China Updates Its Cybersecurity Rules - 31 October 2025
On 28 October 2025, the 18th Session of the 14th Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress reviewed and adopted the decision to amend the Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China ...
Zespri Awarded US$725,000 in Damages for China Plant Variety Rights Infringement - 30 October 2025
According to a China Daily report dated October 27, in late October 2025, the Wuhan Intermediate People’s Court issued a ruling on the plant variety rights infringement case filed in 2023 by Zespri ...
Hong Kong High Court Grants Leave to Appeal as to Whether Service by SMS Constitutes Proper Service - 26 October 2025
The Court recognized that the question of whether service of notice of arbitration by Short Message Service (“SMS”) constitutes proper notice, especially in a consumer arbitration context, raises an issue of general public importance deserving appellate ...
China: MOFCOM Implements Export Controls for Rare Earth-Related Items - 22 October 2025
On 9 October 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued Announcement No. 61 of 2025, introducing a new export control regime on overseas rare earth-related items. The decision is made is based on China’s Export Control Law ...
China Unveils Measures for Certification of Cross-Border Personal Information - 21 October 2025
On 17 October 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) promulgated the Personal Information Cross-Border Certification Measures ...
China’s SAMR Launches Investigation into Qualcomm’s Acquisition of Autotalks - 15 October 2025
On 10 October 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced that it has initiated a formal investigation into Qualcomm Incorporated for its failure to properly declare its acquisition of Autotalks ...
China Updates Rules for Internet Court Case Jurisdiction - 14 October 2025
On 11 October 2025, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (“SPC”) promulgated the Provisions on the Jurisdiction of Internet Courts ...
China Releases Draft Provisions for Online Platform Service Providers for Minors - 14 October 2025
On 16 September 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released the Draft Measures for the Determination of Online Platform Service Providers with a Massive Number of Minor Users or Significant Impact on Minors ...
China: SAMR’s New M&A Filing Specification Commence Operation - 30 September 2025
On 29 September 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the Specification for Notification of Concentrations of Undertakings ...
China: Court Protects Unregistered GIs under Unfair Competition Law - 26 September 2025
On 16 June 2025, the People’s Court of Panyu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province of China (“Court”) issued its judgment No. (2025) Yue 0113 Min Chu 16557 in the case concerning unfair competition dispute ...
China Issues Management Measures for Cybersecurity Incident Reporting - 22 September 2025
On 15 September 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) promulgated the Management Measures for National Cybersecurity Incident Reporting ...
The Beijing Internet Court Examines Originality in AI Copyright Case - 19 September 2025
On September 16, 2025, the Beijing Internet Court released a representative case concerning copyright disputes over artificial intelligence-generated content ...
China’s National Foreign Exchange Administration Releases a Package of Policies to Deepen Reform of Cross-Border Investment and Financing FX Management - 17 September 2025
On 15 September 2025, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) issued the Notice on Matters Concerning the Deepening of Reform of Foreign Exchange Administration for Cross-Border Investment and Financing ...
Legal Analysis on the “2025 Typical Anti-Unfair Competition Cases of the People’s Courts” Released by the Supreme People’s Court - 16 September 2025
On September 8, 2025, the Supreme People’s Court released the 2025 Typical Anti-Unfair Competition Cases of the People’s Courts, selecting eight representative disputes over unfair competition ...
China’s Newly Revised Arbitration Law to Come into Effect on 1 March 2026 - 15 September 2025
On 12 September 2025, the 17th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress voted to adopt the newly revised PRC Arbitration Law ...
Beijing Internet Court Releases Typical Cases Involving AI Issues - 12 September 2025
On 10 September 2025, the Beijing Internet Court of the People’s Republic of China released eight typical cases involving artificial intelligence (“AI”) at a press conference on the adjudication of AI-related disputes ...
China: Interpretation of the Action Plan for Stabilizing Growth in the Electronic Information Manufacturing Industry (2025–2026) - 8 September 2025
On September 4, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Administration for Market Regulation released the Action Plan for Stabilizing Growth in the Electronic Information Manufacturing Industry ...
