Intellectual Property

The Report derives 44 law application issues with general guiding significance from 34 carefully selected typical cases, including patent, trademark, copyright and competition cases.

Baidu's placement of a link to the National Copyright Administration on its homepage is a step forward, but the search engine needs to do more to prove its commitment to tackling online infringement

A compulsory licence may be granted in the case of a monopolistic act.

Shanghai's first measures on famous trademarks.

These Measures regulate the granting of, royalty rulings for, and termination procedure for, compulsory licences for invention patents and utility model patents.

The Supreme People's Court released its Top 10 IP Cases of 2011 on Monday, showing the country's commitment to tackling online infringement

In only two weeks, the proposed amendments to the PRC Copyright Law have caused uproar among musicians claiming that their livelihoods are under threat

Chinese consumers will soon find the words “patent pending” on their products after new Measures to crack down on the false patent marking

The Supreme People's Court's latest Opinion on IP infringement contains many small steps forward for patent owners in China and should increase judicial predictability and consistency, but the crackdown on preliminary injunctions is a step backwards