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CNIPA issues draft regulations on GIs – what you need to know

By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on December 5, 2023

On 18 September 2023 the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued the “Draft Regulations on the Protection of Geographical Indication Products for Comment” (“地理标志产品保护规定(征求意见稿)”). The draft regulations are open to public comment until 2 November 2023. Background The draft regulations are part of the CNIPA’s first-ever “Five-Year Plan for the Protection and Utilisation of...

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