China’s New Rules for Labeling AI-Generated Content Commences Operation - 4 September 2025
The Measures officially came into effect on 1 September 2025. This means that providers and platforms involved in generating or disseminating AI-generated content must implement both explicit (visible) and implicit (technical) labeling mechanisms to clearly identify synthetic content ...
China Seeks Comments on Draft Guideline and Evaluation Methods for Anonymization of Personal Information - 4 September 2025
On 27 August 2025, the National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity of Standardization Administration of China released the draft for public comment of Data Security Technology – Guideline and Evaluation Method for Anonymization of Personal Information ...
China’s GAC Releases Second Revised Draft of Administrative Measures for the Quarantine of Imported Plant Propagation Materials for Public Comment - 4 September 2025
On 23 August 2025, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) released the second revised draft of the Administrative Measures for the Quarantine of Imported Plant Propagation Materials ...
China’s Supreme People’s Court Issues the 47th Batch of Guiding Cases: Focusing on Judicial Protection of Data Rights - 3 September 2025
On August 28, 2025, the Supreme People’s Court released the 47th batch of guiding cases (Nos. 262–267), for the first time issuing a set of six cases under the special theme of “judicial protection of data rights” ...
China’s Supreme Court Clarifies Unauthorized Sales Do Not Destroy Novelty for a Plant Variety Right - 1 September 2025
On 27 August 2025, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released a guiding case clarifying a fundamental issue in the protection of plant variety rights ...
China AI Policy: Interpretation of the State Council’s “Opinions on Deeply Implementing the ‘Artificial Intelligence Plus’ Action” - 1 September 2025
On August 26, 2025, the State Council issued the Opinions on Deeply Implementing the “Artificial Intelligence Plus” Action (Guo Fa [2025] No.11) ...
Shanghai High Court Issues Final Judgment in a Landmark Software IP Case - 28 August 2025
On 30 July 2025, the Shanghai High People’s Court issued its final judgment in a closely watched dispute over software copyright and unfair competition between a leading restaurant ERP provider and a payment services company ...
Copyright Protection for Avatars — A Decision by the Beijing Internet Court - 28 August 2025
On August 18, 2025, the Beijing Internet Court released a case clarifying that Avatar images with originality can constitute works of fine art ...
Regulating Service Certification in China: SAMR’s Draft Guidelines and Their Impact on Certification Trademarks - 27 August 2025
On 22 August 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released for consultation the draft Guiding Opinions on Regulating Service Certification Activities ...
China: Launch of the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area One-stop Cross-border Commercial Dispute Resolution Platform” - 26 August 2025
On August 12, 2025, the Guangdong High People’s Court and the Guangdong Department of Justice jointly launched the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area One-stop Cross-border Commercial Dispute Resolution Platform” ...
China: Seller Found Guilty of Infringement for Using AI Deepfakes of Celebrity Voices to Promote Products - 25 August 2025
On August 20, 2025, the Beijing Internet Court (“the Court”) published details of an infringement case regarding the use of an AI deepfake of a celebrity voice to sell goods by a seller on its official media account ...
Proposed Text and Data Mining Exception in Australia for AI systems: Implications of the Productivity Commission’s Proposal - 25 August 2025
The Productivity Commission’s interim report proposes a new “fair dealing” exception to allow text and data mining (TDM) for AI training without the explicit permission ...
Analysis of the China’s New Draft Notice on Recall, Production Supervision, and Standardized Publicity of Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicles - 19 August 2025
In order to strengthen the safety guarantee of intelligent connected new energy vehicles, and to reduce traffic safety risks and consumer misguidance through recall, production consistency supervision, and advertising regulation, on August 13, 2025 ...
Protection of Trade Secrets and Risk Prevention: The Latest Guidelines and Practices of the Beijing People’s Procuratorate - 18 August 2025
On August 13, 2025, the Beijing People’s Procuratorate summarized case-handling experience and released the Guidelines on Trade Secret Protection and Risk Prevention ..
