China: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

最高人民法院在一起专利无效行政案件中明确，评价发明创造性时必须整体考虑技术特征及其配合关系，而非孤立对比单个特征。本案涉及一项止

许诺销售”是指通过广告、橱窗展示或参加展会等方式，作出愿意销售商品的意思表示。未经专利权人许可而许诺销售专利产品的行为被中国《专利法》第十一条明令禁止，但关于违法者具体应当承担何种法律责任，业内长期以来存在较大争议。

The Supreme People's Court of China has issued a landmark judgment addressing the boundaries of patent infringement in the pesticide industry, specifically examining whether manufacturing...

China's Supreme People's Court has released seven guiding cases that establish new precedents for intellectual property protection, addressing critical issues from trade secret theft through employee poaching to malicious patent litigation. These landmark rulings introduce detailed enforcement mechanisms, clarify liability standards for online seed sales platforms, and strengthen remedies for copyright holders facing evidence obstruction.

It is still not easy or inexpensive to enforce a U.S. court judgment in China. And it is also far from automatic. But Chinese courts have become more willing to recognize and enforce foreign civil and commercial...

近年来，我国民商事案件执行问题虽经司法改革持续纾解，但被执行人恶意转移财产、逃避隐匿等拒执行为仍较为多发，既挑战司法权威，也损害了当事人合法权益。拒不执行判决、裁定罪（简称“拒执罪”）作为破解民商事案件执行问题的重要刑事法条，却因司法认定标准模糊、刑民衔接ߎ

The Supreme People's Court has issued a landmark ruling clarifying that patent inventiveness must be assessed holistically, considering all technical features and their coordination relationships together rather than evaluating each feature in isolation. This decision addresses a critical methodological question in patent examination: how should reviewing bodies properly evaluate the inventive contribution of interconnected technical features to avoid the trap of hindsight reasoning?

最高人民法院在一起专利无效行政案件中明确，评价发明创造性时必须整体考虑技术特征及其配合关系，而非孤立对比单个特征。本案涉及一项止

China's Supreme People's Court has issued a comprehensive 2026 Interpretation that fundamentally reshapes the punitive damages landscape for intellectual property disputes. The new framework introduces stricter procedural requirements, clearer standards for proving intentional infringement, and detailed methodologies for calculating damages multipliers. How will these refined rules impact litigation strategy and enforcement outcomes for rights holders operating in China's evolving IP regime?

在现代企业经营管理中，雇主责任风险已成为不可忽视的重要议题。雇主责任险以被保险人依法对雇员在受雇期间因工遭受人身伤害、死亡或职业

On November 13, 2025, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of the Regulations on Work-Related Injury Insurance (No. 3)...

美国大多数州都允许在民事案件中加入匿名被告...