Educational and Training Content to Advance Your IP Knowledge

On December 10, 2025, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Opinions on Strengthening the Operation and Management of Intellectual Property Protection Centers and Rapid Rights Protection Centers to Promote High-Quality and Collaborative Intellectual Property Protection (国家知识产权局关于加强知识产权保护中心和快速维权中心运行管理 高质量推进知识产权快速协同保护工作的意见). The Opinions aim to “promote the high-standard construction and high-quality operation of national-level intellectual property protection […]

On December 5, 2025, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Guidelines for Design Patent Applications Involving Graphical User Interfaces (涉及图形用户界面的产品外观设计专利申请指引). Per CNIPA, “this guide aims to guide innovators to accurately understand the rules governing GUI-related product design by introducing it’s characteristics, application document requirements, and typical cases of GUI-related design, thereby improving the […]

On November 28, 2025, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) held a press conference that provided more details about the recently revised Guidelines for Patent Examination for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the recently announced Rectification Campaign on IP firms and IP practitioners that includes the Ministry of Public Security.  Excerpts follow. Regarding the Examination Guidelines: […]

On November 25, 2025, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration announced a joint rectification campaign in conjunction with the  Ministry of Public Security and State Administration for Market Regulation. The campaign will last three months and “seriously illegal agencies and practitioners will be investigated and punished strictly according to law, ordered to rectify irregular practices, and […]

On November 13, 2025, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Decision of the CNIPA on Revising the Guidelines for Patent Examination (国家知识产权局关于修改《专利审查指南》的决定).  The Decision, effective January 1, 2026, revises the Guidelines, which are roughly analogous to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Manual for Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP). The revisions clarify the […]

On November 21, 2025, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Notice from the General Office of the CNIPA on Strengthening the Management of Trademark Use (国家知识产权局办公室关于加强商标使用管理的通知). Objectives include “to use trademarks in a reasonable and standardized manner, continuously strengthen the supervision and governance of illegal and irregular use of trademarks, strictly regulate behaviors […]

On November 18, 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released five Typical Cases on Combating Malicious Intellectual Property Litigation (最高人民法院发布治理知识产权恶意诉讼典型案例). While not precedential as in common law systems, typical cases are used to guide lower courts and promote consistent legal application across China. The previously-issued “Opinions of the Supreme People’s Court on Serving and Safeguarding […]

On November 18, 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) responded to a reporter’s question regarding the USPTO’s recent Order to Show Cause in IPR2025-00098 and IPR2025-00099. The USPTO issued a Show Cause Order on November 10, 2025 requiring Yangtze Memory Technologies Company (YMTC) to justify why its IPR petitions against Micron’s U.S. patents should proceed […]

Take a coffee break with us as we brew up a flavorful topic: AI prompting techniques. In this informal 30-minute chat, Lucas Hjelle and Nathan Elder serve up their go-to AI prompting techniques. Topics of the day will include structured prompting methods, chain-of-thought prompting and context management strategies, and choosing the right AI models and […]

Nov. 6, 2025 In three nonprecedential orders issued today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied mandamus relief for petitioners challenging the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) discretionary denials of inter partes review (IPR) petitions. These decisions—arising from parallel district court litigation and the recent rescission of interim guidance on IPR […]

This webinar will explore inventorship and assignment, two vital principles of patent law. This overview will explore who qualifies as an inventor under U.S. patent law, the legal standards for inventorship, and developments regarding AI inventorship across different jurisdictions. We’ll also explore the critical aspects of patent assignment, including ownership rights, the importance of proper […]

Based on data recently released by China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), invention patent grants and utility model patent grants have continued their downward trend with cumulative drops of 16.56% and 25.92% in the first three quarters of 2025 year-on-year. In the first nine months or 2025, invention patent grants dropped to 682,120 grants, a […]