Online Course: China Patent Update 2021

Detailed programme

Course: from 09:00 - 13:15 CET
Pre-Meeting: 31 May 2021

Changes to Design Patents

• Increase in term to 15 years - why it will make a difference?
• Why design patents can now support protection of inventions/innovation better than ever?

Changes to Patent Enforcement

• Administrative enforcement - an 'upgrade' or 'opportunity missed'?
• Civil litigation - more flexibility, greater levels of compensation, and the 'dawn of'

punitive damages?

Obligation of 'Good Faith' And 'Abuse of Patent Rights'

• Just another way to restrict dominant-technology companies from effectively enforcing patents?

Good News for The Pharmaceutical Industry... or Is It?

• Patent-term extension / compensation - how should it work in practice?
• Patent linkage - has it finally arrived or merely 'smoke & mirrors'?

Public Policy Provisions and Objectives

• Grace periods
• Open licensing
• Of employees and inventions

Widening Scope for Software And Business Method Patenting?

Patent Law Implementation Rules / Guidelines

What Will Be The Practical Impact And What to Expect Next in Light of The 14th 5-Year Plan And China Manufacturing Initiative (CMI) and ...?

Detailed programme

Course: from 09:00 - 13:15 CET
Pre-Meeting: 31 May 2021

Changes to Design Patents

• Increase in term to 15 years - why it will make a difference?
• Why design patents can now support protection of inventions/innovation better than ever?

Changes to Patent Enforcement

• Administrative enforcement - an 'upgrade' or 'opportunity missed'?
• Civil litigation - more flexibility, greater levels of compensation, and the 'dawn of'

punitive damages?

Obligation of 'Good Faith' And 'Abuse of Patent Rights'

• Just another way to restrict dominant-technology companies from effectively enforcing patents?

Good News for The Pharmaceutical Industry... or Is It?

• Patent-term extension / compensation - how should it work in practice?
• Patent linkage - has it finally arrived or merely 'smoke & mirrors'?

Public Policy Provisions and Objectives

• Grace periods
• Open licensing
• Of employees and inventions

Widening Scope for Software And Business Method Patenting?

Patent Law Implementation Rules / Guidelines

What Will Be The Practical Impact And What to Expect Next in Light of The 14th 5-Year Plan And China Manufacturing Initiative (CMI) and ...?

Detailed programme

Detailed programme

Course: from 09:00 - 13:15 CET
Pre-Meeting: 31 May 2021

Course: from 09:00 - 13:15 CET
Pre-Meeting: 31 May 2021

Changes to Design Patents

• Increase in term to 15 years - why it will make a difference?
• Why design patents can now support protection of inventions/innovation better than ever?

Changes to Patent Enforcement

• Administrative enforcement - an 'upgrade' or 'opportunity missed'?
• Civil litigation - more flexibility, greater levels of compensation, and the 'dawn of'

punitive damages?

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