IP Scene

Liaoning

Busy time for judges across province

Judges across Liaoning province in Northeast China handled nearly 5,750 intellectual property cases last year. In 2014, they handled 1,840 cases. This means annual average growth has exceeded 25 percent over the past five years, according to the Liaoning High People's Court. The province is advancing judicial reforms, enhancing its judge team building, setting up a database of typical cases and conducting regular assessments of case quality to improve judicial protection and increase awareness of the public, according to the high court.

Syd.com.cn

Tianjin

Huawei leads list of 100 info companies

The latest annual list of China's top 100 electronic information companies was announced in Tianjin last week. Huawei ranked No 1, followed by Lenovo and Haier. The three companies each generated more than 250 billion yuan ($36.33 billion) in annual major business revenue. Of the rest on the list, which was launched by the China Information Technology Industry Federation, 12 raked in more than 100 billion yuan in annual business revenue. By the end of 2018, the 100 companies had a total of 388,000 patents.

Economic Daily-Techweb

Beijing

New protection for Chinese medicine

The World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies founded a new working committee dedicated to intellectual property protection in Beijing on Saturday. Legal and traditional Chinese medicine experts and corporate executives from countries including France, Germany, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Cyprus were in attendance. The new group aims to protect proprietary innovations, explore international IP protection modes and promote the TCM industry's healthy growth, its leaders said.

IPRCHN.com

Shanghai

IP standards to take effect in autumn

In cooperation with local research centers and an industry trade association, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration has rolled out a new set of standards. They provide guidance on assessments of patented technologies, infringement risk control and innovation inspiration. The new standards are scheduled to take effect on Oct 1.They are designed to improve the quality and effect of IP assessment and also address common issues facing market entities and service providers. The rollout is part of the city's efforts to advance the country's IP strategy, local officials said.

China Intellectual Property News

Guangdong

Customs crackdown on infringements

On July 1, Shenzhen customs began the six-month-long Operation Longteng to fight intellectual property infringements in exports and imports. This is the third year running that the customs has launched the campaign. During the first five months of 2019, Shenzhen customs seized 857 shipments suspected of IP violations, worth 14.52 million yuan ($2.11 million), ranking at the forefront of the customs units nationwide.

Economic Daily

Qinghai

Experts meet over snow cover issues

Chinese researchers discussed the remote sensing development of snow cover during an academic symposium in Xining, capital of Northwest China's Qinghai province, earlier this month. The symposium consisted of 32 reports on subjects including observation models, precision assessment, remote sensing application and snow cover disasters. Experts called for creating a data sharing platform on snow cover.

Xinhua News Agency

(China Daily 07/25/2019 page17)