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China’s 2026 IP punitive damages interpretation took effect May 1, 2026. Review intent, serious circumstances, the calculation base, multipliers, prior penalties, and the limits of this general guide.
CNIPA’s March guide is nonbinding policy-interpretation guidance within the existing patent-law framework. U.S. companies can use it as a planning checklist for invention patent applications closely related to standards without assuming that every standards-related filing is standard-essential.
China trademark protection is territorial, and filing strategy involves more than selecting a Nice class. This guide explains seven decisions U.S. companies should make about timing, ownership, mark format, goods and services, search scope, filing route, and post-registration use—plus the 2027 law change now on the horizon.
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