China Legal Trends provides up-to-the-minute comments on China's laws, regulations, policies and cases, as well as in-depth analyses on major events relating to Chinese law and insights on public documents.
As a column of China Justice Observer, China Legal Trends is updated daily.
Fri, 28 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The White Paper summarizes China's IP rights protection in 2020 from various aspects such as protection effectiveness, system construction, approval and registration, cultural construction and international cooperation.
Thu, 27 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2021, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce issued the “Guiding Opinions on Establishing the Internal Compliance Mechanism for Export Control by Export Operators of Dual-Use Items”(关于两用物项出口经营者建立出口管制内部合规机制的指导意见), providing more detailed guidance for the compliance of export operators.
Wed, 26 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2021, Guidelines of Beijing High People's Court on Evidence Rules in Civil Litigation of Intellectual Property Right was issued, setting out provisions in line with the latest development of forensic technologies.
Fri, 21 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2021, Beijing Internet Court ruled in a recent case that the use of others’ works of art in online classes did not constitute fair use.
Wed, 19 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Having established the Exemplary Mechanism of Handling Group Financial Disputes, Shang Courts take the lead in the exploration of financial dispute resolution across the country.
Mon, 17 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2021, Hangzhou Internet Court ruled in a recent case that a short video demo can be copyrighted as work created by similar film-making methods.
Thu, 13 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
As of 31 Mar. 2021, Shenzhen had received 260 personal bankruptcy applications for the first month of the Regulation's implementation, among which eight were accepted with priority.
Wed, 12 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Suzhou International Commercial Court (SUICC) became China's first international commercial court established by a local court.
Tue, 11 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2021, Beijing High People's Court issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Whole Process of Litigation Enforcement and Serving the Marketization and the Law-based Internationalized Business Environment", addressing the role of AI, 5G, block-chain in intelligent courts.
Mon, 10 May 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation imposed an administrative penalty on Alibaba Group for its abuse of market dominance in China's services market involving online retail platforms.