On 15 Dec. 2020, Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court issued the Guiding Opinions on the Application of Punitive Damages to Disputes over Civil Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights (关于知识产权民事侵权纠纷适用惩罚性赔偿的指导意见).
On 14 Dec. 2020, China National Intellectual Property Administration issued the first batch of Guiding Cases on administrative enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Judge Shen Hongyu of China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) talked about the SPC's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nov. 2020, and introduced cross-border dispute resolution in the post-pandemic era.
Tianjing enacted the Regulation of Social Credit of Tianjin Municipality, which will come into force as of 1 Jan. 2021, prohibiting to collect biometric data such as facial recognition information.
Samming Intermediate Court in Fujian rendered a first-instance judgment on the case of returning the Buddha statue with the mummified body of Zhanggong Zushi.