From May 10 – 14, 2014, partner Jason WANG of the Trademark Department led a team of Beijing East IP Law Firm attended the 136th INTA in Hong Kong.

On March 17, 2014, the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) issued Order No. 68. Under this Order, graphic user interface (GUI) is becoming eligible for design patent protection as of May 1, 2014.

On March 12, 2014, the Institute of Intellectual Property (IIP) and Beijing East IP Ltd. co-hosted an international seminar in Japan-China Friendship Center in Tokyo, Japan. This seminar was hosted by Mr. Nari NAKASHIMA, the Deputy Director of IIP. Mr. XiaodongLI, General Manager ofBeijing East IP Ltd., and Mr. Yoichi OMORI, Executive Director of IIP, each delivered a speech as representatives of the host at the opening of the seminar.

Huawei Technology Co., Ltd (“Huawei”) has negotiated with InterDigital (IDC) for many times on standard essential patent royalty or royalty rate. During negotiations, IDC filed a lawsuit to an American court and requested the International Trade Commission of the United States to start 377 investigations and issue a complete injunction on imports, and cease and desist orders on relevant goods of Huawei.

On April 21, 2014, the Supreme Court published the list for China 2013 Top 50 Typical IP Cases, which includes civil, administrative, and criminal intellectual property lawsuits. Appellate case of abuse of market power, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. v. InterDitigal Corporation [Guangdong High Court Civil Judgment (2013) Yue Gao Fa Min San Zhong Zi No. 36] is listed as one of the 50 cases.

2013 is the initial year which the people’s courts applied the principles of the 18th Party Congress. It is also a critical year to ensure continued efficient and effective implementation of the twelfth Five-Year Plan, and a year which intellectual property adjudication forges new frontiers.

1. Patent Infringement Case of Determining Equivalents of New Materials Technology
Appellate Case on Invention Patent Infringement, Hunan Corun New Energy Co., Ltd. v. Alantum Advanced Technology Materials (Dalian) Co., Ltd., etc [Jiangsu High Court Civil Judgment (2011) Su Zhi Min Zai Zhong Zi No. 1]

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1. Appellate Case on Vertical Monopoly Agreement, Beijing Rui Bang Yong He Science and Trade Co., Ltd. v. Johnson & Johnson (Shanghai) Medical Equipment Co., Ltd, Johnson & Johnson (China) Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. [Shanghai High Court Civil Judgment (2012) Hu Gao Min San (Zhi) Zhong Zi No. 63]

On April 21, 2014, the Supreme People’s Court published the list for China 2013 Top 10 Innovative IP Cases. These 10 IP cases are selected from nationwide courts decisions. Two trademarks cases are selected and both are trademark administrative lawsuits before the Supreme People’s Court.

On April 21, 2014, the Supreme Court published the list for Top 10 Intellectual Property Cases of China Courts in 2013, covering the civil lawsuits, the administrative lawsuits and the criminal lawsuits in the field of Intellectual Property.