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  • 2025-04-21
  • Practical Guide to Article 26(4) of the China Patent Law
  • I. Key Legal RequirementsArticle 26(4) of the China Patent Law imposes two core requirements for claims:1. Support by the Description: The technical solutions in claims must be fully disclosed in the specification.2. Clarity and...
  • Practical Guide to Article 26(4) of the China Patent Law
  • 2025-04-14
  • Global Brand Warfare: Lessons from Trademark Battles
  • When the Korean version of Chayan Yuese (茶颜悦色) emerged on the streets of Seoul’s Myeongdong district, the Chinese beverage phenomenon found itself entangled in a classic globalization dilemma: international trademark squatting. ...
  • Global Brand Warfare: Lessons from Trademark Battles
  • 2025-04-10
  • Lessons from the "Qianhe 0" Trademark Controversy: Navigating Pitfalls and Strategic Responses in Enterprise Trademark Registration
  • Health Concepts vs. Trademark Design: A Delicate BalanceChinese condiment brand Qianhe Flavor recently faced public backlash after trace amounts of cadmium, a heavy metal, were detected in its "Qianhe 0" soy sauce. Con...
  • Lessons from the
  • 2025-03-28
  • Xiaomi's Trademark Squatting Crisis: Legal Risks and Proactive Brand Defense Strategies
  • BackgroundFollowing China’s high-profile 2025 3·15 Gala exposé on substandard sanitary products, Xiaomi’s founder Lei Jun faced a viral social media campaign urging the tech giant to enter the hygiene market. Opportunists swiftl...
  • Xiaomi's Trademark Squatting Crisis: Legal Risks and Proactive Brand Defense Strategies
  • 2025-03-28
  • U.S. Trademark Compliance Developments Highlight Regulatory Challenges for Global Sellers: An Objective Analysis of Legal Frameworks and Risk Mitigation Strategies
  • In late February 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced enforcement actions against non-compliant trademark registrations involving cross-border entities, initiating re-examinations of approximatel...
  • U.S. Trademark Compliance Developments Highlight Regulatory Challenges for Global Sellers: An Objective Analysis of Legal Frameworks and Risk Mitigation Strategies
  • 2025-03-21
  • From Technical Disclosure to Patent Drafting: A Practical Guide to Efficiently Transforming Innovations
  • Case BackgroundIn patent prosecution, converting an inventor's technical disclosure into a legally compliant, robust patent application is a core skill for agents. Using a case study on a "Bolt Through-Hole Rate Calculatio...
  • From Technical Disclosure to Patent Drafting: A Practical Guide to Efficiently Transforming Innovations

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