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
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...
2026-08-28
Administrative complaints to local IP offices are the fastest and cheapest first strike against infringement. 向地方知识产权局行政投诉，是对侵权最快、成本最低的第一击。The 2027 Trademark Law extends cross-class well-known-mark protection to unregistered famous marks. ...
2026-08-28
China's Trademark Law has been fully revised for the first time since 1983, adopted on 26 June 2026 (Presidential Order No. 77) and effective 1 January 2027. 中国《商标法》自1983年施行以来首次全面修订，于2026年6月26日修订通过（主席令第七十七号），自2027年1月1日起施行。The...
2026-08-28
China's 2020 Patent Law reform introduced an *open licensing* system: a patentee may declare a patent openly licensable at a published royalty, and any party can obtain a licence...
2026-08-28
On 6 August 2026 the Cybersecurity Review Office (under the Cyberspace Administration of China) announced a network-security review of products sold by Palo Alto Networks in China, citing protection...
2026-08-28
The Cybersecurity Review regime applies whenever a Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) operator procures network products or services that may affect national security — and foreign-invested enterprises supplying those products...
E-commerce Entry / 电商入华, Policy Updates / 政策动态
2026-08-28
China's first dedicated livestream e-commerce regulation — SAMR and CAC Order No. 117, published on 18 December 2025 — takes effect on 1 February 2026. 中国首部直播电商领域专门规章——市场监管总局、国家网信办令第117号，2025年12月18日公布——自2026年2月1日起施行。The Measures divide...
International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
2026-08-28
The revised PRC Arbitration Law, effective 1 March 2026, for the first time codifies the "seat of arbitration" (Article 81), determining the applicable procedural law and supervisory court. ...