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On August 3, 2026, China published the revised Regulations on the Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits (集成电路布图设计保护条例). The revised text was adopted at the 91st executive meeting of the State Council on July 10, 2026 and promulgated on July 23, 2026. It takes effect on October 15, 2026, per Article 54 of the […]
On July 31, 2026, China’s State Council released the 15th Five-Year Plan for Intellectual Property Protection and Utilization (知识产权保护和运用“十五五”规划). Per the Plan, China will revise the implementing rules of the Regulations on the Protection of New Plant Varieties, improve the system for the protection of trade secrets, improve the anti-monopoly system in the field of […]
Only July 30, 2026, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the revised Measures for Administration of Priority Examination of Patents (Order No. 85) (专利优先审查管理办法（局令第85号）) effective September 1, 2026. Unlike the United States Patent & Trademark Office’s (USPTO) prioritized examination system, foreigners do not appear eligible to use China’s priority examination system. Priority Examination is […]
On July 23, 2026, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding International Applications Entering into the China National Phase (国际申请进入中国国家阶段常见问题咨询). A translation follows. The original is available here (Chinese only). I. Procedures for Entering the Chinese National Phase for International Applications 1. How to complete the procedures for entering […]
On July 29, 2026, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) held a press conference relating to IP and the 15th Five-Year Plan. Liang Xinxin, Director of the Strategic Planning Department of the CNIPA, stated that the “National 15th Five-Year Plan continues to include the number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people as a major […]
China has the largest volume of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) patenting activity in the world, according to a report published July 14, 2026 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The findings, detailed in WIPO’s Technology SPARK Report, “Patent Trends Update in GenAI,” extend the analysis from WIPO’s 2024 Patent Landscape Report on Generative Artificial […]
In a decision published July 13, 2026, the IP Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court of China has issued a final ruling in (2022) 最高法知行终255号, upholding the validity of a diagnostic device patent owned by EDAN Diagnostics, Inc. against an invalidation challenge brought by Guangzhou Wan XX Biotechnology Co., Ltd. The decision offers guidance on […]
The Shanghai High People’s Court has ruled against Shanghai Xiaoi Robot Technology Co., Ltd. (上海智臻智能网络科技股份有限公司) in a patent infringement action targeting three Apple entities, ending a dispute over whether Apple’s Siri voice assistant infringed a Chinese “chatbot system” patent. The judgment in Case No. (2020) 沪知民初7号 rejected all of Xiaoi’s claims, including a damages demand that, […]
On July 13, 2026, China’s National Copyright Administration (NCA) released the Implementing Regulations of the Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China (Revised Draft for Public Comment) (中华人民共和国著作权法实施条例（修订草案征求意见稿）) for public consultation. Comments may be submitted by mail or email through August 12. The current Implementing Regulations were last revised in 2013 and no longer align […]
On July 7, 2026, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published online its 2025 Statistical Monitoring Report on China’s Patent-Intensive Industries (2025中国专利密集型产业统计监测报告), offering a detailed assessment of how intellectual property-driven sectors are performing within the broader Chinese economy. The report shows that in 2024, patent-intensive industries generated RMB 18.04 trillion in added value, accounting for […]
Note: The decision discussed below (（2025）苏05民初617号) is a first-instance judgment of the Suzhou Intermediate People’s Court. It has not been published in an official reporter, and the defendant has indicated it will appeal. Only a single leaked page of the decision showing damages is currently available. The Suzhou Intermediate People’s Court has issued a first-instance […]
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