China: Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Well-known trademark protection provides expanded safeguards for brands with high reputation and influence, yet malicious trademark squatting and cross-class imitation pose growing challenges. This analysis examines a landmark Beijing Intellectual Property Court case involving a luxury automobile brand to illuminate the recognition criteria for well-known trademarks and the application of cross-class protection under China's 2019 Trademark Law.

The Supreme People's Court has issued a landmark ruling on inventor attribution rights in patent disputes, establishing clear standards for proving substantive creative contribution. In a case where a chip architecture engineer discovered his technical work had been used without permission in four patent applications filed by a colleague from another department, the court examined evidence including technical documents, timing of submissions, professional backgrounds, and witness testimony to determine true

最高人民法院对一起发明创造发明人署名权纠纷作出终审判决。该判决明确，发明人署名权纠纷案件中，当事人主张其为发明创造的发明人的，应就其对发明创造作出实质性贡献承担举证责任。