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Patent Linkage In China: What The First Decisions Reveal About ... - Mondaq News Alerts

Since patent linkage came into effect on 1 June 2021，more than 100 patent linkage cases have been filed and dozens of decisions have been issued by the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and courts. Recently, CNIPA and National Healthcare Security Admin istration (NHSA) jointly issued the Opinions on Strengthening the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the Field of Medical Centralised Procurement (the Opinions) on 30 December 2022. In this article, we provide a summary of the new developments in patent linkage practices in China and explore what the first decisions tell us about the direction of travel.

mondaq.com     Sep 21, 2023