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2026-09-25
The Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimising Foreign Investment (MOFCOM, NDRC and MOF, document No. 97 of 2026, completed on 16 June 2026 with State Council approval) devotes Part...
2026-09-20
China's new Patent Examination Guidelines, in force since 1 January 2026, require that the inventor be a natural person and that an artificial-intelligence system may not be named as...
2026-09-10
The National Copyright Administration issued the "15th Five-Year Plan" for Copyright Work (Guo Ban Fa No. 3) on 31 August 2026 and published it in September, setting the...
2026-09-10
On 26 June 2026 the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adopted the first full revision of the Trademark Law since it took effect in 1983; the revised...
2026-09-05
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published the revised Measures for the Prioritised Examination of Patents (Order No. 85), adopted at its 4th bureau meeting on 16 July...
2026-08-30
China's trademark office has been invalidating deceptive "trick trademarks" on its own motion in batches: by late August 2026 more than 1,980 marks — including "One Bucket Half" instant...
2026-08-28
On 24 August 2026 the China National Intellectual Property Administration and the National Data Administration jointly issued the Opinion on Strengthening the Development and Utilisation of IP Data Resources,...
2026-08-28
On 23 July 2026 the State Council promulgated the revised Regulations on the Protection of Integrated Circuit Layout Designs (State Council Order No. 842), the first systematic revision in...
2026-08-28
On 20 August 2026 the Supreme People's Court issued the Decision Amending the Judicial Interpretation on Copyright Civil Disputes (Fa Shi No. 18), effective 1 September 2026. ...
2026-08-28
Copyright arises automatically in China (a Berne Convention member) — registration is not required for protection, but is strongly recommended for software as prima facie evidence of ownership. ...