Sun, 16 May 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
China's Supreme Court's latest judicial interpretation (2020) sets out the standards for the application of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law in trade secret infringement cases.
Intellectual Property
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China's Supreme Court's Ten Typical technological IP cases (2020) covered both traditional and emerging technology fields and issued the first-ever “anti-suit injunction”.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 Insights Yanru Chen 陈彦茹
'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.
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
On 3 Feb. 2021, operators of China's largest Fansub - YYeTs - were arrested, reflecting China's judicial policy towards stricter sanctions for intellectual property infringements since 2019.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
The latest amendment of China's Copyright Law has come into force since 1 Jan. 2021.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Shanghai High People’s Court held that LEGO bricks constitute works of fine art.
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 China Legal Trends Yanru Chen 陈彦茹
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.
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 China Legal Trends Yanru Chen 陈彦茹
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.
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 China Legal Trends Yanru Chen 陈彦茹
The case of Shenzhen Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (2020) tried by Shenzhen IP court marks the first case in China where a “partial judgment with interim injunction" was handed down.
Sat, 16 Jan 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
China's Supreme People's Court issued the Opinions on Strengthening the Protection of Copyright and Copyright-Related Rights in November 2020, further clarifying how Chinese courts will protect copyright in litigation.