A股首发上市（Initial Public Offerings，简称“IPO”）过程中，发行人的商标、专利、专有技术、版权等知识产权（Intellectual Property，简称“IP”），直接关系到发行人的核心竞争力、持续盈利能力等，历来为审核部门的关注重点。
本文侧重探讨的，系A股IPO法律规范框架内，被审核部门特别关注的商标、专利、专有技术、版权等广义的IP。
A股IPO法律规范框架内，与IP相关的核心规定主要散见于《首次公开发行股票并上市管理办法》、《首次公开发行股票并在创业板上市管理暂行办法》、《中国证券监督管理委员会股票发行审核委员会审核工作指导意见》等规范性文件。Continue Reading A股首发上市视野下的知识产权问题
by Alex Zhang King & Wood Intellectual Property Group
As the second largest economy in the world, China is emerging to the center of the world’s economic stage. This emergence has been accompanied by constant changes in its legal and economic sectors. The intellectual property sector also has witnessed numerous recent changes. There have been significant new advances in China’s national innovation policies. New trends in Chinese patent filings have emerged. A growing number of Chinese companies are creating their own IP and increasingly filing infringement suits against foreign companies and their local competitors in China. China’s third patent law amendment has materially changed patent practice and procedures in that country.
These changes and trends will have profound impacts on foreign companies doing business in China, especially in intellectual property areas. What are the best ways to deal with these important changes? The following several considerations should be evaluated in determining a company’s patent strategies in China.Continue Reading Key Considerations for Patent Strategies in China