Recently, at the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Global IP Protection and Innovation, the Haidian District Market Supervision Administration of Beijing officially released the Guidelines for Intellectual Property Protection in AI New Drug RD Industry (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines), providing a systematic solution for building a solid intellectual property protection basis for this strategically important emerging industry. Based on the realities of the industry, the Guidelines focus on the...

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According to the European Patent Offices 2025 Technology Board Report (formerly the Patent Index Report) released recently, the EPO received 22,031 patent applications from China in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%. Chinas ranking rose to third globally for the first time, with the fastest growth rate among the top ten applicant countries. Overall, the European Patent Office received a total of 201,974 patent applications from around the world in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 1.4%, reach...

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In December 2020, Falan Company filed a lawsuit in the Nanchang Intermediate Peoples Court against the Xinyu and its related companies, alleging infringement of its trade secrets related to automated production technology for high-strength coated packaging steel strips, claiming CNY 25 million in damages, including CNY 5 million and a punitive damages of 4 times. In September 2022, the first-instance court dismissed all of Falan Companys claims. Falan Company appealed. The Supreme Court accepted...

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Recently, the Supreme Peoples Court (SPC) made a final judgment in a dispute over technical secret infringement concerning blast furnace gas purification technology, clarifying that the overall technical secret can constitute a trade secret. The court applied punitive damages-two times-against the malicious infringing party and ordered the infringing party and co-infringing entities to pay a total of CNY 50.3 million for economic losses and reasonable costs for rights protection. In this case, a...

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Recently, the Shandong High Peoples Court released the typical cases from 2025 adopting punitive damages for intellectual property rights, covering fields such as biotechnology, health and medical care, and clothing design. The cases are: 1. Patent infringement case of Long-chain Dicarboxylic Acid 2. Trademark infringement case of the feed brand 大北农 3. Trademark infringement and unfair competition case of 美年 in health examination services 4. Trademark infringement case of 华喜达, a...

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The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has released five typical cases of unfair competition in the field of artificial intelligence. The cases are as follows: 1. Beijing Chaoyang District Market Supervision Bureau investigated and dealt with Beijing Aolande Information Technology Co., Ltd. for engaging in acts of market confusion through the internet. 2. Shanghai Xuhui District Market Supervision Bureau investigated and dealt with Shanghai Entropy Cloud Network Technology Co., Lt...

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Data recently released by the China Office of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) showed that in 2025, China filed 73,718 international patent applications via the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and 5,911 international industrial design applications via the Hague System, ranking first globally in both. Regarding the international patent system, the total number of international patent applications filed via the PCT in 2025 reached 275,900, a growth of 0.7% compared to 2024, maintain...

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Recently, information released by the Supreme Peoples Procuratorate showed that from January to November 2025, national procuratorial organs handled a total of 22,026 cases, including intellectual property criminal prosecution of 18,803 cases, civil supervision of 1,165 cases, administrative supervision of 1,516 cases, and public interest litigation of 542 cases. From January to November 2025, national procuratorial organs accepted for review and prosecution 103 cases (involving 232 individuals)...

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The Hangzhou Intermediate Court recently issued a judgment in a patent dispute case, ruling that the lawsuit filed by Luweimei Company against Unitree Robotics constituted malicious litigation and required compensation for the other partys legal fees. This case drew widespread attention as it involved a technology innovation enterprise during a critical period of its IPO. Background: In July 2025, Luweimei Company sued another product from Unitree Robotics during its IPO tutoring period, claimin...

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Recently, the Jiangsu High Court issued a second-instance judgment regarding the trademark infringement and unfair competition case between Yuanqisenlis 外星人Alien electrolyte water and Xizhimiaos 火星人Martian electrolyte water, upholding the Wuxi Intermediate Courts decision that trademark infringement and unfair competition is constituted and compensation of CNY 2 million shall be paid. The court held that the sign of 火星人Martian electrolyte water that prominently used on the accu...

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