Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

A U.S. company paid $177,000 to a Yiwu intermediary for three shipments, but only the first arrived. When the buyer sought legal help expecting to file a lawsuit, experienced international counsel recommended a different path: taking the matter to Chinese police as potential economic fraud. This case reveals when supplier disputes cross into criminal territory and why the right legal advice sometimes means not taking the case.

中国企業が米国で直面する知的財産権紛争が急増しており、2025年には2619件の訴訟が発生し、前年比67.32％増となった。特許訴訟と商標訴訟の両方が

销售，是指经营者将合法购入的商品外包装上的溯源码、...

中国の最高人民検察院が全国10か所に知的財産事件専門の検察拠点を設置し、技術革新に伴う複雑化する知財事件への対応能力を強化する。各ৣ

China's National People's Congress has released a comprehensively revised Trademark Law featuring 87 articles across nine chapters, introducing motion signs as registrable marks, strengthening penalties for bad-faith filings, and expanding protection for well-known trademarks. How will these reforms reshape trademark registration practices and enforcement strategies for businesses operating in China's evolving intellectual property landscape?

“南京绒花”是南京具有地方特色的代表性传统手工艺品，因其制作精美，又有“荣华”的吉祥寓意，常被妇女戴于发髻以做装饰，于2006年被列入江苏省非物质文化遗产名录。原告赵树宪是江苏省非物质文化遗产绒花制作技艺代表性传承人，其代表作品有“福寿三多”等绒花作品，为保证其创

中国企業が米国で直面する知的財産権紛争が急増しており、2025年には2619件の訴訟が発生し、前年比67.32％増となった。特許訴訟と商標訴訟の両方が

China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) have agreed to extend their Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program for an additional five years, maintaining the framework that enables accelerated patent examination through shared審査results.

最高检发布5件知识产权恶意诉讼惩治典型案例，涵盖实用新型专利、外观设计专利、商标权、不正当竞争等多领域检察监督案件。

China's new Provisions on the Protection of Trade Secrets, effective June 1, 2026, fundamentally transform how businesses must approach confidential information management in the digital age.

China's new Provisions on the Protection of Trade Secrets, effective June 1, 2026, fundamentally transform how businesses must safeguard confidential information in the digital age.

在（2022）最高法知民终1592号案件（简称“离心机案”）中，涉案商业秘密涉及离心压缩机选型软件和“基本级数据”，原告并未举证证明双方软件代码实质性相似或被诉软件实际使用的数据情况，人民法院采纳原告的“反推式”论证方法，认定被告侵害原告商业秘密并承担高达1.6亿元的损害赔偿。