Avanci Licensor Initiates Patent litigation against BYD in Germany - 20 February 2025
BYD is a leading EV manufacturer, based in China, the world’s largest electric vehicle market and producer. China exported more than 1.2 million EVs, mainly to Europe, Southeast Asia, and South America in 2023. Avanci is a US patent licensing platform ...
China Court Determines AI Platform Liable for Infringing Copyright for its Generated Content - 19 February 2025
On February 10, 2025, the Hangzhou Court of the Internet issued a first instance judgment regarding an assisting infringement of the information network broadcasting right by an AI company in Hangzhou ...
CNIPA’s Latest Requirements for Non-use Cancellations for Trademark Registrations - 18 February 2025
By Article 49 (2) of the Trademark Law, a registered trademark that has not been used for three consecutive years without justifiable reasons may be subject to a cancellation ...
China’s Supreme Court Issues Copyright Infringement Decision in Byte Dance Case - 14 February 2025
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme People’s Court of China has found ByteDance guilty of copyright infringement and trade secret theft, ordering the company to pay Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Meishe) a total of RMB82.668 million ...
Reporting of Cybersecurity Incidents - the People’s Bank of China Issues Draft - 7 February 2025
To address the new challenges of cybersecurity, further regulate the reporting of cybersecurity incidents within the business domain of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), and better safeguard financial services and maintain financial security ...
China Introduces the IP Work Development of 2024 - 27 January 2025
On January 15, 2025, the Information Office of the State Council held a news conference where officials from the China National Intellectual Property Office (CNIPA) introduced the intellectual property ...
China Customs Issues Draft on the Registration of Import and Export Food Traders - 27 January 2025
To further regulate the management of import and export food trader registration, streamline registration procedures, and ensure the safety of imported food, the General Administration of Customs has drafted the Announcement on the Registration of Import and Export Food Traders ...
China Solicits Opinion on the Management of MCN Organizations - 15 January 2025
On January 10, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued a draft of the Regulations on the Management of Business Activities Related to Network Information Content Multi-Channel Distribution Service Organizations ...
China Solicits Opinion for the Certification of the Exit of Personal Information - 8 January 2025
On January 3, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the CAC) issued a draft of the Regulation regarding the Personal Information Protection and Certification on the Exit of the Personal Information ...
SAMR and CNIPA Release the Trademark Administrative Law Enforcement Evidence Regulations - 7 January 2025
On 26 December 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued the Trademark Administrative Law Enforcement Evidence Regulations ...
China Issues Draft Amendment to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law - 6 January 2025
On December 25, 2024, the 13th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress deliberated on the Draft Amendment to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People’s Republic of China ...
Analysis of China’s First Supreme Court Anti-Suit Injunction Ruling - 27 December 2024
On December 22, 2024, the Supreme People’s Court of China issued a global Anti-Suit Injunction (AASI) in the case of Huawei v. Netgear, ordering Netgear to cease obstructing Huawei from initiating patent lawsuits or enforcing Chinese court judgments through any global channels ...
China Releases Draft Security Guide for Generative AI Service - 20 December 2024
On 17 December 2024, the National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity of Standardization Administration of China (TC260) released the draft of the Practical Guide to Cybersecurity Standard - Security Emergency Response Guide to Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Service ...
CNIPA Issues Draft Guidelines on AI-Related Patent Applications for Public Comment - 13 December 2024
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has issued draft Guidelines for Patent Applications Related to Artificial Intelligence Inventions (Guidelines)to address the rapidly increasing volume of patent filings in artificial intelligence (AI) ...
China Issues Personal Information Cross-Border Processing Protection Requirements for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area - 27 November 2024
The Cybersecurity Standards Practice Guidelines - Personal Information Cross-Border Processing Protection Requirements for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area were recently issued ...
China: MOFCOM Issues Policy Measures to Promote Stable Growth in Foreign Trade
On 19 November 2024, the Ministry of Commerce of China (MOFCOM) issued a notice on Several Policy Measures to Promote Stable Growth in Foreign Trade …
China is Updating its Arbitration Legislation - 21 November 2024
On November 4, 2024, the Arbitration Law of the People’s Republic of China (Draft Revision) (“Draft Revision”) was presented for its first review at the Twelfth Session of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress (“NPC”) ...
China Releases FDI Statistics for the First Ten Months of 2024 - 19 November 2024
On 15 November 2024, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) released national foreign direct investment (“FDI”) statistics from January to October 2024 …
Beijing IP Court Issues White Paper Providing Stats for its Decisions of the Last Decade - 11 November 2024
On November 6, 2024, Beijing IP Court held a media conference and issued a bilingual White Paper on the Judicial Work of Beijing Intellectual Property Court in the Past Ten Years ...
China Releases Draft Customs Supervision Measures to Boost Cross-border E-commerce Exports - 11 November 2024
On 1 November 2024, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (“GACC”) published a draft Announcement on Further Promoting the Development of Cross-border E-commerce Exports ...
