Gaining influence

The Gowling WLG team provide an overview of key 2021 IP cases and developments in China

Jian Xu, Ivy Liang, Sophia Liu and Daniela Shaw - Gowling WLG

Although 2021 is still the year at the height of the pandemic, intellectual property activities continued to flourish in China. During the first half of 2021, China granted 339,000 invention patents, 1,327,000 utility model patents, 393,000 design patents, and 3,724,000 trademarks.