China's IP Developments in 2022 and Beyond

January 26, 2023 | BY

Susan Mok

IP specialists from FenXun Partners, which operates a joint legal platform with Baker McKenzie in China, highlight some key developments in China's IP legislation and rights protection rules in 2022. The authors also discuss new challenges and notable cases that illustrate the evolving IP landscape in China, and share their insights into the likely IP development trends in 2023.

Summary

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  • CNIPA has intensified their enforcement actions against bad faith trademark filings without genuine intent of use and punished certain trademark agencies involved in malicious trademark filings and other unlawful acts
  • Chinese courts have actively come up with an array of solutions to tackle the ever-evolving copyright infringement due to development of cutting-edge technologies and new industrial types
  • China further improved trade secrets administrative protection mechanism in 2022
  • China released theDraft Amendments to the PRC Anti-unfair Competition Law in November 2022 and Draft Amendments to the PRC Trademark Law in January 2023 for public comments
  • China is heading to a more comprehensive system for plant variety rights protection in terms of legislation and judicial practice
  • China has proposed more comprehensive rules on prohibiting the abuse of IP in the anti-monopoly sector

Overview of intellectual property rights protection

 

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