In Taiwan, an invention for an article or device may be protected by either an invention patent or a utility model patent. The term of an invention patent is 20 years, but substantive examination may ...

Recent guidelines from the China National Intellectual Property Administration, effective Jan. 1, have again put the spotlight on the value of Chinese utility models and the interplay between utility ...

Recently, the Nigerian Patent Registry unexpectedly directed applicants whose patent applications failed short of the relevant requirements to file the applications as utility models patents. The move ...

As uncertainty continues to loom over software patents around the world, is the utility model the way to go in the fast-moving industry? This was one topic discussed by panellists at Managing IP’s ...

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This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight Utility model patents are not a special type of patent in China, since ...

On December 11, 2023, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China announced its decision to amend the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “2023 ...

SHENZHEN, China, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CDT Environmental Technology Investment Holdings Limited (CDTG) (“CDT”), a leading provider of waste treatment systems and services throughout China, ...