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Patent Issues for Attention on the Exhibition in China

The international exhibitions give enterprises great opportunity to release new technology or new product, which can help enterprises draw much public attentions. While such exhibitions are also annoyed by the patent dispute with damages the enterprises expectations on the exhibition. Today, Bridge IP Law Commentary today will give our analysis on the issues related to the exhibition patent.

I. Showing in an exhibition won’t cause a patent product lossing novelty

The priority of the trademark on the exhibition has been analyzed in our past post, while as to the patent right, the exhibition attendance could not necessarily bring the priority. According to Article 24 of Paten Law in China:

“An invention-creation for which a patent is applied for does not lose its novelty where, within six months before the date of filing, one of the following events occurred: (1) where it was first exhibited at an international exhibition sponsored or recognized by the Chinese Government”.

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The First Primary People’s Court with Jurisdiction over Patent Disputes in China

—-Introduction of the Jurisdiction System of Patent Litigation in China

Highlights: Introducing the jurisdiction system of patent litigation in China, including the territory jurisdiction and jurisdiction by forum level of the patent civil and administrative litigation involving inventions, utility models and design.

Recently, the Supreme People’s Court has approved the Beijing Haidian District People’s Court (the “Haidian Court”) as a pilot to hear patent cases, thereafter the Haidian Court becomes the fist primary people’s court with jurisdiction over patent cases in China.

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