China: Licensing & Syndication

China's National Intellectual Property Administration has launched a comprehensive 2026 nationwide patent survey targeting approximately 13,000 patent holders and 40,000 valid patents across 27 provinces. The survey will examine patent creation, protection, utilization, commercialization rates, infringement cases, high-value compensation, industry-academia collaboration, and overseas patent activities to inform intellectual property policy development.

Rouse and Lusheng Law Firm have released their 2025 report examining intellectual property development and protection in China's film and television industry, launched at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival. The report analyzes three major industry trends—AI comic dramas, virtual idols, and global IP expansion—while providing comprehensive insights into policy changes, industry statistics, and landmark judicial cases that shape the evolving IP landscape.

2026年6月26日，十四届全国人大常委会第二十三次会议表决通过新修订的《中华人民共和国商标法》（以下简称“2026年修订版《商标法》”）。新法共9章87条，将于2027年1月1日起施行。

최근,리롱하아우(李荣浩) 노래 <<이백(李白)>>의 저작권 사건이 업계의 화제를 모으고 있다.싼이춘(单依纯)팀은 상업 콘서트를 위한 공연 허가 신청이 명확히 거부된 뒤에도 현장에서 공개적으로 노래공연하는...

中国の特許審査ガイドライン改正により、デジタルビデオ符号化・復号分野におけるビットストリーム関連クレームの権利化が可能になりまし

6月10日、タイ知的財産局（DIP）のオラモン・サタウィタム長官らの代表団が上海市知識産権局を訪問...

In 2025, Optis and Apple secured landmark judgments from the appellate courts of the United States and the United Kingdom.

My blog post yesterday, Global IP Protection: Why You Need a Strategy, Not Just an Application generated a lot of questions.

　華為（ファーウェイ）は11月11日、北京で開催された第六回イノベーション・知的財産フォーラムにおいて、2024年の特許ライセンス収入が約6.3億|