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China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases “Opinions on Securing Technological Innovation with High-Quality Trial Services”
On January 6, 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released the “Opinions of the Supreme People’s Court on Serving Technological Innovation with High-quality Trial Services” (关于以高质量审判服务保障科技创新的意见). While many of the goals listed are very positive to hear, it seems the SPC is frustrated that its basic goals for improving IP protection haven’t been accomplished over […]
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Releases 5 Typical Cases of Trade Secret Misappropriation
On December 31, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released 5 Typical Cases of Trade Secret Misappropriation (五起侵犯商业秘密典型案例). Administrative enforcement via the SAMR provides an additional mechanism to enforce intellectual property rights, although damages are not available. Strengthening the protection of trade secrets is an important task to optimize the fair competition market […]
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Releases Typical Cases of Unfair Competition on the Internet
On December 29, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SMAR) released Seven Typical Cases of Unfair Competition on the Internet (七起网络不正当竞争典型案例). In May 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation formulated and issued the Interim Provisions on Anti-Unfair Competition in the Internet and accordingly the SAMR released these cases to “effectively guide business entities […]
China Releases the Sixth Five-Year Reform Outline of the People’s Courts (2024-2028) – Punitive Compensation for IP to be Improved
On December 25, 2024, China’s Supreme People’s Court released the Sixth Five-Year Reform Outline of the People’s Courts (2024-2028) (人民法院第六个五年改革纲要(2024—2028年)). Besides acknowledging the need to “continue to be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” and “thoroughly implement Xi Jinping’s Thought on the Rule of Law,” etc. the […]
Michael Kors Scores 5 Million RMB Damages in Beijing Trademark and Unfair Competition Case
The Beijing Haidian Court announced on December 23, 2024 that it ruled for Michael Kors against three unnamed defendants. The Court awarded 5 million RMB for trademark infringement of the MK trademark, unfair competition, and reasonable expenses. The Court also awarded an injunction. No appeal was filed rendering the judgement final.
A Conversation with an AI Bot About Patents
It’s hard being a nerd, but yes, I interviewed an AI Bot to learn more about how it “thinks” and how to better work with it, especially as it relates to patents. * * *Human: How does a Large Language Model (LLM) determine higher frequency phrases? Bot: An LLM like myself determines higher frequency phrases […]