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China's National Intellectual Property Administration has released updated versions of both the International Patent Classification system and the Nice Classification for trademark registration, introducing over 1,600 revised classification codes. These changes will affect how patent and trademark applications are processed starting January 1, 2026, with new classification tables and definitions now available through official CNIPA channels.

On June 19, 2025, the Shenzhen Intellectual Property Protection Center (SIPPC) announced that starting from June 30, eligible Hong Kong enterprises and entities...

Recently, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) briefed on the relevant situation of using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improve patent examination...

Recently, the National Copyright Administration (NCA) released the Opinions on Accelerating High-Quality Development of Copyright Undertaking (hereinafter "the Opinions"), which are implemented as of July 17, 2025.

The Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has officially launched, on October 20, 2025, a new trademark E-Filing application system...

To deeply implement the Private Economy Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China, the CNIPA and the Supreme Court have recently launched important supporting policies...

On July 7, 2025, the CNIPA released and officially implemented the revised Measures on Expedited Examination of Trademark Registration Applications ("the Measures" for short).

Recently, the trademark examinations have undergone a series of adjustments and brought in some new requirements. These changes are closely related to applicants' rights and interests and the application prosecution.

China has achieved a historic milestone by breaking into the top 10 of the 2025 Global Innovation Index for the first time, ranking 10th globally and maintaining the world's highest number of innovation clusters...

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has intensified its intellectual property enforcement efforts, investigating 37,000 cases in 2025 and transferring over 1,000 suspected criminal cases to judicial authorities. The agency is now developing new regulations to combat "ghost online stores" and strengthen e-commerce platform obligations, while expanding its government-enterprise collaboration mechanism to include 60 major brands across key industries.

On April 30, 2025, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Notice regarding Solicitation of Public Opinions on the Draft Amendments to the Guidelines for Patent Examination (for Comments)...

On September 16, 2025, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the Global Innovation Index 2025 Report (hereinafter referred to as the "Report").

In January 2026, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released a list of major achievements made by the Intellectual Property Tribunal (IPT) to mark its seventh anniversary, comprehensively summarizing the significant results the IPT has made since its establishment in promoting and safeguarding technological innovation, maintaining fair market competition, serving high-level opening-up, and deepening judicial system reform.

To boost the intellectual property protection at the very source, improve the quality and efficiency of trademark examination, and create a clean and upright trademark registration environment and a fair competition market...

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.

On November 10, 2025, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Administration Order No. 84, namely the Decision on Amendments to the Guidelines...

On April 26, 2025, the CNIPA released the top 10 typical trademark opposition and review cases of 2024.