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SIPO& EPO decide to renew MOU on patent classification
World Patent Information 47 (2016) 94e95
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SIPO& EPO decide to renew MOU on patent classification
Recently, SIPO and EPO have decided to renew the MOU on beefing up patent classification cooperation. The new MOU will be in force for 6 years and includes practice, training, data exchange and a safeguard mechanism. The MOU will further contribute to strengthening and expanding cooperation in patent classification between the two offices, and give powerful support to the CPC used by SIPO in the future. In a bid to improve the quality of China's patent documentation, enhance examination efficiency of Chinese patent documentation by different countries, and give better service to global users, SIPO signed a three-year contract with EPO in June 2013 to gradually introduce CPC classification of Chinese patent documentation. Thus CPC has become part of SIPO's inner classification system together with IPC. The original MOU expired in June of this year. During the period of the original MOU, EPO provided over one hundred training courses for classification in some specific technology fields. SIPO has selected some newly released patents from these fields to classify using CPC classification, with a total documentation of more than 470,000. According to the new MOU, SIPO should classify all new invention patents applied by CPC since January of this year, and share the relevant classification data with EPO. EPO would continue to offer specific CPC classification training for SIPO. Both SIPO and EPO would hold regular work group meeting to discuss topics including quality assurance, information technology and training exchange. http://www.sipo.gov.cn/zscqgz/2016/201607/t20160708_ 1279115.html Ji-Qiang Shi Chengdu Documentation and Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
a unified guidance. Local intellectual property offices have been appealing for a normative document from SIPO to standardize patent law enforcement for years. Therefore, in recent years, SIPO has carried out investigations and studies, and has sought demands, comments and suggestions from local intellectual property offices, departments under SIPO, and social sectors. SIPO summarized suitable rules and detailed regulations for patent administrative law enforcement coupled with pertinent cases, and highlighted the easy and fast advantages of administrative law enforcement. Next, SPIO will do promotion and training work along with comment and suggestion collection, and increase the legal hierarchy of these regulations at the proper time. The enacting of these regulations is a summary of patent law enforcement practice throughout the whole country for years. It is also an important measure for promoting China's patent law enforcement and the implementation of strict patent protection regulations, which would help improve the legality of case handling, the level of supervising, and the efficiency of the entire IP system. The new regulations would better protect the rights of inventors, patentees, and the public, building a market and legal environment of openness, fairness, and impartiality. http://www.sipo.gov.cn/zscqgz/2016/201605/t20160517_ 1269523.html Ji-Qiang Shi Chengdu Documentation and Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
SIPO released regulations to promote patent law enforcement
According to SIPO, The National Qualification Examination for Patent Agents will be held concurrently across the country in 27 cities at designated examination centers from the 5th to 6th of November 2016. SIPO published “The outline of the National Qualification Examination for Patent Agents 2016” (hereinafter the “outline”). The proposition scope of this examination shall be subject to the outline. Applicants may refer to the outline for revision and preparation. The outline covers three subjects, namely Knowledge of Patent Laws, Related Legal Knowledge and Work Practices of Patent Agents. The subjects of Knowledge of Patent Laws include: the patent system, the conditions for granting patent rights, requirements for patent application documents, processes and procedures for obtaining patent rights, reexamination of patent applications and invalidation of patent rights, the implementation and protection
Recently, State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has issued three regulations to promote patent law enforcement. These regulations are Guide of Determining Patent Tort, Evident Rule on Patent Administrative Enforcement, and Guide on Patent Disputes Administration Mediation. In recent years, with the whole of the IP system's efforts focused against counterfeiting and an increasing number of patent infringement cases, local intellectual property offices have faced more and more issues concerning patent infringement determination, administrative enforcement standards for patent disputes, and application of rules of evidence in administrative mediation. Relevant applicable laws can be found in administrative procedure law, administrative punishment laws, other applicable judicial interpretations, and administrative responses, but there is a lack of http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wpi.2016.11.001 0172-2190
SIPO published the outline on the National Qualification Examination For Patent Agents
SIPO& EPO decide to renew MOU on patent classification / World Patent Information 47 (2016) 94e95
