Patent Law in Greater China

Edited by Stefan Luginbuehl, PhD, Attorney at Law, Lawyer, Head of Department, European Patent Office, Germany and Peter Ganea, PhD, Deputy Director, Tongji Sino-European Innovation Policy and Law Research Center, Shanghai International College of Intellectual Property, China

'The patent landscape in China has changed dramatically in the past decade. This new edition of Patent Law in Greater China provides a timely reference to help us navigate these changes. Featuring expert contributors with diverse backgrounds and deep inside knowledge, the book provides comprehensive, contextualized analyses and strikes a good balance between scholarly analysis and practical tips. It should be on the desk of anybody handling patent matters in Mainland and Greater China.’

• ContentsPreface to the second edition xxiPART A PATENT PROTECTION IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: GENERAL1 China’s patent policy 3Stefan Luginbuehl2 Technology transfer in China 27Jyh-An Lee and Jingwen LiuPART B SUBSTANTIVE PATENT LAW3 Prerequisites for protection 59Yuanshi Bu4 Biotechnological, chemical and pharmaceutical inventions 83Toby Mak5 Software-related inventions 97Peng Liu and Butian Ma6 Employee inventions 135Qian Ma and Berrit Roth-MingramPART C PATENT APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION PROCEDURE7 Patent examination: a general outline 155Ming Deng8 PCT applications 197Toby MakPART D PATENT ENFORCEMENT9 Dual enforcement system and administrative patent infringement proceedings 213Ye Zhao10 Patent infringement procedures and remedies 225Oliver Pfaffenzeller and Xia Pfaffenzeller 11 Damages and compensation in patent infringement proceedings 275Binxin Li, Guangzhen Shang, Yue He, Yun Chen, Jacqueline Wang, Leon Li12 Grounds and proceedings of patent invalidation and its interplay with infringementproceedings 291Nils Heide13 Patent litigation 331Peter Ganea and Douglas Clark14 The enforcement of standard-essential patents 357Guobin CuiPART E UTILITY MODEL AND DESIGN PROTECTION15 Utility models 393Ming Deng and Peter Ganea16 Designs 423Ming DengPART F PATENT PROTECTION IN CHINESE TAIPEI (TAIWAN)17 General introduction to the patent system in Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) 459George J. H. HuangPART G PATENT PROTECTION IN HONG KONG SAR18 Introduction to patent protection 541Stefan Luginbuehl19 Introduction to the patent litigation system 557Douglas ClarkPART H PATENT PROTECTION IN MACAU SAR20 Introduction to the patent system 575Carlos D. Simões