China’s SAMR Issues Guidelines for the Identification of Medical Advertising - 15 August 2025
On 13 August 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) in collaboration with the the two medical and pharmaceutical regulatory authorities, released the Guidelines for the Identification of Medical Advertising …
China’s SPC Releases New Batch of Guiding Cases Covering IP, Trade and Other Areas - 11 August 2025
On 31 July 2025, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (SPC) released 12 Guiding Cases on the Equal Protection of Private Enterprises and Entrepreneurs’ Legitimate Rights and Interests ...
China’s SAMR Seeks Public Comments on Draft Measures for Handling Complaints and Reports - 7 August 2025
On 6 August 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a public notice inviting comments on the draft Measures for the Handling of Market Regulation Complaints and Reports ...
China Issues Reporting Rules for Personal Information Protection Officers - 7 August 2025
On 18 July 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued the Announcement on Reporting Information of Personal Information Protection Officers ...
China: Judicial Interpretation II on Labor Disputes Issued – Non-Competes Limited - 6 August 2025
On 1 August 2025, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China issued the Interpretation II of Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Labor Dispute Cases ...
China: Supreme People’s Court Clarifies the Scope of Protectable Subject Matter for Utility Model Patents - 1 July 2025
On 31 July 2025, the Supreme People’s Court Intellectual Property Tribunal released a guiding case, providing important clarification on what constitutes protectable subject matter under China’s utility model patent regime ...
China: Proposed Rules on Anti-Circumvention Investigations in Trade Remedies Released by MOFCOM - 31 July 2025
On 30 July 2025, to improve its trade remedy investigation system, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (“MOFCOM”) released the Draft Rules on Anti-Circumvention Investigations in Trade Remedies ...
China - Review of Plant Variety Rights Invalidation Upon Request and the Examination of Distinctness: A Supreme People’s Court Case Commentary - 30 July 2025
On 18 July 2025, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court released a guiding case, involving the review of plant variety rights (PVR) invalidation proceedings ...
Beijing Court Interprets Standards on Determination of AI-Generated Content by Network Platforms - 28 July 2025
Earlier this year, the Beijing Internet Court concluded a case between an internet user and a network service provider regarding a dispute on marking online content as generated by AI ...
China: Copyright Protection for AI-Generated Content - 6 November 2025
Currently, China has established a regulatory framework for copyright protection of AI-generated content (“AIGC”) through judicial precedents and administrative regulations. While not explicitly addressing artificial intelligence (“AI”), Article 3 of the Copyright ...
China: An Examination of Corporate Data Protection Obligations through the Dior (Shanghai) Personal Information Cross-Border Transfer Case - 30 October 2025
In May 2025, an incident involving the cross-border transfer of personal information by an internationally renowned brand drew broad attention from the public and regulatory authorities ...
China Seeks Public Input on Draft Judicial Interpretation for Company Law - 19 October 2025
On 30 September 2025, the Supreme People‘s Court of the People’s Republic of China released the Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Company Law of the People‘s Republic of China ...
China: SAMR Releases Draft Revision of the “Measures for the Administration of the List of Seriously Illegal and Dishonest Market Entities” - 17 October 2025
On 9 October 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a draft for public comment on the Measures for the Administration of the List of Seriously Illegal and Dishonest Market Entities (Revised Draft for Comments) ...
China: CNIPA and Other Departments Jointly Issue Notice on Further Regulating Several Issues in Intellectual Property Asset Valuation - 25 September 2025
On September 1, 2025, the Ministry of Finance, the National Financial Regulatory Administration, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), and the National Copyright Administration jointly issued the Notice on Further Regulating Several Issues in Intellectual Property Asset Valuation ...
China Updates Legal Consequences for Cybersecurity Law Breaches - 17 September 2025
On 12 September 2025, the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress of China announced the Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China ...
China’s Top Court Issues List of Typical Anti-Monopoly Cases for 2025 - 12 September 2025
On 10 September 2025, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (“SPC”) released five typical anti-monopoly cases for 2025 ...