of patent rights, Patent Cooperation Treaty and other international treaties related to patents, patent documents and patent classification etc. The subject of Related Legal Knowledge includes: relevant basic laws and regulations, relevant intellectual property laws and regulations, relevant international treaties, etc. http://www.sipo.gov.cn/zscqgz/2016/201605/t20160518_ 1269717.html http://www.sipo.gov.cn/zldlgl/zgks/201605/t20160506_ 1268002.html Tao Zhou Chengdu Documentation and Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences SIPO issued 2015 report on China's patent power region On April 26, the Patent Administration Department under SIPO and IP Development and Research Center, also under SIPO, jointly issued a 2015 report on patent power regions. The report tested, analyzed and evaluated the patent development of China's 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities on five scales: patent creation, use, protection, management and service. From a nationwide standpoint, the top three patent power provinces and municipalities are Guangdong, Beijing and Jiangsu. According to the report, in 2015, China witnessed a steady growth in patent strength. Guangdong, Beijing and Jiangsu ranked the top three in the power ranking, followed by Zhejiang, Shandong, Shanghai, Tianjin, Sichuan, Fujian and Hunan. In terms of economic regions, Guangdong, Beijing and Jiangsu ranked the top three powers in the eastern area. Hunan, Liaoning and Anhui topped the power list in the central and northeastern area. In addition,
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Sichuan, Chongqing and Shaanxi topped the list in the western area. In terms of patent creation, the three top powers were Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong. In terms of patent use, the three top powers were Guangdong, Beijing and Jiangsu. In terms of patent protection, Jiangsu, Guangdong and Zhejiang were the top three power provinces, while in patent management, Guangdong, Sichuan and Jiangsu were three power provinces, and Beijing, Guangdong and Shanghai ranked the top three powers in patent service. The report performed comprehensive testing and analysis of regional patent strength using 28 secondary indicators on five scales: patent creation, use, protection, management and service. The 28 indicators include the amount of patents, structure, quality, efficiency, patent use, pledge, license, transfer, commercialization, construction of patent administration protection, enforcement and coordination, enforcement in exhibition, patent aid, the development of patent administration management, company management of patents, patent service development, patent information use and IP talent. http://www.sipo.gov.cn/zscqgz/2016/201604/t20160427_ 1265810.html Tao Zhou Chengdu Documentation and Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ji-Qiang Shi, Tao Zhou, Yang Zhiping* *
Corresponding author.
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
World Patent Information journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/worpatin
SIPO& EPO decide to renew MOU on patent classification
Recently, SIPO and EPO have decided to renew the MOU on beefing up patent classification cooperation. The new MOU will be in force for 6 years and includes practice, training, data exchange and a safeguard mechanism. The MOU will further contribute to strengthening and expanding cooperation in patent classification between the two offices, and give powerful support to the CPC used by SIPO in the future. In a bid to improve the quality of China's patent documentation, enhance examination efficiency of Chinese patent documentation by different countries, and give better service to global users, SIPO signed a three-year contract with EPO in June 2013 to gradually introduce CPC classification of Chinese patent documentation. Thus CPC has become part of SIPO's inner classification system together with IPC. The original MOU expired in June of this year. During the period of the original MOU, EPO provided over one hundred training courses for classification in some specific technology fields. SIPO has selected some newly released patents from these fields to classify using CPC classification, with a total documentation of more than 470,000. According to the new MOU, SIPO should classify all new invention patents applied by CPC since January of this year, and share the relevant classification data with EPO. EPO would continue to offer specific CPC classification training for SIPO. Both SIPO and EPO would hold regular work group meeting to discuss topics including quality assurance, information technology and training exchange. http://www.sipo.gov.cn/zscqgz/2016/201607/t20160708_ 1279115.html Ji-Qiang Shi Chengdu Documentation and Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
a unified guidance. Local intellectual property offices have been appealing for a normative document from SIPO to standardize patent law enforcement for years. Therefore, in recent years, SIPO has carried out investigations and studies, and has sought demands, comments and suggestions from local intellectual property offices, departments under SIPO, and social sectors. SIPO summarized suitable rules and detailed regulations for patent administrative law enforcement coupled with pertinent cases, and highlighted the easy and fast advantages of administrative law enforcement. Next, SPIO will do promotion and training work along with comment and suggestion collection, and increase the legal hierarchy of these regulations at the proper time. The enacting of these regulations is a summary of patent law enforcement practice throughout the whole country for years. It is also an important measure for promoting China's patent law enforcement and the implementation of strict patent protection regulations, which would help improve the legality of case handling, the level of supervising, and the efficiency of the entire IP system. The new regulations would better protect the rights of inventors, patentees, and the public, building a market and legal environment of openness, fairness, and impartiality. http://www.sipo.gov.cn/zscqgz/2016/201605/t20160517_ 1269523.html Ji-Qiang Shi Chengdu Documentation and Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
