China: Contracts and Commercial Law

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식별성을 갖춘 유명드라마 제목은 “일정한 영향력을 가진 상업적 표지”를 구성한다
A Chinese technology company successfully sued multiple entities for unfair competition after they produced and sold alcohol products using the title and stylized characters from the hit crime drama "Kuang Biao" (狂飙). The court ruled that the drama's title had acquired sufficient commercial recognition to constitute a protected commercial identifier, and the defendants' unauthorized use created consumer confusion about potential licensing or commercial relationships.
China IP
K
Kangxin
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AI Didn't Replace Lawyers. It Gave Us The 48-Page Contract.
Generative AI has made producing lengthy commercial contracts effortless, but the resulting documents often contain internal contradictions and provisions that work against each other. This analysis examines how AI-generated agreements create more legal work by automating the easy part—generating language—while leaving the hard part—exercising judgment about what belongs in a contract—largely untouched.
China Commercial
HS
Harris Sliwoski
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How To Divide Rights And Obligations For Jointly Filed Patent Applications
In the knowledge-based economy, technical innovation drives market competition, leading enterprises to adopt commissioned and cooperative development models to integrate external resources and achieve collaborative innovation. This article systematically examines the legal framework governing patent application rights in joint R&D arrangements, analyzing how parties' rights and obligations differ across development stages from initial research through patent maintenance.
China IP
AC
AFD China
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