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China - January 27 2012
The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) in China issued a circular seeking public feedback on the draft Provisions on Patent Mark Labeling (Draft Provisions), which, if issued, will replace the 2003 Provisions on the Methods for Marking of Patent Marks and Patent Numbers.
Hong Kong - October 25 2011
Hong Kong is looking at reforming its current system for granting patents which involves re-registering UK, European or Chinese patents.
Hong Kong - July 22 2010
In the case Abbott GmbH & Co KG v Pharmareg Consulting Company Limited, the Hong Kong High Court had to decide whether or not to grant a pre-trial injunction which extended beyond the life of the patent, against a number of generics companies which had obtained pharmaceutical product registrations (marketing authorizations) to supply generic pharmaceuticals while Abbott's patent was still in force.
