The China IP SME Helpdesk supports small and medium sized enterprises in the European Union (EU) and the other countries of the Single Market Programme (SMP)* to both protect and enforce their Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in or relating to China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan through the provision of free information and services. These take the form of jargon-free, first-line, confidential advice on intellectual property and related issues, plus training, materials and online resources.
* Single Market Programme countries: EU member states plus Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine.
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china-iprhelpdesk [dot] eu (question[at]china-iprhelpdesk[dot]eu) (for all your IP related questions)
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helika [dot] jurgensonchina-iprhelpdesk [dot] eu (helika[dot]jurgenson[at]china-iprhelpdesk[dot]eu) (for support and cooperation in China)
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Latest news
Ms Pei Lyu, China IP SME Helpdesk external expert from GEN Law Firm, analyses the main changes in the amended Trademark Law. She also explains what these changes mean in practice for companies planning to register their trademark or managing their trademark portfolios in China.
This article explains the modifications to the rules concerning “same-day dual filing” applications in “The newly revised Examination Guidelines”, which took effect on January 1, 2026. The newly revised Examination Guidelines have impact on the same-day dual filing strategy.
This article highlights the most important articles for the rights holders concerning platform-responsibility and IP protection on w-commerce platforms, in the recently published draft amendments to the E-Commerce Law. The draft amendments will undergo public consultations and are not yet final.
Recently the draft revising the Regulations on the Implementation of the Copyright Law was released. This article analyzes the 5 key areas the draft targets and the 2 important changes concerning audiovisual works and registration certificates gaining "prima facie" evidentiary status.
Recently China adopted the amended Trademark Law (to take effect Jan 2027). This article points out that the revision shows “a shift from a system-centred on registration, to one that emphasises genuine use and penalises conduct that exploits the registration framework without a commercial basis”.