Shanghai Court Applies Punitive Damages in LEGO Trademark Case Worth RMB 35 Million - 11 September 2025
On 4 September 2025, the Shanghai High People’s Court released the final judgment in a high-profile case involving malicious trademark infringement of the famous “LEGO” brand ...
China’s SAMR Releases New Batch of Typical Administrative Cases Combating Trademark Counterfeiting - 1 September 2025
On 26 August 2025, to promote a market environment that respects and protects intellectual property rights, the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China selected ...
Shenzhen Court Recognizes Game Character Skin Designs as Trade Secrets - 5 August 2025
On 4 August 2025, the Shenzhen Bao’an District People’s Court published an article in its Judicial Insight column, discussing a recent case in which a defendant attempted to attract traffic and monetize unreleased game skins ...
China: Analysis of Typical Trademark Opposition and Review Cases for 2024 - 30 June 2025
To further enhance the role of trademark opposition and review procedures in combating malicious registration, protecting prior rights, and safeguarding public interests, the CNIPA Trademark Office released the “Typical Trademark Opposition and Review Cases of 2024” on May 16, 2025 ...
China Trademarks: Legal Reflections on the “Pantene 3-Minute Miracle” Trademark Dispute - 1 August 2025
The “Pantene 3-Minute Miracle” trademark controversy in China has sparked widespread debate at the intersection of trademark law, advertising regulation, and consumer protection ...
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 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 ...
Envy Apple PVR Protection Supported by China’s Supreme Court - RMB 33 Million Awarded - 12 March 2025
The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has issued a final decision in a widely published PVR enforcement case, upholding the judgment made by the Gansu Provincial Lanzhou Intermediate People’s Court ...
China’s Measures for the Identification of AI-Generated Synthetic Content - 19 March 2025
To regulate the identification of AI-generated synthetic content, protect the legal rights of citizens, legal persons, and organizations, and safeguard public interests, China has introduced the Measures for the Identification of AI-Generated Synthetic Content …
China Releases Guiding Cases for Judicial Protection of Plant Variety Rights - 27 March 2025
On 21 March 2025, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (“SPC”) released the fifth batch of typical cases of judicial protection of intellectual property rights of plant varieties ...
Interpretation of China’s Data Export Security Governance Regime - 19 April 2025
In April 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released a policy Q&A addressing key issues frequently raised by enterprises and various stakeholders regarding data export compliance ...
China Issues Security Requirements for Processing of Sensitive Personal Information - 25 June 2025
On 25 April 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China and the National Standardization Administration of China jointly issued a recommended national standard of Data Security Technology - Security Requirements for Processing Sensitive Personal Information No. GB/T 45574 ...
China National Intellectual Property Administration Releases 2024 Typical Cases of Administrative Protection of Intellectual Property - 1 May 2025
On 27 April 2025, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released 30 typical cases of administrative protection of intellectual property for 2024 ...
Hong Kong Issues Generative Artificial Intelligence Technical and Application Guideline - 8 May 2025
On 15 April 2025, Hong Kong’s Digital Policy Office (“DPO”) issued it’s “Generative Artificial Intelligence Technical and Application Guideline” ...
China: Analysis of the 2025 Revision of the Regulations on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants - 12 May 2025
On April 18, 2025, the Executive Meeting of the State Council deliberated and adopted the newly revised Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants ...
China’s Supreme Court Orders Full Compensation of RMB 1.5 Million in Legal Expenses Due to False Statements by Patent Infringers During Litigation - 14 May 2025
The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) published an article on 8 May 2025, entitled “The Impact of Dishonest Litigation Conduct on the Determination of Reasonable Expenses for Rights Protection” ...
Interpreting the Guidelines for Standardization of Intelligent Society Development and Governance (2025 Edition) - 17 June 2025
As artificial intelligence technologies become widely applied, human society is entering a new phase marked by deep integration of intelligence, data, and platforms. To systematically regulate the application of intelligent technologies in social ...
