Thursday, April 29, 2021
In follow up to China’s Ministry of Public Security’s press conference on April 23, 2021 regarding criminal Intellectual Property (IP) law investigations, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) on April 25, 2021 released criminal IP law prosecution data and a list of typical cases. In 2020, the SPP prosecuted 12,163 people in 5,847 cases, a year-on-year increase of 7.6% and 10.4% respectively. Criminal trademark infringement cases accounted for 94.2% of the total, copyright infringement cases accounted for 5.3% of the total, and trade secret infringement cases accounted for 0.5% of the total.
An approximate translation of the 12 typical cases follow (edited for length and clarity). The full original text of the cases is available here (Chinese only) and in case of discrepancy the Chinese version should be relied on.
Alibaba’s plan to launch Taobao Deals mini-program on WeChat makes little progress weeks after application. The e-commerce collaboration would have enabled Taobao Deals to accept transactions that use online payment service WeChat Pay.
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China Releases Interpretation of the Measures Regarding the Regulation of Patent Applications That May Prevent Some IP Holding Companies from Successfully Prosecuting Patent Applications Tuesday, April 6, 2021
To clarify the Measures, CNIPA on March 31, 2021 has released the
“Interpretation of the Measures Regarding the Regulation of Patent Applications” (《关于规范申请专利行为的办法》解读). The Interpretation clarifies the definition of irregular (or abnormal) patent applications; examination procedures for irregular patent applications; responding to a find of irregularity; and other measures. Of particular concern is item 3 below that may affect some IP holding companies by classifying their patent applications as irregular and CNIPA subsequently withdrawing them. The Interpretation also confirms that foreign-originated Chinese applications are subject to the Measures.
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Biden administration reportedly adds new limits on Huawei’s suppliers
The Biden administration this week amended licenses for companies to sell to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd , further restricting companies from supplying items that can be used with 5G devices, reports Reuters.
The changes could disrupt existing contracts with Huawei that were agreed upon under previous licenses that have now been changed, two of the sources said.
The actions show the Biden administration is reinforcing a hard line on exports to Huawei, the telecommunications equipment maker placed on the trade blacklist over U.S. national security concerns.
Bitcoin trading platform Binance is under investigation by the U.S.