Insights · December 2020

IP news and practical perspectives on patents and trademarks.

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IP News

Statistics on PPH requests in China

According to the statistics of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) provided by CNIPA, by the end of December 2019, CNIPA has received 37,265 PPH requests, includin…

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Q & A

Scope of Provisional Patent Protection

Question: If the protection scope claimed by the applicant at the time of publication of the invention patent application is inconsistent with the protection scope of the patent right at the time of the announcement of grant of the invention patent, how to determine that the doer has exploited the patent during the temporary protection period (i.e. the period from the date of publication of the invention patent application to the date of announcement of grant of the invention patent)?

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IP News

Who is the main player of AI in China?

On November 13, 2020, China Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team(CICS-CERT) released "Analysis Report on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology for Chinese Patent Applications (2020)"(hereinafter referred to as the Report), showing the new trend of innovation and development in the field of AI in China. ● China's Patent Applications in AI The number of Chinese patent applications in the field of AI is on the rise year by year.

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