Patent Litigation and China: Next Hub for IP?

We tend to focus on intellectual property rights in the United States. But China is becoming a major player in both filings and enforcement of IP. As a result of its efforts to become a nation of innovators, China is becoming a popular place to file patent applications. From 2010 to 2012, patent applications in China represented 73 percent of the world’s increase in filings. According to a recent National Patent Development Strategy, China intends to have 2 million patent applications in 2020. (By comparison, the U.S. had 571,000 patent applications in 2013.)

What incentives has China come up with to reduce the cost of patent filings? Read more about  Patent Litigation.

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In addition to Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas.  He also co-founded Project K, a charity devoted to changing the world one random act of kindness at a time.  Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer.