IP updates Trade War and China’s Changing Trade Mark Law A newly amended Chinese trade mark law has been approved. The amendments take place against the backdrop of an ongoing trade war between China and the USA, which has its roots in international complaints over unfair Chinese trade practices. The new law holds some significant and positive changes.
IP updates Patentability of Simulations – an Update Following the recent referral to the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal, the EPO has issued a notice indicating that all pending proceedings before the examination and opposition divisions at the EPO, which depend entirely on the decision of the EBA, will be stayed until the decision is issued. Therefore, applicants and opponents should expect a long wait on some cases related to simulation technology.
IP updates Key Aspects and Changes to China’s new Regulations on Interim Injunctions in IP Cases The Judicial Committee of the Supreme People’s Court in China recently issued a new judicial interpretation regarding injunctions in IP disputes, which officially came into effect on 1 January 2019.
IP updates Summary of the EPO’s 2018 Annual Report The number of applications filed at the EPO increased by a fairly modest 4.6% between 2017 and 2018. The number of searches completed at the EPO is down 5.8 % compared to 2017, despite a 35% increase between 2014 and 2017.
