Wed, 24 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) released the top 10 IP cases and 50 typical IP cases of 2023, emphasizing the protection of IP rights, including a notable ruling on Siemens trademark infringement and unfair competition.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Court(SPC) released its 2023 report on intellectual property protection, highlighting a 3.41% increase in accepted cases, and a 117% rise in punitive damages awarded.
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2023, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court issued a bilingual guideline, based on international conventions and practical opinions from various institutions, on the supporting documents certifying subject qualification in foreign cases.
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued “Decisions to Amend the Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Intellectual Property Court”.
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2023, the Beijing High People’s Court released a 30-year English version of the Intellectual Property White Paper, detailing a substantial caseload and growth in intellectual property cases from 1993 to 2023.
Wed, 08 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2023, the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court of China accepted a case filed by Guangzhou Mengbian Information Technology Co., Ltd. against Amazon Services Europe Sarl for alleged abuse of market dominance.
Wed, 14 Jun 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released the “Intellectual Property Protection by Chinese Courts in 2022” in both Chinese and English, introducing the situation of courts nationwide in adjudicating intellectual property cases.
Mon, 12 Jun 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2023, China’s Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC-IPC) issued its 2022 annual report on intellectual property.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2022, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court issued the “Handbook for Evidence Presentation of Parties in Civil Cases Involving Computer Software Copyright” in both Chinese and English editions.
Sun, 23 May 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Liu Qiang 刘强
The damages of more than USD 20 million indicate the Chinese court's determination to strengthen judicial protection for IP rights.