The Supreme People's Court's Landmark Anti-Monopoly and Anti-Unfair Competition Cases

November 09, 2023 | BY

Susan Mok

Fang Qi and Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners examine the Supreme People's Court's annual summary of its landmark anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition cases. This year's cases reveal the Court's focus on business ethics among other trends

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Summary

  • The SPC's annual selection of anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition cases provides a key guide to trends in Chinese jurisprudence
  • This year, five AML cases and five anti-competition cases decided by the lower courts were selected
  • Issues covered include civil lawsuits in vertical monopoly agreement cases, court oversight of violations of good faith and business ethics, and competitive interests for datasets which are not easy to protect under any IP law