Close to A Vaccine, But Not Quite There Yet
On Sunday, the China National Intellectual Property Administration reportedly approved the first domestic patent for a COVID-19 vaccine. A joint team led by Chen Wei from the Academy of Military Medical Sciences and CanSino Biologics Inc had applied for the patent.
Vaccine Against Coronavirus Is Granted Patent
It was found to be safe and able to trigger an immune response in first, second stage trials
Court Calls for Establishment of Picture Copyright Trading Exchanges
Beijing Internet Court has called on netizens and intellectual property protection authorities to jointly safeguard the copyright of pictures in cyberspace after witnessing a boom in such disputes in the past two years.
Survey: EU Businesses Recognize Marked Improvement in IP Legislation and Enforcement in China
On June 10, the European Union (EU) Chamber of Commerce in China, in cooperation with Roland Berger, released its European Business in China Business Confidence Survey 2020. According to the report, EU member companies operating in China believe that they have seen continuous progress on drafting and enforcing of IPR-related regulations in China and marked improvement has been made in IP protection laws and enforcement over the past decade.
Reports Progress on Judicial Protection of IPR
Judges from the Supreme People's Court (SPC) introduced the progress China has made in providing judicial protection for intellectual property rights at a press conference held by the Information Office of the State Council on April 21.
