August 2024

1. The Three Major Events in the Intellectual Property Community Are About to Begin - Sanyou Looks Forward to Meeting You

In the near future, the three major events in the intellectual property community are about to commence. Sanyou eagerly anticipates meeting you in Beijing, Tokyo, and Hangzhou, and sincerely invites you to visit our booths to share industry hot topics, explore unlimited cooperation possibilities, and enjoy the intellectual property feast together!

Event Overview:

（1）The 13th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference in Beijing

Introduction: Established in 2010, the Intellectual Property Annual Conference focuses on hot topics and cutting-edge trends in the field of intellectual property including patents, trademarks, geographical indications, and the like, and builds a platform for international exchange and cooperation in the field of intellectual property.

Date: September 13-14, 2024 (Friday-Saturday) .

Location: Zhongguancun International Innovation Center - Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone Exhibition Center, Beijing, China.

Sanyou’s Booth: Exhibition Center B37, B54.

（2）[2024 Intellectual Property & Information Annual Conference] in Tokyo, Japan

Introduction: The 2024 Intellectual Property & Information Annual Conference covers various information on intellectual property, including patents and trademarks. The conference is unprecedented in scale and rich in content, and can provide essential intellectual property information necessary for research, technology development, rights acquisition, and industrialization. It can be regarded as a bridge between intellectual property information providers and users in Japan and even the world.

Date: October 2-4, 2024 (Wednesday-Friday) 10:00-17:00.

Location: Tokyo BigSight, Japan (東京ビッグサイト).

Sanyou’s Booth: West Exhibition Hall, Hall 3, Booth W3-17.

（3）AIPPI World Intellectual Property Congress in Hangzhou, China

Introduction: AIPPI, for the first time in its 127 year's history, will hold the World Intellectual Property Congress in China, with an expected attendance of 1,500 guests from over 80 countries and regions.

Date: October 19-22, 2024 (Saturday-Tuesday) .

Location: Hangzhou International Expo Center (HIEC), Hangzhou, China.

Sanyou’s Booth: C05.

2. General Manager of Sanyou, DANG Xiaolin, was elected as Chairman of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Professional Committee of the Beijing Patent Attorneys Association

Recently, the establishment meeting of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Professional Committee of the Beijing Patent Attorneys Association and the themed salon on litigation and dispute resolution were successfully held. Through voting, DANG Xiaolin, General Manager of Sanyou, was elected as the Chairman of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Professional Committee of the Beijing Patent Attorneys Association.

At the founding meeting, Chairman DANG Xiaolin and the members present jointly discussed the future development and key works of the Litigation and Dispute Committee, and raised the vision of working together with all members of the committee to tackle challenges and contribute to promoting the high-quality development of China's intellectual property industry.

3. Guangdong Provincial High People's Court released 2023 Administrative Litigation White Paper and Top 10 Typical Cases

The Guangdong Provincial High People's Court has released the 2023 Administrative Litigation White Paper and Top 10 Typical Cases. The white paper shows that in 2023, the courts in Guangdong Province received 25365 new administrative cases of first instance, marking a year-on-year decrease of 1.3; and closed 26029 cases. And 15603 new administrative cases of second instance were received, marking a year-on-year decrease of 11.8. 43374 new non-litigation cases involving administrative examinations were received, and 43536 cases were concluded, marking a year-on-year decrease of 0.52.

The attendance rate of administrative officials at all levels in Guangdong Province reached 15000, marking a year-on-year increase of 10.9. 40083 administrative actions were approved for compulsory execution, with an approval rate of 92.1.

Top 10 Typical Cases of Administrative Litigation in Guangdong Courts for 2023 Released：

1. A certain asset management company and Chen XX sued the Guangdong Regulatory Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission for confiscating illegal gains and fines.

2. Yang XX sues Nansha District Branch of Guangzhou Public Security Bureau and Nansha District People's Government of Guangzhou for ordering suspension of business for rectification, fines, and administrative reconsideration.

3. Zhao XX sues Shenzhen Market Supervision Administration for Industrial and Commercial Registration.

4. X Precision Industry Co., Ltd. sues the Shaoguan Natural Resources Bureau for administrative dispute resolution.

5. A technology company sues the Dongguan Ecological Environment Bureau for administrative penalties.

6. Case of an economic union suing Foshan Natural Resources Bureau and Yanghe Town People's Government of Gaoming District, Foshan City for non-performance of administrative agreement.

7. Liang sues Deqing County Civil Affairs Bureau for Marriage Registration.

8. Wu X sues Maoming Transportation Bureau for Administrative Penalty.

9. Guangdong X Technology Company sues Jieyang Municipal People's Government for Franchise License.

10. A ceramic company sues the Chao'an District Bureau of Statistics and the Chao'an District People's Government of Chaozhou City for administrative penalties and administrative reconsideration.

4. The CNIPA issued the Statistical Analysis Report on the Patents of the Core Industries of the Digital Economy

According to the Statistical Analysis Report on the Patents of the Core Industries of the Digital Economy recently released by the CNIPA in 2023, the global number of invention patents granted in the core industries of the digital economy reached 888000, up by 11.7 year on year, accounting for 44.4 of the number of invention patents granted globally, marking an increase of 5.8  over 2016. As of the end of 2023, the global number of effective invention patents in the core industries of the digital economy was 6.524 million, accounting for 44.5 of the global number of effective invention patents.

2016-2023 Global number of granted invention patents for core industries of the digital economy

As of the end of 2023, a total of 93 countries (regions) has 351,000 valid invention patents for the core industries of the digital economy in China, accounting for 39.1 of the valid invention patents of other countries in China. Among them, the 19,000 enterprises own 344,000. The top 10 enterprises are Japan (115,000), the United States (101,000), South Korea (43,000), Germany (24000), the Cayman Islands (12,000), the Netherlands (8,657), France (7,661), Sweden (6,391), Switzerland (4,923), and Singapore (4,536).

As of the end of 2023, among the global top 100 patent holders for effective invention patents in the core industries of the digital economy, 37 were in Japan, 26 were in China, 21 were in the United States, 7 were in South Korea, 4 were in Germany, 2 were in Sweden, 2 were in the Netherlands, and 1 was in Canada. Among the top 100 patent holders, apart from 6 universities and 2 research institutions, the rest were all enterprises.

5. The CNIPA released the Statistical Analysis Report on Green and Low-carbon Patents

The Statistical Analysis Report on Green and Low-carbon Patents recently released by the CNIPA shows that 193,000 green low carbon patent applications were published globally in 2023, with a year-on-year growth rate of 13, reaching a double-digit growth for the first time, and hitting a new high since 2017. The number of patent grants was 95,000, marking a year-on-year increase of 5.2.

In terms of the number of green and low-carbon patent applications published, in 2023, LG Group of South Korea won the first place for seven consecutive years with 7,691 published filings; China’s CATL entered the top ten in 2021 and steadily rose to 2nd place with 5,738 published filings in 2023. Following them are State Grid Corporation of China (5569), China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (2285), and Panasonic Corporation of Japan (2250).

From 2016 to 2023, the total number of green and low-carbon patent applications published globally has reached 1.276 million, with an average annual growth rate of 4.7. The total number of patent grants is 649,000, with an average annual growth rate of 4.8. The number of green and low-carbon international patent families originating from Japanese applicants ranks the first (27,000, accounting for 24.3), followed by China (18,000, accounting for 16.0), the United States (17000, accounting for 15.5), South Korea (14,000, accounting for 12.5), and Germany (10,000, accounting for 9.3).