Beijing Court Sentences Four People for Infringing Copyright by Using AI - 18 June 2025
According to a report issued by the Legal Daily on June 13, 2025, the Beijing Tongzhou District Court delivered a judgment recognizing that “the defendant, an e-commerce company from Fuzhou was guilty of copyright infringement and sentenced to a fine of 100,000 yuan; the defendants ...
Interpretation of the Announcement by the State Administration for Market Regulation on Further Strengthening the Supervision of Consumer Product Recalls in Online Sales - 19 June 2025
On June 12, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the Announcement on Further Strengthening the Supervision of Consumer Product Recalls ...
Beijing Court Issues a Typical Case on Cross-Class Protection of the Well-known MICHELIN Trademark - 20 June 2025
Recently, the Beijing court released the top ten typical cases of judicial protection of trademark authorization and confirmation 2024 for the third consecutive year, including the cross-class protection case involving the well-known MICHELIN trademark ...
China Issues Measures on Supervision and Administration of Live-streaming E-commerce For Opinions - 23 June 2025
On June 10, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published a draft of the Measures for Supervision and Administration of Livestreaming E-commerce ...
China’s SAMR Releases Interpretations of Eight Typical Cases Involving Trade Secret Theft - 26 June 2025
On June 20, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced eight typical cases of trade secret theft ...
China Releases Draft Security Guidelines for Outbound Transfer of Auto Data - 27 June 2025
On 13 June 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (“MIIT”) published draft Security Guidelines for Outbound Transfer of Automobile Data ...
China: Legal Analysis on the Implementation of the Pilot Program for Expanding the Opening-up of Value-Added Telecommunications Services - 1 July 2025
On April 8, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (hereinafter referred to as the “MIIT”) issued the Notice on Launching the Pilot Program for Expanding the Opening-up of Value-Added Telecommunications Services (MIIT Communications Letter [2024] No. 107 ...
China - Key Revisions of the Third Edition of Guidelines for Security-Assessment Filing of Outbound Data Transfers - 2 July 2025
Since the first edition of the Guidelines in 2022 established the “mandatory assessment + four scenarios” framework, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has updated the filing details almost annually: the second edition issued in March 2024 launched a fully online system and streamlined the paperwork, while the third edition, released on 27 June 2025 ...
China's SAMR Issues Anti Monopoly Enforcement Report for 2024 - 4 July 2025
On June 7, 2025, the National Anti-Monopoly Bureau under the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) officially released the Annual Report on China’s Anti-Monopoly Enforcement (2024) ...
China Issues Administration Regulation on the Use of Commercial Encryption in Critical Information Infrastructure - 7 July 2025
Article 31 of the Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China requires the State Council to formulate relevant regulations to implement key protection of critical information infrastructure (“CII”). On 1 July 2025, the Cyberspace Administration ...
China Publishes Typical Cases of Illegal Competition Involving Product Quality - 8 July 2025
On July 6, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published a batch of typical cases involving violations of the law in the field of product quality in order to “warn production and sales units to strictly implement the main responsibility for quality and safety and actively create a safe and secure ...
China: CAC Publishes Notice on Launching the Reporting Mechanism for Personal Information Protection Officers - 22 July 2025
On July 18, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published a Notice on Launching the Reporting Mechanism for Personal Information Protection Officers (Notice) ...
State Council Issues Guideline to Scale Up 77 Pilot Measures from Shanghai FTZ - 14 July 2025
On 3 July 2025, the State Council released the Notice on Scaling Up Pilot Measures in Free Trade Zones to Align with International High‑Standard Economic and Trade Rules and Promote High‑Level Systemic Openness ...
SAMR Approves Over 300 M&A Transactions Unconditionally in H1 2025 - 30 July 2025
On 29 July 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced that it concluded a total of 339 merger control cases in the first half of 2025 ...
Beijing IP Court Affirms Protection of Plant Variety Rights via “Harvested Materials” under Revised Seed Law - 22 July 2025
On 21 July 2025, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court publicly released a landmark ruling recently rendered under the revised PRC Seed Law (2021 Amendment, recognizing that plant variety rights can be enforced through the sale of “harvested materials” ...