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IP Key China Stakeholders Meeting held in Beijing
In the IP Key China stakeholders meeting that took place on 18 April, representatives from Chinese…EU-China roundtable on copyright protection in the digital environment
On 13 December 2023, the EU-China roundtable on copyright protection in the digital environment was…2023 EU-China Exchange on IP for Prosecutors
Successful conclusion of three-day intellectual property exchange for European and Chinese…IP Key China continues support to EU-China cooperation and exchange activity on the protection of new plant varieties
IP Key China continues to support the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), the Ministry of…Other news
18th EU-China IP Working Group Meeting
The 18th meeting of the EU-China IP Working Group was held in support of the EU-China IP Dialogue on Tuesday 31st May 2016 at MOFCOM in Beijing, China. Co-chaired by Mr Fernando Perreau de Pinninck, recently appointed as the Head of Unit, DG Trade, European Commission and Mr Chen Fuli, Deputy Director General, Treaty and Law Department, MOFCOM. [...]
OHIM is now the European Union Intellectual Property Office
OHIM is now known as the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the Community trade mark is now called the European Union trade mark. With this amendment there are also revisions of the fees payable to the Office, including an overall reduction in their amounts, particularly in the case of trade mark renewal fees. The Office’s online application forms and fee calculator have been automatically updated to reflect the new system. [...]
Endorsement of IP Key's Yearly Action Plan 2016
The Third Yearly Action Plan (YAP3) of IP Key for 2016 has been endorsed on 19 January 2016 after close consultation with all project stakeholders, including 15 Chinese agencies and ministries under the coordination of MOFCOM. The project’s third action plan is ambitious and, as in the past, continues to cover all areas of IP. Areas of intervention include trademarks and unfair competition; patents and innovation policies; designs; copyrights and related rights; trade secrets; geographical indications; and enforcement among others. [...]
China joins the EU Designview IP database
As of 14 September 2015, the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO), the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have made their industrial design data available to the Designview tool, a searchable database for IP users set up by the EU's IP office OHIM (Office for the Harmonisation in the Internal Market). [...]
IP Key Meets 15 Chinese Agencies for YAP3
On the 24th of August, IP Key met with 15 key Chinese agencies dealing with IP issues to discuss the Yearly Action Action Plan for 2016 (YAP3). In the meeting Benoit Missone gave an update of the activities carried out between IP Key and Chinese agencies and Chinese agencies had the opportunity to comment and give suggestions for future activties. The YAP process started in July when an email was sent to EU stakeholders to solicit feedback. YAP3 will be carried out over six months as IP Key will wrap up in June 2016 after three successful years of cooperation. [...]
Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on reinforcing the EU-China IP Dialogue Mechanism
The Memorandum of Understanding on reinforcing the EU-China IP Dialogue Mechanism was signed (with Ms. Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Trade, and Mr. GAO Hucheng, Minister of Commerce of China) on the sidelines of the EU-China Summit, on 29 June 2015 in Brussels. [...]
10 Year Anniversary of the EU-China IP Dialogue Mechanism
The Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, (MOFCOM), and DG Trade of the European Commission, celebrated the 10th anniversary of the EU-China IP Dialogue Mechanism with a high-level event in Brussels on the 29th of June. [...]
Comparison of Draft Chinese Patent Law and Current Chinese Patent Law
On the 1st of April, SIPO released a draft of the new patent law for comments by the 28th April. Rouse has provided IP Key with a comprehensive comparison of the draft and current patent law which can be found here [...]
March e-newsletter available to download
The March 2015 e-newsletter is now available to download. The newsletter gives you an update on the past activities conducted by IP Key and it's partners as well as a listing of upcoming events in your sector. To download the march e-newsletter click here To subscribe to future e-newsletter click here [...]