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”.
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Thu, 21 Mar 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2023, China's Beijing Internet Court issued a landmark ruling affirming copyright protection for AI-generated images, acknowledging the originality and intellectual effort invested by the creator.
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.
Tue, 21 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court awarded PANPAN a record CNY 100 million in a groundbreaking trademark infringement case against 'Xin Pan Pan,' underscoring China's robust stance on safeguarding intellectual property rights.
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2023, China's Supreme People’s Court confirmed Chinese courts’ global jurisdiction in SEP cases, upholding the lower court’s ruling in the OPPO v. Interdigital dispute over licensing fees for standard essential patents.
Wed, 08 Nov 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The "2023 Annual Report on China’s Combating of IPR Infringement and Counterfeiting" reveals a 153% increase in punitive damages in Chinese intellectual property rights (IPR) litigation over the past four years.
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.
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2023, China's National Intellectual Property Administration(CNIPA) approved the establishment of three new resident representative offices for foreign patent agencies, bringing the total to eight in the country.
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Under Chinese intellectual property law, courts may impose punitive damages on malicious infringers of intellectual property rights.
Wed, 05 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2023, a local court in Guangzhou ruled that a fanfiction “There They Were” infringed original author’s copyright. The case involves four works by Jin Yong, China’s most well-known wuxia writer.