As reported by the China Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the average examination time for invention patents in the country has been reduced to 15.6 months as of October 2024.

In two recent coordinated operations, S&O IP China, in collaboration with the Guangzhou Municipal AMR, Baiyun District Sub-Bureau, and Guangzhou Municipal PSB, Liwan District Sub-Bureau, achieved significant success by seizing 25,217 counterfeit goods bearing our client’s trademark.

An individual entrepreneur filed an application to register the designation "ALEXANDER VOLKOV" as a trademark. Based on the results of examination of the filed application, Rospatent refused registration of the trademark.

On January 31, 2024, the Myanmar Intellectual Property Department announced it is now accepting industrial design applications under Myanmar's new Industrial Design Law.