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- 2025-08-06
- Combatting Trademark Squatting: Leveraging Article 15(2) of China's Trademark Law for Victory
- Understanding the Legal ProvisionArticle 15(2) of China's Trademark Law provides crucial protection against bad-faith trademark squatting. It states that if a trademark applied for on identical or similar goods/services is ident...

- 2025-08-04
- WEIPR Expert Shares Insights on Patent-Intensive Product Registration at IP Circuit Salon, Boosting Enterprise Innovation
- On July 30, 2025, the Intellectual Property Circuit Salon, hosted by the Wuhan Intellectual Property Rapid Protection Center and the Hanyang District Market Regulation Administration (Intellectual Property Office), and o...

- 2025-08-01
- EPO Opposition & Invalidation Procedures: The Strategic Nexus in European Patent Portfolio Management
- Within the European patent framework, opposition and invalidation procedures serve as critical quality control mechanisms. These dual pathways enable patent holders to defend legitimate rights while allowing third parties to challenge im...

- 2025-07-29
- Cross-Border IP Dialogue: WEIPR Hosts International Partner to Forge Collaborative Pathways
- WEIPR Group recently welcomed Dr. Ingo Bauer, a representative of a key international partner, to its Hankou (Wuhan) headquarters. Ms. Chen Wenjing, Head of the International Affairs, led the hosting team in extending a war...

- 2025-07-28
- Guidelines for Handling Rapid Examination of Trademark Registration Applications
- I. Applicable Circumstances Article 2 of the Measures for Rapid Examination of Trademark Registration Applications stipulates that trademark registration applications falling under any of the following circumstances may request ra...

- 2025-07-24
- WEIPR Selected into National Patent Agents Association’s First Batch of Targeted Service Assurance List for Patent Agencies
- On July 17, 2025, the All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA) officially announced the First Batch of Patent Agencies Targeted Service Assurance List. A total of 986 high-quality agencies across China were rigorous...
