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Chinese courts see upsurge in criminal IP litigation
By Ai-Leen Lim, Ashley Zhao | Posted on June 16, 2025
On 21 April 2025 the Supreme People’s Court released an annual report entitled “The Status of Judicial Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Chinese Courts (2024)” (“中国法院知识产权司法保护状况(2024年)”), in both Chinese and English. This update will highlight some of the IP and trademark trends across China found in the report, including an increase in criminal cases and in cases involving...
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Lego’s copyright victory against Lepin in China
By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on December 14, 2020
Danish toymaker Lego wins another landmark case in China using copyright and anti-unfair competition to protect its market share of the US$15 billion toy and games industry On September 2, 2020, the Shanghai Third Intermediate Court announced sentencing of nine individuals to up to six years imprisonment and fines of RMB 90 million RMB (USD...
China Patent Law Update: Second Reading of Draft Amendments
By AWA | Posted on August 11, 2020
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress released the second reading of the draft amendments to the PRC Patent Law in July, with comments on the draft due by August 16, 2020. Compared to the previous draft amendments in 2019, the most significant change reinstates partial design protection. This was suggested in an earlier...
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