China: International Law

Cross-border litigation presents unique challenges when serving process on foreign defendants, particularly for Chinese companies facing U.S. federal or Unified Patent Court proceedings. Understanding the fundamental differences between common law and civil law approaches to service, along with the requirements of the Hague Service Convention, is essential for protecting procedural rights and ensuring the enforceability of judgments.

优先权制度为专利申请人提供了关键的时间保护，但在生物医药领域，如何平衡抢占申请时间与完善技术方案成为核心挑战。本文通过对比中国、

The European Union's trademark system has developed a sophisticated framework for identifying and regulating malicious trademark applications, with 'bad faith' serving...

北京市が2026年中国国際サービス貿易交易会で発表した新ガイドラインは、国内特許予備審査と海外特許審査ハイウェイを組み合わせた迅速な審

Together with its smaller satellite islets, this tropical gem forms Hainan Province, the country’s southernmost administrative outpost.

Export-oriented enterprises face unique challenges when defending their trademarks against non-use cancellation proceedings, as their evidence of trademark use differs significantly from domestic businesses. This analysis examines how cross-border trade documentation, from customs declarations to overseas sales contracts, must form a complete evidentiary chain to prove trademark use under Chinese law. What specific documentation strategies can protect international traders from losing their core trademarks?

The European Commission's practice of fully deducting anti-subsidy duties from anti-dumping duties faces a challenge as EU tire industry representatives seek to impose both measures cumulatively on Chinese imports.

Chinese AI models have entered the global first tier in technical capabilities, with API pricing significantly lower than overseas products. Combined with domestic electricity cost advantages...

China's new immigration regulation introduces a significant provision allowing exit bans on Chinese citizens who violate export control or technology transfer rules that may endanger national, industrial, or technological security. This development creates potential complications for multinational companies operating in technology-intensive industries, as Chinese employees, engineers, researchers, or executives could be barred from departing China without prior notice, affecting cross-border mobility, joint