Choosing Electronic Evidence To Achieve Maximum Litigation Benefits

Electronic evidence facilitates litigation by reducing the once-costly burden of gathering evidence. Bin Zhang and Yifan Yang explain how steps China has taken over the past decade are helping IP rights holders enforce their rights today.

About a decade ago, when foreign rights holders wanted to take action against IP infringement in China, the burden of gathering evidence was so heavy that the rights holders often decided to drop the case because of cost reasons. This is no longer the case, as China has taken substantial steps to improve the environment for IP rights holders to better enforce their rights.

Acceptance of electronic evidence

The increasing acceptance of electronic evidence by the Chinese judiciary and law enforcement authorities has allowed foreign IP rights holders to fix infringement evidence at a much lower cost.