Notice to the Profession Issued on Artificial intelligence use in the Federal Court of Australia
- 30 April 2025
On 29 April 2025, the Chief Justice issued a Notice to the Profession, briefly discussing plans for this study and inviting submissions from the legal profession ...
China’s Supreme Court Awards RMB53.5 million in Punitive Damages for NP01154 Corn Plant Variety Infringement - 29 April 2025
This case serves as a landmark decision, sending a clear signal that China is strengthening the protection of plant variety rights and taking a firm stance against infringement. Through the application of punitive damages, the ruling ...
Beijing Municipal Intellectual Property Office Issues Guidelines on the Registration and Transaction of “Data Intellectual Property Rights” - 28 April 2025
On March 27, 2025, Beijing Municipal Intellectual Property Office issued “Beijing Guidelines on the Registration and Transaction of Data Intellectual Property Rights” …
Copyright: Hong Kong Proposes to Introduce Data Mining Exception - 25 April 2025
According to a comment published on Ta Kung Pao on April 11, 2025, it is reported that the Hong Kong SAR plans to “improve the protection for the development of artificial intelligence technology under the Copyright Ordinance and propose legislative amendments to introduce specific copyright exemptions for text and data ...
Analysis of the Hong Kong Generative Artificial Intelligence Technical and Application Guideline - 24 April 2025
On April 15, 2025, the Digital Policy Office (DPO) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) released the “Hong Kong Generative Artificial Intelligence Technical and Application Guideline” ...
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 Expands Instant VAT Refunds for Foreign Shoppers: A New Step Toward Consumption Facilitation - 18 April 2025
In an effort to enhance the shopping experience for foreign visitors and further optimize the implementation of VAT refund policies, the State Taxation Administration of China has formally announced ...
China Promulgates Supporting Rules for its Law on Foreign State Immunities - 15 April 2025
On 26 March 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued a Notice on procedural matters related to civil cases involving foreign state immunity as a supporting rule for the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Foreign State Immunity ...
DOJ’s New Data Regulation: Implications for U.S. Businesses Working with China - 11 April 2025
On April 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) enacted a landmark regulation titled the “Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons” Rule (“the Rule”) ...
China: Interim Measures for the Administration of Compliance Data Reporting in Online Transactions - 10 April 2025
On April 2, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) issued the Interim Measures for the Administration of Compliance Data Reporting in Online Transactions ...
Australian Federal Court Considers AI Practice Statement - 7 April 2025
On 28 March 2025, the Australian Federal Court issued a notice discussing plans for the Court to issue a Guideline or Practice Statement on the use of Artificial Intelligence, especially Generative Artificial Intelligence ("AI"), by courts and in court proceedings ...
Cyberspace Administration of China Releases Draft Amendment to Cybersecurity Law for Public Comment - 3 April 2025
On 28 March 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released the Draft Amendment to the PRC Cybersecurity Law seeking public opinion until 27 April 2025 ...
Tesla Delays Rollout of Full Self-Driving Software Updates in China Due to Regulatory Issues - 2 April 2025
The recent pausing of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) plans further highlights the critical importance of product access and compliance management for companies. ...
China Issues New Regulations on Facial Recognition Technologies - 1 April 2025
On March 13, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the Ministry of the Public Safety co-issued the Regulations on Security Management of the Application of Facial Recognition Technology (the Regulations), which will become effective on June 1, 2025 ...
Establishment of Urumqi Free Trade Zone Court: A Specialized Tribunal for Foreign-Related Commercial Disputes - 1 April 2025
On 20 March 2025, the Urumqi Free Trade Zone Court (Urumqi FTZ Court) was officially inaugurated in the China (Xinjiang) Free Trade Zone ...
China Courts Delivers First AIGC Copyright Infringement Judgment in Jiangsu Province - 28 March 2025
On March 7, 2025, the People’s Court of Changshu in Jiangsu Province announced that it concluded a copyright dispute involving the AI Generated Content (AIGC), which is the first case of such type in Jiangsu Province ...
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 ...
Analysis of China’s Regulations on Implementing the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law - 26 March 2025
In March 2025, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China issued the “Regulations on Implementing the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People’s Republic of China” ...
China’s Measures for the Identification of AI-Generated Synthetic Content
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 Supreme People’s Court Model Judgment: Significant Increase in Punitive Damages for Copyright Infringement - 18 March 2025
In the second-instance judgment of the copyright infringement dispute between Guangzhou Tuchang and Anhui City Light Book, the Supreme People’s Court emphasized the significance of punitive damages in intellectual property protection. Instead of using the discounted transaction price from their normal business ...
China’s MCISTC Issues Digital Supply Chain Management Consulting Service Guide - 16 March 2025
On March 3, 2025, according to the Ministry of Commerce’s relevant industry standard project plan, the Management Consulting Industry Standardization Technical Committee completed the drafting of the industry standard Digital Supply Chain Management Consulting Service Guide ...
Shanghai Issues Several Measures to Support the Upgrading of Regional Headquarters of Multinational Companies - 22 April 2025
In light of evolving global economic dynamics, an increasing number of MNCs are relocating key operational functions to Asia-Pacific, on February 17, 2025, the Shanghai government issued ...
Key Time Limits in the International Registration of Trademarks under the Madrid System Designating China - 11 April 2025
With the acceleration of global business expansion, an increasing number of Chinese applicants are choosing to register trademarks internationally through the Madrid System ...
China’s Review of CK Hutchison’s Panama Port Transaction - 9 April 2025
On 28 March 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) announced on its official website that it would conduct an antitrust review of the transaction between CK Hutchison Holdings Limited ...
China Issues Implementation Measures for the Fair Competition Review Regulations - 20 March 2025
On February 28, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the Implementation Measures for the Fair Competition Review Regulations ...
China’s Supreme Court Issues Work Report - 13 March 2025
On 8 March 2025, the 2025 Work Report of the Supreme People’s Court of China was presented to the Third Session of the 14th National People’s Congress, which reviewed ...
China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate Releases the 55th Batch of Guiding Cases - 8 March 2025
On February 21, 2025, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate announced the 55th batch of guiding cases, which has attracted widespread attention in legal and social circles ...
China to Pass First Private Economy Promotion Law - 2 March 2025
On 24 February 2025, the 14th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress of China (“NPC”) reviewed the second draft of the Private Economy Promotion Law ...
Shanghai High Court Issues Local Judicial Opinions on Labor Disputes - 25 February 2025
The Excerpts of Discussion Views on Difficult Issues on Labor Disputes in the Application of Law (“Excerpts”) issued by the Civil Tribunal of the Shanghai High People’s Court has been officially implemented since 1 January 2025 ...
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 ...
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 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 … …
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) …
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
China Releases Measures for Compliance Audit on Personal Information Protection - 10 March 2025
On 12 February 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) published the Personal Information Protection Compliance Audit Management Measures ...
China to Set Up a New Technology Start-Up Fund - 12 March 2025
On 6 March 2025, Zheng Shanjie, Chairman of the China’s top economic planner, the NDRC, announced that they plan to set up a new USD1.5 trillion fund aimed at supporting technology start-ups in the country ...
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 Issues new Notice on Over-the-Air (OTA) Upgrade Management for Intelligent Connected Vehicles - 13 March 2025
To further enhance safety management in this field, on 25 February 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) have jointly issued the Notice on Strengthening the Admission, Recall, and Software ...