Advocacy Actions
Comments to CNIPA on Guideline on Administrative Adjudication for Patent Infringement Disputes (Draft for Comments)
The European Chamber very much welcomes the National Intellectual Property Administration(NIPA)'s decision to collect opinions on the "Guideline on Administrative Adjudication for Patent Infringement Disputes (Draft for Comments)". Upon careful study of the draft and consultation with its members, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, led by its IPR Working Group, has collated all member inputs and submitted suggestions to the CNIPA for their consideration.
Read moreChamber IPR Working Group Vice Chair Spoke at International Symposium on Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
On 26th November, Ms Huaning Zhang, Vice Chair of the IPR Working Group of European Chamber, spoke at the International Symposium on Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the New Era. Ms Zhang introduced the European Chamber of Commerce and the IPR working Group, and presented several key recommendations in the IPR Working Group Position Paper 2019/2020, highlighting patent and trademark protection.
Read moreChamber IPR Working Group Chair Presents at Intellectual Property Protection and International Business Environment Optimization Forum 2019
Chair of the European Chamber Intellectual Property Rights Working Group, Lin Xu was invited to the 2019 Intellectual Property Protection and International Business Environment Optimization Forum, and delivered a keynote speech on the theme of “New Developments in European Intellectual Property Protection”.
Read moreSeminar on China Smart Healthcare
The European Network of Research and Innovation Centres and Hubs (ENRICH) together with the Daxing District Government and Northern Edge hold a seminar on Smart Healthcare in China.
Read moreComments on NIPA's Measures for the Protection of Foreign Geographical Indication Products (Revised Draft for Comments)
European Chamber submitted comments the NIPA on Measures for the Protection of Foreign Geographical Indication Products (Revised Draft for Comments).
Read moreMeeting with Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee and SCOFCOM on the Draft Foreign Investment Law
On February 22, 2019, the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce hosted a symposium to solicit opinions on the draft Foreign Investment Law. Representative of the European Chamber's Legal & Competition Working Group attended the symposium and presented members’ feedback and concerns.
Read moreMeeting with SAIC on Anti-Monopoly Guidelines on the IPR Abuse
A meeting with SAIC was held to discuss on the latest version of the Anti-Monopoly Guidelines on the IPR Abuse SAIC is drafting.
Read more30 years of EPO - SIPO Cooperation Celebrated in Beijing: The European Chamber Contributes.
30 years of EPO - SIPO Cooperation Celebrated in Beijing: The European Chamber Contributes.
On 26th November, the European Chamber participated in the second international symposium marking the 30th Anniversary of EPO (European Patent Office) - SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office) Cooperation, this time in Beijing. The EPO and SIPO looked back at the last 30 years of joint projects and achievements, with EPO President Benoit Battistelli and SIPO Commissioner Shen Changyu once again confirming the strong links between the respective organizations and the European and Chinese patent systems.
CTMO Lobby letter on Acceptance of Non-English Characters
"The trade mark application form requires an applicant to complete its name and address in Chinese and English characters. Over the years, the requirement to use English characters has not been strictly enforced such that German, French, Danish etc. characters (e.g. “β”, “ö”, “ǽ”, “ø”) have been accepted and appear on the Office's online database and on registration certificates.
Without prior notification, the Office is now strictly enforcing the requirement to only use English characters. Thus, applications containing non-English characters in the applicant's name and address are being rejected. To confound matters, the International Registration Department is simply deleting the umlauts, which unfortunately can make trade mark unenforceable as many European authorities will refuse to notarise a power of attorney where there are differences in the required signatory is a "Mr. Moller" rather than the "Mr. Möller" or "Mr. Moeller" standing before them, who may be the actual owner of the mark in question."