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13 terms were amended to be compatible with the Civil Code of the PRC effective on January 1, 2022.

The Supreme People's Procuratorate released data on major cases handled by procuratorial organs throughout the country from January to June of 2021.

On 24 June 2022, the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China published an article in Question & Answer format in respect of legal assistance in international civil and commercial cases.

A revision of the PRC Civil Procedure Law ("CPL") that comes into force on 1 January 2013 aims to strengthen court efficiency, clarify the rules of evidence and rights of litigants, and improve judicial transparency.

There was therefore uncertainty in the application of the time limit as well as the retrospective effect of the 3-year time limit, which led to the SPC's clarification.

The Interpretation on the Application of the Civil Procedure Law of PRC (the "Interpretation") was issued by the Supreme People's Court on January 30, 2015 and came into effect on February 4, 2015.

The Supreme People's Court has issued a final judgment in an administrative dispute over the invalidation proceedings against a utility model patent.

In early September 2023, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adopted an amendment to China's Civil Procedure Law (the Amendment). The Amendment will go into effect on January 1, 2024.

On 15 March 2017, The PRC General Provisions of Civil Law (the General Provisions) were formally adopted at the 5th Session of the 12th National People Congress of the People's Republic of China.

To protect the legitimate rights and interests of both debtors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings, if they disagree with any bankruptcy claim on the checklist of creditors' rights,...

The PRC Civil Procedure Law was recently amended during the 28th Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress on 31 August 2012 and the amendments came into effect on 1 January 2013.

The SPC Guiding Opinions are not law, but courts are expected to use them as reference for COVID-19-related claims.

China's Supreme People's Procuratorate has released five typical cases addressing malicious intellectual property litigation, with a landmark design patent case demonstrating how concealing patent invalidation during litigation constitutes bad faith conduct. The case of Individual X v. Company A illustrates the legal consequences when a patent holder knowingly pursues infringement claims after their patent has been declared invalid by Chinese authorities.

Beijing Higher People's Court issued the Regulations on Adjusting Beijing Courts' Jurisdiction over Intellectual Property Civil Cases to further define the scope of jurisdiction of Beijing courts over civil cases...

When music festivals are cancelled shortly before their scheduled dates, disputes frequently arise between organizers and performers over contractual obligations and financial liability.

The Chinese government has realised the importance of the patent system in promoting the innovation of technologies and has taken certain measures and steps to enhance the protection of patent rights.

China has a new Civil Procedure Law, which comes into force on 1 January 2024.