China: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

China's Supreme People's Court has issued its first public decision clarifying the country's inventorship standards, revealing significant differences from U.S. patent law...

上海知識産権法院は「栄耀（HONOR）」など著名ブランドを巡る商標権侵害事件について集中的に審理を行い、悪意あるブランドへの便乗や反復的

Exploring the legal enforceability of back-to-back payment clauses across multiple jurisdictions, this analysis examines how different countries treat "Pay If Paid" versus "Pay When Paid" provisions in construction contracts. The article reveals critical differences in judicial approaches to risk allocation between contractors and subcontractors when upstream payments are delayed or never materialize.

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

上海知識産権法院は「栄耀（HONOR）」など著名ブランドを巡る商標権侵害事件について集中的に審理を行い、悪意あるブランドへの便乗や反復的

在假冒注册商标案件的司法实践中，谅解书常常成为决定案件走向的关键因素。当犯罪嫌疑人通过赔偿获得被侵权人的谅解后，这份看似简单的文书...

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?

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...