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Beijing IP Court Releases 2024 Annual Cases
On April 30, 2025, the Beijing IP Court (BIPC) released their list of 2024 annual cases including 7 IP-related cases and 1 antitrust case. The Court explained that the cases “cover the four major intellectual property trial areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and competition and monopoly, involving innovative achievements in emerging industries in key areas […]
China’s Supreme People’s Court Designates Generative AI Case as Typical
On May 26, 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released the “Typical cases on the fifth anniversary of the promulgation of the Civil Code” (民法典颁布五周年典型案例) including one generative AI case in which the Beijing Internet Court held that an AI-generated voice infringed a dubber’s personality rights. Note that while China is not a common law […]
China’s Supreme People’s Court Designates Record-Setting Trade Secret Case as a Typical Case
On May 26, 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released the “Typical cases on the fifth anniversary of the promulgation of the Civil Code” (民法典颁布五周年典型案例) including one intellectual property case – the record-setting 640 million RMB trade secret case of June 2024. While the decision was a hollow victory as the defendant is insolvent and […]
CNIPA Permanently Suspends Three Chinese Trademark Firms for Bribery
On May 22, 2025, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released three administrative penalty decisions permanently suspending three trademarks firms from accepting trademark work. Per Tianyancha (geoblocked) and a court decision, one firm in particular was found to have bribed a CNIPA trademark examiner from 2013 to 2021 totaling 1.29 million RMB. The firm was […]
China’s National People’s Congress Passes Promoting the Private Economy Law With IP Provisions
China’s National People’s Congress recently passed the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Promoting the Private Economy (中华人民共和国民营经济促进法) with several intellectual property provisions. The Law goes into effect on May 20, 2025 and aims to “help create a stable, fair, transparent and predictable environment for the development of the private economy,” e.g., to […]
China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Releases Guidelines for the Construction and Operation of Patent Pools
On May 13, 2025, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) in conjunction with the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the Chinese Academy of Science released the Guidelines for the Construction […]