China National Intellectual Property Administration issued 2023 Budget. CNIPA is targeting a 45% jump in invention and utility model patent application filings in 2023 to at least 4.82 million applications versus the 2022 target.
China’s Supreme People Court, Supreme People’s Procuratorate submitted 5-Year Work Reports to National People’s Congress. Zhou Qiang, SPC president stated courts across country intensified IP protection of key technologies and emerging and major industries.
State Council Information Office of People’s Republic of China held press conference on intellectual property work in 2022. Hu Wenhui, Deputy Commissioner of China National Intellectual Property Administration CNIPA, released statistical data on patent and trademark grants.
Chinese leaders issued Typical Cases of Punishing the Crime of Obstructing the Prevention and Control of the Epidemic in Accordance With the Law. Two cases involved counterfeit trademarks for medical products like protective clothing, COVID tests.
China National Intellectual Property Administration CNIPA issued the Notice of the CNIPA on Continuing to Severely Crack Down on Malicious Registration of Trademarks. Includes a listing of 10 illegal behaviors to be cracked down on and the elimination of awards or subsidies.