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Petitioners Target PTAB’s Discretionary Denials with Federal Circuit Mandamus Petitions
In a series of recent filings before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, petitioners including Motorola Solutions, Inc., SAP America, Inc., Google LLC, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SanDisk Technologies, Inc., Western Digital Technologies, Inc., and HighLevel, Inc. are pressing for writs of mandamus to overturn PTAB denials of inter partes review (IPR) […]
CNIPA Releases FAQ on the Revised Measures for the Expedited Examination of Trademark Registration Applications
On September 19, 2025, the Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released a FAQ on Key Issues Regarding the Measures for Expedited Examination of Trademark Registration Applications (《商标注册申请快速审查办法》重点问题一问一答). The FAQ explains the revisions made to the Measures for the Expedited Examination of Trademark Registration Applications (商标注册申请快速审查办法) issued July 18, 2025 and […]
Reminder: Extended CNIPA Closure for Mid-Autumn Festival & Chinese National Day 2025
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) will be closed from October 1, 2025 up to and including October 8, 2025 for the Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese National Day holiday. All official patent deadlines falling on the above dates will be automatically extended to October 9, 2025. Note that September 25, 2024 (Sunday) and October 11, […]
WIPO: China Breaks into the Top 10 in 2025 Global Innovation Index
Per the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO’s) Global Innovation Index (GII) released September 16, 2025, China entered the top 10 in innovation for the first time by ranking 10th globally, positioning China as the only middle-income economy within the top 30. The United States holds firm in third place “leading the world in global corporate […]
Beijing Internet Court Requires Evidence of Creative Effort to Claim Copyright Protection in AI-Generated Images
On September 16, 2025, the Beijing Internet Court announced a recently upheld decision in which they held that while copyright can exist in AI-generated images, the author must “demonstrate that they have exerted creative effort in their AI-generated creations, reflecting personalized expression…When asserting rights in AI-generated works, authors are obligated to explain their creative thinking, […]
Early Jurisprudence from Beijing on the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Copyright and Personality Rights
On September 10, 2025, the Beijing Internet Court released eight Typical Cases Involving Artificial Intelligence (涉人工智能典型案例) “to better serve and safeguard the healthy and orderly development of the artificial intelligence industry.” Typical cases in China serve as educational examples, unify legal interpretation, and guide lower courts and the general public. While not legally binding precedents […]