{"id":11669,"date":"2023-02-06T07:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T07:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/?p=11669"},"modified":"2025-04-23T09:34:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T09:34:23","slug":"the-5-biggest-china-ip-stories-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/the-5-biggest-china-ip-stories-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 biggest China IP stories of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year was another remarkable year for intellectual property (IP) in China and around the world. Peter Mumford<\/strong>, senior associate with Potter Clarkson LLP<\/strong>, provides a brief overview of some of the top IP developments from 2022 that may be of interest to businesses in China and the UK<\/h2>\n

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China Joins WIPO\u2019s Hague System And The Marrakesh Treaty<\/h4>\n

Two of the most significant developments of 2022 were the coming into force in China of the Hague Agreement and the Marrakesh Treaty, on 5 May 2022.<\/p>\n

The Hague Agreement is an international treaty administered by WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organisation) that is related to the international registration of industrial designs. The \u2018Hague System\u2019 provides simple and convenient procedures for applicants to register an industrial design in multiple countries by filing a single application, filed in one language with one set of fees. China\u2019s entry into the System should help Chinese designers protect and promote their designs in the 94 countries, including the UK, covered by the System more conveniently and cost-effectively. Moreover, foreign designers should find it easier to enter the Chinese market.<\/p>\n

China became the 85th party to the Marrakesh Treaty, the only human rights treaty in the world in the field of copyright, which aims to provide access to and use of copyright works for people who are blind or visually impaired, in order to guarantee access to culture and education. China\u2019s entry into the Treaty should increase opportunities for the blind and visually impaired in China to obtain copyright works and promote the overseas dissemination of Chinese works.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s ascension to the Hague System and the Marrakesh Treaty represents significant steps in global cooperation of these important agreements and should promote confidence in the users and beneficiaries of those systems.<\/p>\n