Definition of software-related inventions China has paid attention to the issue of the patentability of invention applications relating to computer programs for a long time now.

Some of the most important Chinese Inventions include the compass, gunpowder, paper, printing and moveable type, and much more.

Accused for years of copying the technologies of other countries, China now dominates the renewable energy landscape not just ...

In November 2019, the China National Intellectual Property Agency (CNIPA) issued new patent examination guidelines for applying China's "inventive step" requirement, the patentability standard ...

Development of legal provisions The provisions of the Chinese Patent Law regarding foreign patent applications for inventions developed in China have shifted from the initial "obligation to file first ...

A Chinese flag is seen as Liu Wanyong performs on his invention, an improvised bicycle which is held afloat by plastic tubes, in Zhenning, Guizhou province, August 29, 2013.

In China, “inventions or utility models, of which the substantive content of the technical solution is completed within the territory of China” (Rule 8, Implementing Regulations of the Chinese Patent ...

Per statistics released by China’s Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) on July 14, 2025, Chinese invention patent grants are down 28.75% in the first half of 2025 versus the first half ...

Researchers injected "afterglow" phosphor particles into succulents to create the world's first multicolored glow-in-the-dark ...

SENATE Bipartisan bill would ban China, 'hostile' countries from manufacturing inventions funded by US taxpayers The Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 follows revelations that Biden's Dept. of ...