compared with material capital, patent contribution to economic growth is relatively small and there is still great potential and room for improvement. From 1988 to 1993, the average contribution rate
BEIJING — China saw over 1.04 million patent applications from January to October this year, up by 5.8 percent year-on-year, Shen Changyu, head of the State Intellectual Property Office, said
Recently the Foshan Intermediate People's Court made the first instance judgment on the case in which Budweiser (Wuhan) Beer International Inc. sued a bear company in Henan Province for patent
Apple Inc was told to pay $532.9 million after a federal jury said the company's iTunes software used a Texas company's patented inventions without permission. Closely held Smartflash LLC, which claim...
in TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods, a case that effectively asks the court to decide whether patent owners can sue in practically any corner of the country. EFF supported TC Heartland, the petitioner, at
already filed for 2000 patents and Barra said, "Think of it as a war chest of sorts." He further explained that the company is doing two things here: one is to systematically take patent licenses, and
the copper needed by traditional approaches. The inventor in this southern city and his patent will receive better protection after the adoption of a series of new or revised laws on protecting
The country has amended a patent regulation to give a clear definition of "patented pharmaceuticals" that are subject to compulsory licensing, amid a system that allows parties to exploit patented
As informed at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) conference, as of the end September this year, 980,000 patent applications filed in IT area, up 180,000 or 22% over last
Shanghai Shunlong Physical Therapy Equipment Co. Ltd. of China, regarding alleged patent infringement of certain adjustable-height beds and components for the beds. The beds are used in home health