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16th Mar 2017

China revises guidelines for patent examination

China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) recently released amendments to its Guidelines for Patent Examination (2010), which will take effect from 1 April 2017.

China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) recently released amendments to its Guidelines for Patent Examination (2010), which will take...

13th Oct 2016

The pitfalls of employee-created IP

Preventing unnecessary losses from R&D activities in China - In this article, Oliver Lutze, Principal of Spruson & Ferguson, highlights some of the pitfalls to be aware of when...

Preventing unnecessary losses from R&D activities in China - In this article, Oliver Lutze, Principal of Spruson & Ferguson,...

13th Apr 2016

Tightened Intellectual Property Requirements for Obtaining the High and New Technology Enterprise (HNTE) Status in China – Taxation Implications

Since 2008 the Chinese government awarded a preferential tax status of HNTE to companies that work in special-high tech areas and fulfil the innovation requirements as listed in the...

Since 2008 the Chinese government awarded a preferential tax status of HNTE to companies that work in special-high tech...