'Yes, LEGO toys can be copyrighted as artworks', says Shanghai High People's Court in a criminal copyright infringement case in 2020, marking the latest judicial policy in IPR protection over decades.
In January 2021, the Decision on Establishing the Beijing Financial Court was adopted by the NPC Standing Committee. Following Shanghai Financial Court, Beijing Financial court becomes the second of its kind in China.
In January 2021, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the proposed Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Cases Handled Online by the People’s Courts (Draft for Comment).
In January 2021, the Ministry of Commerce indicated that the domestic review and approval procedures for RCEP had been launched since last December and made smooth progress.
In January 2021, China’s first case in application of provisions on personal information protection of the Civil Code was heard and ruled by Hangzhou Internet Court.
Compared with the 2019 Edition, the 2020 Catalogue has increased 127 items and modified 88 ones, further expanding the scope of encouraged foreign investment.
The IP Court of Hainan Free Trade Port is established to strengthen the judicial protection of intellectual property rights and to create a sound business environment.
On Dec. 24, 2020, the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) held the event of “Introduction to Intellectual Property Tribunal”, introducing its work in past two years and issued seven typical cases.