China: Functional features in patent infringement litigation

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China: Functional features in patent infringement litigation

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Yuheng Jiao and Jun Qiu of Liu Shen & Associates discuss the determination of functional features in recent litigation cases, and ask what applicants can do to avoid such a limitation

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