Pangea XV 5.“One Belt One Road” Intellectual Property Cooperation Forum held in Xi'an 6.Japanese comics publisher files lawsuit against piracy site
According to the news published on the official website of WIPO on 5 February 2022, China has joined Hague – The International Design System (hereinafter referred to as “Hague System”), as well as the Marrakesh Treaty, and the accession will come into force on 5 May 2022.
In November, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published final rules implementing two new proceedings (ex parte expungement and reexamination proceedings) against fraudulent registration of trademarks. These new rules came into effect on December 18th, 2021.
Harvesting Law Firm is pleased to announce that Ms Catherine Law has been named to WTR 1000 list for 2022 by World Trademark Review. The research was conducted over months by a team of professional analysts who undertook face-to-face and telephone interviews with hundreds of lawyers and attorneys across the globe. Only those individuals identified by market sources for their exceptional skill sets and profound insights into trademark matters feature in the WTR 1000.
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Guidelines for administrative Adjudication of Patent Infringement Disputes / GZ IPO
