Article 23 of China’s Patent Law provides that a design for which a patent is granted shall significantly differ from prior design. The provision bars any design substantially similar to prior design...

On September 27, 2019, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court (“SPC IP Court”) renders a judgment (2019) Zui Gao Fa Zhi Xing Zhong No. 32, confirming the validity of a utilit...