2026-08-28
The State Council has issued the "15th Five-Year Plan" for IP protection and utilisation (Guofa No. 30), setting the 2026–2030 IP agenda for foreign-rights holders in China.国务院印发《知识产权保护和运用"十五五"规划》（国发〔2026〕30号），为在华外国权利持有人确立2026—2030年知识产权议程。A headline...
2026-08-28
Copyright collective management lets a single licensed society exercise rights that individual rights holders cannot efficiently enforce themselves — performance, broadcasting, rental, information-network transmission and reproduction — and license...
2026-08-28
Trade secrets now expressly cover "data" and "algorithms": the 2026 Rules bring source code, models and customer datasets inside protection. 商业秘密现已明确涵盖"数据"与"算法"：源代码、模型与客户数据集被纳入保护范围。The 2026 Trade Secret Protection Rules (SAMR Order...
2026-08-28
Computer software is protected automatically from completion under the Copyright Law, but registration with the China Copyright Protection Center (CPCC) is the evidentiary cornerstone for enforcement and pledge financing....
2026-08-28
Foreign-owned works enjoy national treatment in China: a work by a foreign or stateless author is protected under the Copyright Law if the author's home country or habitual residence...
2026-08-28
China is a first-to-file trademark jurisdiction: whoever registers first generally owns the mark, regardless of who used it first abroad — which is exactly why bad-faith squatting (恶意抢注) hits...
2026-08-28
On 12 August 2026 the Supreme People's Court released seven typical cases on commercial franchising (jia meng lian suo), clarifying how courts characterise franchise relationships, protect franchisees and sanction...
2026-08-28
China is a first-to-file jurisdiction: trademark rights are generally acquired by registration, not prior use, so file before any public launch, import, or e-commerce listing. 中国实行先申请原则：商标权一般通过注册取得而非通过使用，因此应在任何公开上市、进口或电商上架前提交申请。Foreign applicants without...
2026-08-28
A foreign applicant without a business domicile in China must appoint a legally established Chinese trademark agency; only foreign nationals habitually resident in China may file directly.在中国无营业场所的外国申请人须委托依法设立的中国商标代理机构；仅经常居所在中国的外籍人士可自行办理。China is first-to-file:...
2026-08-28
Under the Madrid System, a foreign brand with a Chinese base mark can file one international application designating many members, instead of filing separately in each jurisdiction. 依马德里体系，在中国拥有基础商标的外国品牌可提交一件国际申请指定多个成员，无需在各法域分别申请。The...