SIPO released regulations to promote patent law enforcement
According to SIPO, The National Qualification Examination for Patent Agents will be held concurrently across the country in 27 cities at designated examination centers from the 5th to 6th of November 2016. SIPO published “The outline of the National Qualification Examination for Patent Agents 2016” (hereinafter the “outline”). The proposition scope of this examination shall be subject to the outline. Applicants may refer to the outline for revision and preparation. The outline covers three subjects, namely Knowledge of Patent Laws, Related Legal Knowledge and Work Practices of Patent Agents. The subjects of Knowledge of Patent Laws include: the patent system, the conditions for granting patent rights, requirements for patent application documents, processes and procedures for obtaining patent rights, reexamination of patent applications and invalidation of patent rights, the implementation and protection
Recently, State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has issued three regulations to promote patent law enforcement. These regulations are Guide of Determining Patent Tort, Evident Rule on Patent Administrative Enforcement, and Guide on Patent Disputes Administration Mediation. In recent years, with the whole of the IP system's efforts focused against counterfeiting and an increasing number of patent infringement cases, local intellectual property offices have faced more and more issues concerning patent infringement determination, administrative enforcement standards for patent disputes, and application of rules of evidence in administrative mediation. Relevant applicable laws can be found in administrative procedure law, administrative punishment laws, other applicable judicial interpretations, and administrative responses, but there is a lack of http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wpi.2016.11.001 0172-2190
SIPO published the outline on the National Qualification Examination For Patent Agents
SIPO& EPO decide to renew MOU on patent classification / World Patent Information 47 (2016) 94e95
of patent rights, Patent Cooperation Treaty and other international treaties related to patents, patent documents and patent classification etc. The subject of Related Legal Knowledge includes: relevant basic laws and regulations, relevant intellectual property laws and regulations, relevant international treaties, etc. http://www.sipo.gov.cn/zscqgz/2016/201605/t20160518_ 1269717.html http://www.sipo.gov.cn/zldlgl/zgks/201605/t20160506_ 1268002.html Tao Zhou Chengdu Documentation and Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences SIPO issued 2015 report on China's patent power region On April 26, the Patent Administration Department under SIPO and IP Development and Research Center, also under SIPO, jointly issued a 2015 report on patent power regions. The report tested, analyzed and evaluated the patent development of China's 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities on five scales: patent creation, use, protection, management and service. From a nationwide standpoint, the top three patent power provinces and municipalities are Guangdong, Beijing and Jiangsu. According to the report, in 2015, China witnessed a steady growth in patent strength. Guangdong, Beijing and Jiangsu ranked the top three in the power ranking, followed by Zhejiang, Shandong, Shanghai, Tianjin, Sichuan, Fujian and Hunan. In terms of economic regions, Guangdong, Beijing and Jiangsu ranked the top three powers in the eastern area. Hunan, Liaoning and Anhui topped the power list in the central and northeastern area. In addition,
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Sichuan, Chongqing and Shaanxi topped the list in the western area. In terms of patent creation, the three top powers were Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong. In terms of patent use, the three top powers were Guangdong, Beijing and Jiangsu. In terms of patent protection, Jiangsu, Guangdong and Zhejiang were the top three power provinces, while in patent management, Guangdong, Sichuan and Jiangsu were three power provinces, and Beijing, Guangdong and Shanghai ranked the top three powers in patent service. The report performed comprehensive testing and analysis of regional patent strength using 28 secondary indicators on five scales: patent creation, use, protection, management and service. The 28 indicators include the amount of patents, structure, quality, efficiency, patent use, pledge, license, transfer, commercialization, construction of patent administration protection, enforcement and coordination, enforcement in exhibition, patent aid, the development of patent administration management, company management of patents, patent service development, patent information use and IP talent. http://www.sipo.gov.cn/zscqgz/2016/201604/t20160427_ 1265810.html Tao Zhou Chengdu Documentation and Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ji-Qiang Shi, Tao Zhou, Yang Zhiping* *
Corresponding author.