China Legal Trends provides up-to-the-minute comments on China's laws, regulations, policies and cases, as well as in-depth analyses on major events relating to Chinese law and insights on public documents.
As a column of China Justice Observer, China Legal Trends is updated daily.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, China’s Supreme People’s Court issued the “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law”, which refines the criteria for determining “counterfeit and confusion”.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
On 18 Mar. 2022, Singapore High Court rendered a ruling on Re Shanghai Xinan Screenwall Building & Decoration Co, Ltd [2022] SGHC 58, and considered the reference to “China International Arbitration Center” as a reference to “China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Committee” (“CIETAC”).
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the “Work Plan for the Pilot Program for Innovation in the Protection of Trade Secrets”(全国商业秘密保护创新试点工作方案) to provide rules for trade secret protection.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2021, in a case concluded by the Intellectual Property Court of China’s Supreme People’s Court, the court made a preliminary review on the “reverse payment agreement for drug patent” for the first time.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate issued the 35th batch of guiding cases on the protection of minors.
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued nine typical cases on judicial protection of minors’ rights and interests, including China’s first family education order issued by a local court.
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In March 2022, the President of China’s Supreme People’s Court reported to the 13th National People’s Congress, briefing the work of Chinese courts nationwide in 2021.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate issued the 34th batch of guiding cases, indicating China’s procuratorates have been actively engaging in online defamation cases, which were originally self-prosecuted by the victims.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, to protect EU companies’ right to file lawsuits in foreign courts, the EU brought contest against China’s anti-suit injunction at the WTO.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued the “Online Operation Rules of People’s Courts” (人民法院在线运行规则), which establishes a comprehensive online court system in China together with other two regulations.