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icy Watch: Comparison between the US and China as to Whether a Secret Sale before the Date of Filing Affacts the Patent Application
President?? Message
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Dear Members, 亲ç??????,
The following essay gives a detailed comparison on
whether an application on secret sale before the date ??¹¦è¯??æ¯?????äº?¸ç¾?¸¤?½å??³è??¥å?è¿?
of filing is patentable in the US and China. It fea- è¡??å¯?????ä¸???³è???????äº???©é?
tures the Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharms. é¢??ç«?????æ³???????????´ç?Helsinn
USA, Inc. case and points out the different interpre- Healthcare S.A. �eva Pharms. USA, Inc.
tations of related patent laws in US and China. æ¡????????è¿???¡å?ç¼??ï¼???ºä?ä¸??ä¸?
The analysis was performed under the guidance ?½å?ä¸??æ³???³é?é¢??å¤???¹æ????????
of our IPR Committee Chair and member of our
Board of Governors, Dr. David Buxbaum and his ??¹¦???究æ?????¨å?????½å?ä¼??è¯?º§??
firm, Anderson and Anderson. I am most grateful å§??ä¼?¸»å¸????????½å?ä¼??äº???????
to David for his generosity and contributions to our 以å?ä»???¨ç?ç¾??å®???©ä??¡æ????导ä?å®?
business community. ??????¨æ?对å?????????»¬ä¸??????¨ä?
Our Chamber, through its IPR Committee, has for è´¡ç?表示衷å???°¢????
many years led the way in helping to bring about
effective IPR protection in China. While China has ???ç¾????????å±?????è¯?º§??????å¤?
made substantial progress in the areas of legislation å¹´æ?ä¸??´è?????¨å??????????è¯?º§??
and enforcement, we were highly encouraged by ä¿????¸?½è?å¹´æ??¨ç?è¯?º§??????ç«??ä¸?
China?? decision that established intellectual prop- ?§è????å¾??大è?å±??å°¤å????è¿?¸?½å?å®?
erty courts in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. ?¨å?äº????海以??¹¿å·??ç«??è¯?º§??????
This move is already having a significant impact on è¿??äº??ä»??说æ???¤§????????ä¸?举æ?æ?
the adjudication of IPR disputes in China. With 对å????è¯?º§???纷ç?è£??产ç???¤§??½±
more than 90% of IPR cases filed involving Chinese ?????äº??è¿?90%???è¯?º§??¸ªæ¡?????ä¸?
companies against Chinese companies, the intellec- ä½??为ä¸?½ä?ä¸????»¬?¸ä¿¡?¥è?产æ?æ³????
tual property courts are benefiting foreign and Chi- 设ç?ï¼??ä»???©ä?å¤??ä¼??ï¼???????äº?¸
nese companies alike. AmCham South China will ?½ä?ä¸????????½å?ä¼??ä¸?å¦??å¾?ä¼?????
continue to disseminate accurate and up to date in- ä¸???¥è?产æ?æ³??æ³????????ç¡?????°ä¿¡
formation on China?? IPR developments to help our ???以帮?©æ????ä¼??ä¼???¨ä¸?½ç??????
members expand and grow in China. ?????
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President?? Message
ä¼???´è?
Dear Members, 亲ç??????,
The following essay gives a detailed comparison on
whether an application on secret sale before the date ??¹¦è¯??æ¯?????äº?¸ç¾?¸¤?½å??³è??¥å?è¿?
of filing is patentable in the US and China. It fea- è¡??å¯?????ä¸???³è???????äº???©é?
tures the Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharms. é¢??ç«?????æ³???????????´ç?Helsinn
USA, Inc. case and points out the different interpre- Healthcare S.A. �eva Pharms. USA, Inc.
tations of related patent laws in US and China. æ¡????????è¿???¡å?ç¼??ï¼???ºä?ä¸??ä¸?
The analysis was performed under the guidance ?½å?ä¸??æ³???³é?é¢??å¤???¹æ????????
of our IPR Committee Chair and member of our
Board of Governors, Dr. David Buxbaum and his ??¹¦???究æ?????¨å?????½å?ä¼??è¯?º§??
firm, Anderson and Anderson. I am most grateful å§??ä¼?¸»å¸????????½å?ä¼??äº???????
to David for his generosity and contributions to our 以å?ä»???¨ç?ç¾??å®???©ä??¡æ????导ä?å®?
business community. ??????¨æ?对å?????????»¬ä¸??????¨ä?
Our Chamber, through its IPR Committee, has for è´¡ç?表示衷å???°¢????
many years led the way in helping to bring about
effective IPR protection in China. While China has ???ç¾????????å±?????è¯?º§??????å¤?
made substantial progress in the areas of legislation å¹´æ?ä¸??´è?????¨å??????????è¯?º§??
and enforcement, we were highly encouraged by ä¿????¸?½è?å¹´æ??¨ç?è¯?º§??????ç«??ä¸?
China?? decision that established intellectual prop- ?§è????å¾??大è?å±??å°¤å????è¿?¸?½å?å®?
erty courts in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. ?¨å?äº????海以??¹¿å·??ç«??è¯?º§??????
This move is already having a significant impact on è¿??äº??ä»??说æ???¤§????????ä¸?举æ?æ?
the adjudication of IPR disputes in China. With 对å????è¯?º§???纷ç?è£??产ç???¤§??½±
more than 90% of IPR cases filed involving Chinese ?????äº??è¿?90%???è¯?º§??¸ªæ¡?????ä¸?
companies against Chinese companies, the intellec- ä½??为ä¸?½ä?ä¸????»¬?¸ä¿¡?¥è?产æ?æ³????
tual property courts are benefiting foreign and Chi- 设ç?ï¼??ä»???©ä?å¤??ä¼??ï¼???????äº?¸
nese companies alike. AmCham South China will ?½ä?ä¸????????½å?ä¼??ä¸?å¦??å¾?ä¼?????
continue to disseminate accurate and up to date in- ä¸???¥è?产æ?æ³??æ³????????ç¡?????°ä¿¡
formation on China?? IPR developments to help our ???以帮?©æ????ä¼??ä¼???¨ä¸?½ç??????
members expand and grow in China. ?????
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