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China's Supreme People's Court has issued comprehensive judicial guidance on AI-related intellectual property disputes, establishing new frameworks for determining liability in AI-generated content infringement, open-source software responsibilities, and patent protection. The Opinion addresses critical questions about evidence requirements, data protection strategies, and contractual obligations that enterprises must navigate when developing, deploying, or commercializing AI technologies in China.

China's amended Trademark Law takes effect on 1 January 2027. On 28 September 2026, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released for comment the Measures for Handling Trademark Matters under the Amended Trademark Law (the "Measures") and the Trademark Examination and Adjudication Guidelines (the "Guidelines").

Traditional containers represent a relatively mature category in the mechanical field, where a vast amount of prior art literature exists, examination standards are stringent, the threshold for inventiveness is high, and the overall grant rate is relatively low.

In advising foreign clients, we occasionally encounter the following situation: a foreign company enters into a technical collaboration with a Chinese company and, in the course of the project, provides its Chinese partner with technical documentation, design drawings, or even core process parameters.

中国最高人民法院は2026年の全国食料安全宣伝週間に合わせ、植物新品種保護に関する典型事例5件を発表した。水稲、小麦、トウモロコシなどの

Unauthorised trademark licence recordals are being uncovered in China. When undetected, these seemingly legitimate recordals can expose foreign brands to serious commercial and reputational harm.