China Enhances Patent
Protection Administrative Enforcement
Recently, according to the work plan, the State Intellectual
Property Office continued to promote the amendment of "Patent
Administrative Enforcement Operations Guidance".
According to an officer from SIPO, China will further improve its
law enforcement regulations, refine the investigation basis of
patent infringement behavior, patent infringement compensation calculation
and the rules of evidence and other aspects, and actively
conduct patent law amendment work, promote system-wide capacity of
law enforcement and investigation, in order to better safeguard the
interests of patentees, for creating a favorable market environment
for the steady growth and development of economy.
According to SIPO, in the first six months, China's total patent
administrative law enforcement investigations reached 10,190, an
increase of 107.7%. Among them, 5,437 for patent disputes (including
5,332 patent infringement cases), an increase of 167.6%; 4,753
counterfeiting patent cases were investigated, an increase of 65.4%.
2015-10-28
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