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Newsletter August

2019-10-14

1. Ms. Jennifer (Youping) MA Elected as Committee Member of the Beijing Lawyers Association

The partner of Bridgeon Law Firm, Ms. Jennifer (Youping) MA, was elected as a member of the Patent Professional Committee of the Beijing Lawyers Association on August 6, 2019. The Beijing Lawyers Association has 70 Professional/Research Committees of different practice areas, with 58 professional committees and 12 research committees. The Patent Professional Committee is specialized in patent litigations.

Bridgeon Law Firm excels in handling large-scale IP lawsuits and advising on IP-related issues in a broad range together with business services.  Our firm is chartered to represent clients before all levels of courts as well as the China National Intellectual Property Administration. We provide tailored services to clients in the point view of their commercial needs. All partners and patent attorneys in Bridgeon possess sophisticated specialty and diverse practice. The listing of Ms. Youping MA is a recognition for our achievement and brand image in the IP industry. 



2. Reform and Innovation of IP Courts in Beijing

The IP courts in Beijing recently released a reform and innovation proposal of reinforcing the intellectual property right protection. This proposal was aimed to improve the legal and business environment in Beijing.

The following measures regarding litigations were proposed by the IP courts, including:
Re-formulating rules for evidences and reducing the difficulty of collecting evidences
Increasing the amount of compensation in IP cases
Reducing the trial cycle
Unifying the criteria for application of the laws
 


3.Enhanced IP Judicial Protection in Jiangsu Province

The Jiangsu Higher Court released a guidance of adopting an enhanced judicial protection for intellectual property on August 22, 2019.

This guidance is a part of reform and innovation in the IP area in Jiangsu, and is aimed to improve the judicial protection for intellectual property within the province. According to this guidance, a willful infringement will be punished and problems in IP protection, such as difficulty in evidence-collection, low compensation and lengthy litigation cycle, will be resolved to some extent. A number of measures are adopted in this guidance, including:
It will be fined and detained for those who obstruct evidence-collection.
Punitive damages will be awarded to the patentee under certain conditions.
Speedy trial and judgement will be applicable to simple cases.

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