China Criticizes US Patent Rule Revision as Discriminatory (1)

China criticized the US Patent and Trademark Office’s recently revised transparency rules on patent invalidation petitions as a “discriminatory restriction” on Chinese companies’ rights.

• The US move in the name of national security has violated its international obligations on intellectual property protection, China’s Ministry of Commerce saidin statement on Tuesday
• China will take necessary measures to protect Chinese firms’ rights, it added
• NOTE: Trump Patent Chief Requires Party Disclosures for Validity Cases

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