China’s MOFCOM Issues Regulations on the Strategic Investment of Foreign Investors in Listed Companies - 8 November 2024
On November 1, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce and five other departments jointly revised and issued the Regulations on the Strategic Investment of Foreign Investors in Listed Companies ...
China: Measures for Calculation of Illegal Business Revenue in Trademark Infringement Cases - 5 November 2024
In order to standardize the handling of trademark infringement cases, protect the legitimate rights and interests of trademark holders, and create a fair competitive market environment, on October 30, 2024 ...
China Expands Visa-Free Transit Policy - 20 December 2024
On December 17, 2024, the National Immigration Administration of China announced a comprehensive relaxation and optimization of the visa-free transit policy for foreigners to promote international exchange and cooperation and facilitate foreign tourists visiting China ...
China’s Second AI-Generated Image Copyright Infringement Case - 19 November 2024
In early November 2024, the Changshu Municipal People’s Court issued a first-instance judgment in the case where the plaintiff Lin Chen sued the defendants, Changshu Qin Hong Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou Gauss Air Film Technology ...
Administrative Trial Report of the Supreme People’s Court of China- 14 November 2024
On 5 November 2024, Zhang Jun, President of the Supreme People’s Court of China (“SPC”), delivered a report on the work of administrative trials by the courts at the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress of China ...
China ‘s SAMR Advises on Calculation of the Business Revenue in Trademark Infringement Cases - 8 November 2024
On October 30, 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) co-issued the Measures for Calculating Illegal Business Revenue in Trademark Infringement Cases ...
MOFCOM’s New Notice on the Recycling of End-of-Life Motor Vehicles - 22 October 2024
On 16 October 2024, the Ministry of Commerce of China (“MOFCOM”) released a Notice on Strengthening the Supervision and Administration of Recycling of End-of-Life Motor Vehicles ...
China Releases AI Safety Governance Framework - 24 September 2024
On 9 September 2024, National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity of Standardization Administration of China released the first version of the AI Safety Governance Framework …
China Releases Draft of First Medical Device Administration Law - 20 September 2024
On 28 August 2024, the National Medical Products Administration of China released a draft Medical Device Administration Law of China to solicit opinions from the public until 28 September 2024 ...
China Promotes Development of Its “Foreign-Related Legal System” - 10 September 2024
On 16 October 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out in his report at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that “high-quality development is the primary task of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way”. In September 2024 ...
Australia Issues Draft AI Guardrails for Comment - 5 September 2024
The Australian Government is seeking comments on its proposed AI guardrails … they’re due by October 4, 2024 ...
An Analysis of China’s Foreign Investment Security Review Measures - 1 July 2024
The regulatory landscape in China regarding foreign investment is gradually being established and refined, aiming to balance the benefits of foreign investment with the necessity of safeguarding national security ...
China Trade Secret Case Sees Record Damages - Geely vs. WM Motor - 21 June 2024
On June 14, 2024, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court announced the final ruling in a high-stakes legal battle on the intellectual property dispute where Geely, one of the largest and most innovative automakers in China ...
China’s State Council Issues Implementation Regulations for the Company Law Registration Capital Management System - 25 July 2024
To implement the provisions of the new “Company Law” concerning the registration capital management system, the State Council has promulgated the supporting administrative regulation “Regulations of the State Council on the Implementation of the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China regarding the Registration Capital Management System” ...
China and Italy Sign MOUs on GIs - 5 September 2024
On 28 July 2024, during the visit of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to China, the Italian Ambassador to China, Massimo Ambrosetti, signed two MOUs on GI protection, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing …
China Releases Cybersecurity Standards Practice Guidelines for Identifying Sensitive Personal Information - 26 September 2024
On September 18, 2024, the Secretariat of the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee released the “Cybersecurity Standards Practice Guidelines — Guidelines for Identifying Sensitive Personal Information” ...
China Issues New Data Export Management and Negative List Rules - 16 September 2024
On August 26, 2024, based on the Provisions on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Data Flow and other related documents, the Beijing Cyberspace Administration, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce ...
China’s Supreme Court Issues Typical Cases on Anti-Monopoly and Anti-Unfair Competition - 24 September 2024
On September 11, 2024, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released eight typical cases on anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition ...
China Issues National Standards on AI-Generated Synthetic Content for Comment - 25 September 2024
On 14 September 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released the draft Measures for Identifying AI-Generated Synthetic Content (Draft Measures), inviting public comments until 14 October 2024 … …
China’s Supreme Court Strengthens Judicial Guidance on Product Quality Cases - 11 October 2024
To legally protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, rural contracted households, and other entities, and to enhance judicial guidance on cases related to product quality ...
China Issues Draft Law on Promoting the Private Economy - 25 October 2024
In an effort to foster steady growth in the private economy and improve the business environment for private enterprises, China’s Ministry of Justice and National Development and Reform Commission released the …
First Cross-Border Data Transmission Dispute Dealt With by the Guangzhou Internet Court - 4 November 2024
On September 2, 2024, the Guangzhou Internet Court announced the judgement of a civil dispute case concerning cross-border personal data transmission ((2022) Yue 0192 Min Chu No. 6486) …